Category: rants and raves

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Worthless Coupons

About once a month, sometimes more often, I get an email from GoDaddy about saving money on domain names. Now, I only have a couple of domain names and it really does not cost very much to keep them registered with an annual renewal. But I’m all about saving money when I can. It all adds up!

So I tried to use the last coupon that GoDaddy sent me in my email last week and supposedly good for the rest of this month, promising a 20% savings. When I tired to use it, it said I wasn’t qualified to use the discount. I tried the coupon code, I tried using other links on their site, and I finally had to call their tech support people. Turns out that the coupon code did me no good – I got a better discount without having to do anything on their site except check out. What a great waste of time and huge frustration to me to deal with all of that – all for nothing.

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Too Fast, Too Loud

It seems like the traffic going by my house is getting faster and louder. There have been a lot of motorcycles whizzing down the street. I have a feeling the little bar down by the shopping center has changed management and has turned into a biker bar. Not that I have anything against bikers. But the zooming by my house too fast and making loud revs is really annoying. As much as I hate speed bumps, sometimes I wish there was one a couple houses away from mine to slow these guys down. Either that or a good, deep pothole.

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Too Graphic

When the original  CSI came on TV years ago, I liked some of the new filming technicques they used to make the crime lab and autopsy rooms seem realistic. I’m not a big fan of graphic crime scenes, too. I don’t like to see people being cruel to each other – it hurts my heart.

Now the crime scenes and the lab scenes are getting extremely graphic and gory. I don’t even enjoy watching the show any more – it is too graphic and upsetting for me. Call me a sissy, but I think they could have a good show without all the extra gore they use now.

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Other People’s Kids

There are places that little kids should not be. Some of it also has to do with the time of day – after certain hours, little kids should be put to bed and not be out on the streets. I used to love going to Las Vegas and feeling like it was an adult playground. You never saw families on the street – it just wasn’t a family oriented place. But some greedy casino owners decided to make Vegas more family friendly. They wanted to encourage all the convention goers to bring the little wife and youngsters and have them spend money while daddy does his convention. Well, as far as I’m concerned, they ruined Vegas. Now there are kids in strollers on the streets even after midnight. I don’t even want to go back there any more – I’ll find a new place that wants adults.

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Oops

Have you ever wanted to pour a beer on someone’s head? I have and I’ve done it. I also managed to “accidentally” spill a plate of gravy down the front of a biotch who was giving me a hard time while waiting tables, years ago. Oops! treat your wait staff right, people! Tip generously and watch your mouth!

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I just love Maxine!!

I got this from my sister because she thinks Maxine and I are a lot alike.  Well after reading this one, I have to agree!  I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.

Maxine on – Retirement as a Wal-Mart Greeter

Maxine

Unfortunately, as I have gotten older, I have become a little less sensitive. So, after trying my new job as a Wal-Mart greeter, last weekend (a good find for many retirees), I lasted less than a day……

About two hours into my first day on the job a very loud, coyote ugly, nasty woman walked into the store with her two kids, yelling obscenities at them all the way through the entrance.

As I had been instructed, I said pleasantly, ‘Good morning, and welcome to Wal-Mart. Nice children you have there. Are they twins?’

The ugly, nasty woman stopped yelling long enough to say, ‘Hell no, they ain’t twins. The oldest one’s 9, and the other one’s 7. Why the hell would you think they’re twins? Are you blind, or just stupid?’

So I replied, ‘I’m neither blind nor stupid, Ma’am. I just find it hard to believe you got laid twice.

Have a good day and thank you for shopping at Wal-Mart.’

My 25 year old supervisor said I probably wasn’t cut out for this line of work…….. soooo maybe I’ll go fishing.

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This is good to know!!

A lot of kids have trouble with math.  One of my waitresses sons is one of those kids.  What he really needs is math help, you know, like a tutor. Tutors can be expensive though and this little lady is doing good to get by now.  As luck would have it, I found free math help online for the little fella.  No she does not have a computer but I sure do and would be glad to let him use it to better his math grades.  I had no idea that you could find online math tutoring but you can.

One of the great things about this online math tutor is they can help children from grades K-12.  Even college students can get online math help if they need it.   I once knew a lady that did reading tutoring and she charged $25 an hour.  That’s a lot of money for a tutor but that was also a long time ago.  It’s probably more like $50 an hour now I bet.  This is a great service for students and parents to have free online math tutoring if you ask me.  Our children need all the help they can get to have a good education after all.

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Ellen on Idol?

Wait a minute!!  Shouldn’t someone have talent in singing or something like that to be a judge on American Idol?  Well I have never known Ellen Degeneres to sing, dance or even act that well so how do they expect her to be a judge?

Besides, wouldn’t there be a chance she might be biased towards women?  I don’t know but I have never really cared for her very much anyway.  I like Paula Abdul much better than Ellen but we’re all allowed to have our own opinion, right?????

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I want one of these

You know how a lot of homes have a sign in their yard with ADT or Brinks Security or one of the many other alarm systems that is installed in their home?  Well a lot of those homes still get broken into but I have found a sigh that just might help stop some of the home break-ins.

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Halloween will be here before long

Living in New Orleans, we don’t really need a reason to dress up in a costume to celebrate.  It’s common place here as many of you know.  But since Halloween will be here before you know it, I thought I might let you in on something really neat I found.  Halloween is not just for children.  Adults like to dress up too you know.  Well I found some plus size costumes that look great.  Not everyone is a size ‘nothing’ you know and at least this site realizes that and helps us full figured girls out.

Everyone knows one of the most fun parts of dressing up for a celebration like Halloween, is getting to wear wigs .  You can be anyone you want with a wig on.  I have always wanted long blond hair even though my hair is almost black and you can even find a long blond wig on here.  Really I have always wanted to dress as Lady Godiva but that wouldn’t work at my age.  I’ll just have to stick with Marilyn Monroe or Mortisha is more like it in all reality.  Okay, I’ll come clean, Grandma-ma from the Adams family is more like what I would look like today but that’s okay.  I can still enjoy the costumes.