| Tuesday, July 08, 2008 |
| i spit on your grave...er, "lot" |
Ahh, the Church never ceases to amaze me. We received a letter recently saying they were going to charge $10 per grave per year for maintenance. Now we don't have graves, but we do have lots. Who the hell charges on lots?!
So I called and said, "Ya know, we've decided to be cremated so we don't need these lots anymore and we'd like to get our $ back."
She said, "Would you like to just donate that $ to the Church?"
When I stopped belly laughing five minutes later, I said, "No, I'd like my $ back."
She said, "We'll have to deduct $100 from that for care."
I'm like, "Whoa. Care of what?"
She said, "When you first bought your graves, you paid $100 on top of the price for perpetual care. We'll have to take that back."
I said, "Ok, maybe I'm not understanding you correctly because I thought "perpetual" meant "for the life of" something. That being the case, why are you asking for $10 a year per grave now?"
She hesitated a moment, then said, "Well, that was how it was originally set up, but they need more money for care now."
There's gonna be a LOOOOOOT of pissed off parishoners in that Church. When I asked her how she could charge us ANYTHING because we never really had graves on the lots, she said, "Well, we still have to trim the lots."
What a bunch of shit. They'll take my $100, and turn right around and re-sell the lots and get another $100 from some other sucker. |
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| Monday, July 07, 2008 |
| it won't be soon before long |
I had my monthly chiro appts set up so that I'd come home from work on a Monday morning, shower and get my ass to his office, thus avoiding the "chit chat lag time". My chiro is a TALKER, and while I appreciate him taking the time to listen and answer my questions, I hate the fact that by 9:30 A.M., (appts. every 10 minutes beginning at 9) he's already running twenty minutes behind, and it just gets worse and worse as the day wears on. Many is the time he is finished with my adjustment, and he sits down and continues gabbing. UGH. That's why I like to schedule my appts. no later than 9:20 A.M. That usually gets me out of his office by 10 IF I'm lucky. Unfortunately they changed my 9:10 appt this morning to twelve thirty. Gawd, do you have any idea how far behind he is at twelve thirty?! I might as well pack my supper.
I was watching this interesting piece on Dateline about your car's gas tank. They decided to do a little test to see if your car was really out of gas when the needle registered "E". The guy drove a minivan and his van had a digital readout as well as the needle. When the needle was on "E", his digital read out told him he had 14 more miles to empty. He drove 50 miles over that for a total of 64 miles before his van actually stopped. The auto manufacturers said Americans like the "buffer". I had no idea. I thought "E" meant M. T. so this is good to know, even though I begin panicking when the needle hovers between 1/4 and "E". They also said that it won't harm the car if you run out of gas PERIODICALLY, and you won't harm the water pump UNLESS you try to start the car without any gas in it, two other tidbits that are good to know.
I think one of the grossest "holiday traditions" has to be that damn July 4th hot dog eating contest that they show on TV every year during my lunch hour. Nothing more disgusting than watching someone eating and throwing up at the same time. I have to cover my eyes every time.
I'm applying for another job. One that actually pays extra for overtime. I'm so tired of working what amounts to 17 hours overtime every week and not getting one extra penny for it. Plus working at the same wages you got 6 1/2 years ago blows big time. Everything has risen in the last 6 1/2 years except for my wages.
Who is this Duffy of the "Mercy" fame that I love so much? She sounds like a sober Amy Winehouse.Labels: chiropractor, hot dog eating contest |
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| Wednesday, July 02, 2008 |
| and another hump day bites the dust |
I have smart blogger friends. Yes, “grand cockers” IS graham crackers!
Why, Lord? Why? Why? Why? Seems like every time I decide to stop at the McDonald’s drive thru for an unsweetened iced tea on the way to work some jackass cuts in front of me. Inevitably, they’re the same jackass who decides to order 85 breakfast burritos or some other artery clogging crap in massive quantities. It really ticks me off when we’re sitting there for close to ten minutes. When someone is going to be longer than three minutes, they seriously need to shuffle them off to the side to wait for their food, and YES, I’m going to bitch about it to McDonald’s when I fill out the customer (dis)satisfaction survey.
Love the commercial for the new CBS show Flashpoint. The part where the SWAT sniper in full gear steps into the elevator is hilarious. You can hear everyone thinking the same thing…..”oooooooooo SHIT”.Labels: flashpoint, mcdonalds sucks |
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| Tuesday, July 01, 2008 |
| whats love got to do with it? |
My gf lost her sister in law last week to a domestic violence incident. Her husband murdered her and then committed suicide. I'm so grateful their three children were not in residence because I'm sure he would have murdered them, too. After all, he threatened many times to do just that.
