If only everything was as good as Yono's pork bellyMaybe this is the payback for eating a mess of pork belly and bakmi last night? Despite the brilliant warm sunshine today, I seem to be having the most frustrating day I can remember. Here's how it has gone down, dare I say, so far...Woke up … Continue reading Can’t get no satisfaction
Category: Rant
Unassured
Last week I got a postcard in the mail touting a program my insurance company, I mean Health Plan, offers. There's some sort of rewards program that I can opt into earning points towards gift cards and other discounts if I register and then log my healthy choices. I went on line and registered already … Continue reading Unassured
Shower of filth
I have been sick to my stomach since yesterday morning when I read Maureen Dowd's column about the Penn State child sexual abuse cases. She deftly wove a child's perspective throughout the paragraphs and, at one point, I literally threw the newspaper down because I was so distressed by the explicit description of one of … Continue reading Shower of filth
Scariest things at Fright Fest
Yesterday afternoon the boys and I headed up to the Great Escape's Fright Fest in an attempt to get into the spirit of Halloween. We had been persuaded to buy season's passes for 2012 by what seemed to be a pretty good deal - $49.95 per person with free parking for the year along with … Continue reading Scariest things at Fright Fest
April Foolishness
image from:http://amamasblog.files.wordpress.comGrown men who use the diminutive form of their nameThose silly stickers people place on the back of their vehicles showing the composition of their family.Medical facilities charging the uninsured more than they charge those with negotiated insurance rates.The incidence of double-parking in Albany, especially when there is a nearby legit space.The potholes all … Continue reading April Foolishness
A $9 Billion Problem
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Unions – other than marital, for a change
image from: /www.wgta.net/My first teaching job in 1995 was a long term substitute position in a small Capital Region district. It was my first experience with being in a union and I had mixed feelings about being a member. While I understood the necessity of a union historically, there were some aspects that I found puzzling. … Continue reading Unions – other than marital, for a change
