Category Archives: Rage Against the Machine

Hypertension not only kills, it annoys

On my way home from school the other day I was reminded why I’ve always loved this neighborhood.  Our community is situated next to a pond which is home to a large flock of waterfowl.  Sometimes they look like geese … Continue reading

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What’s Mine is Yours

I was thrilled today at school because I felt like I was coming out of a performance slump and if life is a mind game then today I was a charging Bishop instead of a checkmated King.  In the very … Continue reading

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Welcome to Night Court

My traffic court date came up and I went last night to take care of it.  This was one of the tickets I wrote about in No Stupid Children a while back, the ticket I got when I pulled in the railroad … Continue reading

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This Call May Be Used for Training Purposes

I had cause to look through the past few years’ bank statements recently to track certain payments and I noticed in so doing that the bank had charged us for checks several times for our free checking account.  I highlighted … Continue reading

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Six Degrees of Connection

Earlier this week, I read a newspaper piece about how accessible we all are these days with our cell phone and BlackBerry and email and on and on.  The author created various ranks of technology users ranging from Call of … Continue reading

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No Longer Available

I was all set to recommend this new razor I just used but I’m going to hold off.  I took it in the shower this morning and couldn’t believe how the blades slid across my skin like there was no … Continue reading

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Hands Across the Water

This past weekend marked the yearly race my Husband and I participate in without fail:  Seeing at least one Oscar-nominated movie before the awards show.  Little Miss Sunshine was the Sundance breakaway hit of all time.  Haven’t seen it.  The … Continue reading

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Dear Mr. Fairbank

This letter was sent to the Chairman and CEO of Capital One Bank on February 15th.  All employee names have been changed to protect the helpful but ineffective.  Should a response arrive I will print it. Mr. Richard Fairbank Chairman and CEO Capital … Continue reading

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Dropping Like Cyber Flies

I began blogging here about four months ago, October 2006 according to my Quick Blog administration page.  A friend and former colleague helped me set up this site in her office one day during some down time and since neither … Continue reading

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