What ticks me off is the article in the newspaper in which they talked about how he threatened to murder them all, then it's followed up with "...blah blah became distraught over the thought of losing his children when his wife moved to another state."
Threatening to murder your entire family is not based on fears of losing your children because you love them, it's based on control and manipulation, so it angers me when they try to make it seem like he was so worried about losing contact with the kids that he went berserk. He was full of hatred and rage. None of this had anything to do with love.
And leaving three young children alone in this world without either parent more than proves that.Labels: domestic violence |
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| my head is where it's always been, if only i'd known where |
I have to roll my eyes every time I see the John McCain commercial in which he’s standing in the mountains, wearing a baseball cap and a long sleeved corduroy shirt as he attempts to look like the “average man”. Puhleeze. Neither of these two clowns can make that claim and they look absolutely ridiculous trying.
I love that commercial for the New Gong Show on Comedy Central in which Triumph the Insult Dog says, “I’ve found the one place that I’m too classy for.” LOL.
I was reading a news story that talked about a hand held cell phone usage law that goes into effect July 1st in California. In the article, they talked about possible excuses motorists will use once the law kicks in . One was the people would claim they were not talking but were text messaging instead, which remains legal until January 1st, 2009. Why in the world would you outlaw talking on a cell phone, but not outlaw text messaging, which IMHO, is ten times worse? Now you not only have to concentrate on driving, but finding the right letters, sending the message and reading the response. They should BOTH be outlawed nationwide, as should hands free talking. You’re still doing two things at once and driving is difficult enough when you’re paying attention.
Boss #1’s car is on the fritz so she asked me if I would pick up the groceries we’d need for the week. Since I was off last week, most of the list was written by Overtime Hawg. I stood in the grocery store a good five minutes this morning trying to figure out what the heck “grandcockers” were. The first time I read it, I’m like, “damn! You can buy those things in the grocery store?!” See if you can figure out what she meant. I’ll post the answer tomorrow.Labels: hands free cell phone law, mccain, new gong show |
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| Monday, June 30, 2008 |
| WOW! it really DOES pay to call the company! |
Guess what Lexmark sent me in the mail today?! The black cartridge!
Thanks, Lexmark! You rock!!Labels: lexmark printers |
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| Sunday, June 29, 2008 |
| my hands are shaking from carrying this torch for you |
I watched “Dan in Real Life” starring Steve Carel last night. It was ok. BTW, if you’re putting out a DVD, don’t even bother with “bonus features” unless you’re including a blooper reel. And if you do include a blooper reel, don’t fill it with people bursting out into uncontrollable laughter. At least, give us a clue as to WHY they’re laughing. Doesn’t mean a whole hell of a lot otherwise.
My favorite line from the movie was when Dan’s teenage daughter was angry with him because he wouldn’t allow her to see her boyfriend that she insisted she loved. She said, ‘You are a murderer of love.” A short time later they were having a family talent show, and Dan said, “Put me down (on the list).” His relative said, “What’s your talent?” And he said, “murderer of love.” LOL!
I hate to say this, but the guy who does the “ShamWow” commercial is scary looking. ‘Scary’ as in “fulfilling community service requirements” ….
I’m still waiting for my Memo to Me email reminder telling me the new season of Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List has started when I turned on tv yesterday afternoon and found out Kathy is already three shows into the new season. And there are only six to begin with! The great thing about Bravo is that they tend to run the shows over and over. I got to see all three shows Saturday afternoon, so I’m caught up. I was surprised to see that Tom’s brother is a hottie cop from St. Louis. Kathy got a police escort from her St. Louis show. She seriously needs to play that angle up more. I love Kathy but she seriously needs to stop having work on her face. She’s suffering from Joan Rivers syndrome. Her face is tight, but her neck isn’t and that makes her look even older and more unnatural. And I don’t even get it because Kathy is a pretty woman. She doesn’t need at that surgery, but it does seem rather ironic when she makes fun of celebrities with bad plastic surgery. Cyndi Lauper was on Kathy’s Australian show and she looks great.
I was watching an old episode of Family Feud with Richard Dawson today. The question was, “Name an animal that has a three letter name.” The first guy said, “Frog.” The second guy said, “alligator.” Richard Dawson said, “I thought ‘frog’ was bad until you came along with ‘alligator’.” The funny thing is they both gave it some thought before they answered.
I saw an old episode of COPS from Vegas in which two guys beat the snot out of each other. The officer asked the one if he wanted to press charges, and he said, “Hell, no. This is my brother-in-law. We’re family.”Labels: dan in real life, family feud, kathy griffin |
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