If you somehow missed it, there was a bit of bruhaha the past couple of weeks over some stupid comments John Mayer made in an interview with Playboy.

Racialicious did/linked to some great articles on it and what it can be indicative of:

When Racefail Meets Playboy: The John Mayer Interview by Andrea (AJ) Plaid
John Mayer: The writer behind the ( Read more... )

Today is trash day. That means that tomorrow our local streets will be filthy. It also means that during our morning walk I got to see the exact level of stupid some folks are about what goes in the recycling bin.

First, we are lucky in that they give us two bins, one for paper/cardboard and one for metal/glass/plastic.

• Putting a plastic oil jug in ( Read more... )

After watching the Inauguration, I kept checking in on the CNN live feed for a bit as folks departed and commentators commented. One of the things that struck me hard was the litter left behind. I've seen Kindergartners who knew better to clean up after themselves. If you were on the Mall and bought a program or newspaper or flag or even accepted a ( Read more... )

Alan is cursed when it comes to buying printers. We don't print often, but by golly I like it to work when we do need to print. And we haven't had a reliable printer in our time together. Currently our HP Color LaserJet 2600n is giving me a paper jam error in tray 2. There is no jam. We buy the special custom HP paper that it thinks it likes. But ( Read more... )

First: I don't care how good you think you are, no one should be looking down at their phone while driving. Most folks are bad enough simply talking on the phone while driving, add into that equation looking down at a text on your phone or an email on your Blackberry and the roads are screwed. I passed three "drivers" on my way into work who were ( Read more... )

So, one of my less than fond memories from Pennsic is the stranger who said "I see you are now working on your next project..." pointing to my abdomen.
Stunned and confused for a second, I was left to reply only with "I'm not pregnant, I'm just fat."

First of all, I was wearing an Italian gamurra with an apron on. Pic. Hello, high-waisted style with ( Read more... )