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Someone murdered the neighborhood groundhog

Remember this guy? I will tell you a story and it will make you sad. Ray called me at work Wednesday afternoon and was out of breath. We played phone tag for a few minutes since my new desk (we moved workstations this week) is in a black hole and drops calls. When I finally got him on my work phone, here is the story that unfolded: He and Holden were heading out, when Ray…

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In which Granny remembers what Halloween was like in the good ol’ days

I hate to break down and have a “back in my day” rant over something so trivial, but I am pissed. Adults are ruining Halloween. Don’t even get me started on the idiotic “sexy X” costumes that have pretty much taken over the pre-fab options for women. Of course, I’m annoyed that every costume is pre-fab anyway. What ever happened to making your own damn costume? Or doing something you can’t just buy in a bag?…

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‘Dell’ rhymes with ‘fail’ when I say it

I know better than to ever try to purchase or own a Dell again. I have known better for YEARS. And yet … I was seduced by high-end specs on special. Okay. The story. Because everyone cares. My parents bought a Dell desktop eleven or so years ago. It was a fairly snazzy machine back in the day, but its innards would be laughable to the average 15-year-old in 2011. I don’t remember how large…

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I am inching closer and closer to hitting the delete/deactivate button

… on my Twitter account. Because I will post silly things that are just attempts to be funny, and I will come back later and see a string of condescending replies from people who missed the humor (or “humor,” as your preferences may deem it) in their rush to jump at the opportunity to be pedantic, preachy assholes. This doesn’t just happen on Twitter; I notice it more and more in Google Reader threads too.…

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