Price Grouching

Just did a little pit stop at the grocery store to pick up two chicken breasts for dinner.  That’s it. Grand total at the self checkout?   $18.75 I mention the self-checkout as it further humiliates the customer when they’re seemingly in charge.  But...

Evita

Here’s some interesting trivia.  When Patti LuPone landed the role of Eva Perone in Evita, she got little to no advice from Andrew Lloyd Webber regarding how to portray her.  The first person to land a role is charged with creating the character, not just singing the...

Petco

Just say NO to Petco.  After the incident I just endured, they’ve lost my business for good. If you go there, you might reconsider after reading this little gem.  So Thanksgiving is tomorrow and one of our dogs (Zoey) needs a trim and wash ‘n dry.  I...

Chit-Chat

Every time a conversation turns to talking about the weather, it’s a sure-fire sign that the two conversationalists have nothing in common.  I don’t know where I heard that one but it’s true. Conversations that start with how’s the family and...

Active Runway

Stewardess … oh excuse me … flight attendant.  I’m about to miss my connection. I’m clearly in a froth of frenzy. Sir, we’re on an active runway.  Sit down.   She didn’t say please sit down and I was flying the friendly skies of United.   But I have to at...