Posts Tagged ‘pet peeves’
Tipping point at the Broad Street Whole Foods
Everyday, some manager at the Broad Street Whole Foods in Durham must ask, “How many more displays can we add, and how much can we expand the endcaps today?” You cannot walk from Point A to Point B without bumping into something or someone. I remember, years [Read More]
I do not understand; help me understand…
I get really pissed when I see list-serv messages or flyers that express sentiments such as the following (and I’m paraphrasing): We are about to move. Unfortunately, we have still not been able to find a good home for Lulu and Oogie. We’re not able to take our [Read More]
The Mediocrity of Kate Hudson
This scathing post by Chez on the awful-sounding new film Bride Wars (11% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) led me to the following geeky exercise: That graph is really too kind to Kate Hudson. If you couldn’t guess, the mere notion of Kate Hudson is a pet peeve of mine. [Read More]
Silent Night Not
This post is not in the spirit of the holiday season. It’s just a post to vent so I can go back to trying to relax, which I have not been able to do for the past three hours or so. My neighbors across the street have insisted on playing their stereo with bass and [Read More]
Nor do I have an abundance of respect for CNN…
Sure, I complain about being forced to watched Fox News in a waiting room, and I would prefer to watch CNN. I do think, as Barry commented, right-wingers have little to go on in claiming that CNN is leftist propaganda, but no one ought to be forced to watch anything. I [Read More]
I appologize…
At work, we use a VAR (Value Added Reseller) for support. They’re terrible. Anyway, for the umpteenth time, they’ve prematurely set an issue to ‘resolved’ status. I said, “Yo, WTF is up with you resolving my stuff that you haven’t [Read More]
Charlie Wilson’s War
Charlie Wilson’s War (overall) 9/10 Charlie Wilson’s War (as experienced at Southpoint Cinemas) 6/10 The added accompaniment of bass thumping of I Am Legend from the adjacent theater was something I could have lived without. No wonder $9.25 is better spent [Read More]
Complicated password rules
I have refrained from ranting about various problems I’ve had with my new AT&T service and Samsung SGH-a517 phone. After spending a year ranting about Sprint and canceling Verizon after a day, I figure the problem starts sound like it’s with me if I hate [Read More]
N&O’s Durham News sullies another Saturday morning
How can I get the News & Observer to stop littering in front of my house and in the rest of the yards of my neighboring with their weekly free dumping, er, distribution, of The Durham News? I have no criticism of the content of The Durham News. I even enjoy reading it [Read More]
