Rants

  • I Also Hate Aliens

     I had a message on my phone the other day that went kind of like this: “Beth, do you like The Event?  I hear it’s just like Lost.  I mean, I’ve never seen Lost, so pardon the pun, I was “lost” in it; it was too confusing.  However, I love The Event.” I’ve had…

  • I Hate Houston

    “Beth, why do you hate Houston?” This question came completely out of the blue and gave me pause, because while I do dislike Houston on general principle (and really all principles), I wasn’t aware that it was a well-known and discussed fact.  Like many prejudices among people who consider themselves cultured or worldly or educated,…

  • Say “Cheese”

    I have a great smile.  You may be shocked at the immodesty of that statement, but of all the things I believe about myself it is that one thing – I have a great smile.  I have high cheekbones, full lips, straight teeth and dimples.  When I smile, my eyes crinkle up and I can…

  • Rant: Tech Support

    Well, it seems I can’t avoid a rant and since Jay claims I can’t just rant at an individual on my blog (something about how the rest of you were crinkle your brows and wonder why I went off the anti-psychotics), I’ll try to pick on a topic everyone can relate to – Tier 1…

  • Milestones

    We’re a world filled with milestones or rite of passages or atta-girls-way-to-go or whatever you want to call it when you’ve managed to accomplish something a little more exciting than consuming oxygen. You know those special occasions where only a Hallmark money holder card can properly express “yay”. There was the first birthday – well,…

  • (Insert Your Photo Here)

    Hmph. Well, either Blogger or the Interwebs don’t seem to want you to see a photo of Sam. So, I’ll describe her – she’s beagle-y, all ears and nose with four paws and exceptionally cute. (I’m exceptional at descriptions – you can practically see her frolicking about now.) If the web relents, I might actually…

  • The Sum of All Men

    One of the things I personally hate about bumping into people you haven’t seen in awhile is that one obligatory question you always get, “What have you been up to?” Which really amounts to about three questions: Are you married? Do you have kids? and What is your job? Some how these are the three…

  • Everything Happens for a Reason

    WARNING: Yes, every now and again you get an actual warning before a post because I can feel something very un-ladylike is about to spew forth from my fingers – it’s when my writing becomes less whatever it is and more about channeling Louis Black. In other words, I’m ANGRY and on the edge of…

  • Big Tis

    Seriously, I’m jealous of Seth. You type in the phrase “DHL Sucks” in Google, and you find his site in the top 3. (I think it used to be #1, but it looks like a more dedicated rabid DHL hater has unseated his site for the moment.) Still, if I were to forget Seth’s URL,…

  • That Bloody Duck

    The infamous duck – bane of my existence. Sorry for the quality; I just had my cell phone on me.