Story Time, Interactive Style

We’ve made it to another Thursday and another round of Story Time, Interactive Style! To my new readers (if any of you are still out there…) this is a really fun day, usually just for me, but I like to pretend my readers are having fun too. Here’s what you do: Look at the photoContinue reading “Story Time, Interactive Style”

Does Obama’s Health Care Plan Cover Cats?

(To my newfound readers (if there actually are any): you must know that I am sarcastic in my wit if not anything else. If you are a liberal please take this post as humerous and nothing more. I’d hate for you to break up with me just as we were getting to know each other!)Continue reading “Does Obama’s Health Care Plan Cover Cats?”

Open Letter to the Voice Prompt Systems

Dear creator of the Voice Prompted Automated Phone System (VPAPS): I sit here to write this letter almost speechless, and you did this to me. There’s a phenomenon taking over the answering services of America and I find it highly discriminatory. Not only are we denied live people to talk to, we’re also denied theContinue reading “Open Letter to the Voice Prompt Systems”

I’m Sorry, Please Repeat…

ME: Hmm, I need to make that appointment/check on this bill/any number of other things that must be done over the phone. Let me just call this 1-800 number. VOICE PROMPTED AUTOMATED PHONE SYSTEM (VPAPS): Hello, and thank you for calling XYZ. Satisfied customers are of our utmost concern and we want to please youContinue reading “I’m Sorry, Please Repeat…”

TAY: Guiding Light–Celebrities Leading Our Kids?

Before we start talking amongst ourselves I’d like to remind you to get those posts in! Send me the link to the best post you’ve written this week and then check my other blog on Saturday: ********************************************************************************* Welcome to the fourth and last installment of Talk Amongst Yourselves Week. Today we’re going to read a post from Dr.Continue reading “TAY: Guiding Light–Celebrities Leading Our Kids?”

Story Time, In Memoriam

11 September 2001 It’s already been seven years, but thinking about it makes it seem just like yesterday. We all remember where we were when we found out. My husband was serving our country…over there, somewhere. I was four months pregnant with our first child. I woke up early that morning–before I normally had toContinue reading “Story Time, In Memoriam”