Tag Archives: ranting

Steroids + Shopping = Very Bad Results

Posted on September 2, 2011 by EF Sweetman

My summer vacation is winding down and it’s been a great summer. Lots of action and fun. Most of the action has been of the natural disaster variety–really. Since January we’ve had blizzards, flooding, tornadoes, an earth quake and a … Continue reading →

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The Spring That Never Was: 2011

Posted on May 23, 2011 by EF Sweetman

It is the unknownth grey and cold day. My fingers are freezing and I have a sweater on. I don’t believe the number or the month on the calendar and I feel like I’ve been in some kind of coma … Continue reading →

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This Week Wrap-up

Posted on November 20, 2010 by EF Sweetman

Saturday Wrap-Up. It’s been a busy week. My darling and beloved sister Kate has come for a brief visit. It’s always so good to see her. She’s been in California for over twenty years but I miss her more each … Continue reading →

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Dr. Laura is One Very Rude Woman. Let’s Hope We’re Not Too Hypersensitive About That!

Posted on August 18, 2010 by EF Sweetman

Having the right to say something doesn’t mean you should say it (eleven times). Continue reading →

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What the heck happened?

Posted on August 9, 2010 by EF Sweetman

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!!!! My beloved blog is different! This is awful! What happened? How did I land in this nightmare?? Everything is different, everything. It is like I’m wandering around what was a very familiar room in the pitch dark but someone … Continue reading →

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That’s it, J Crew and Madewell! You have sent me your LAST catalogues!

Posted on August 7, 2010 by EF Sweetman

I just got another new fall catalogue today from Madewell. It’s a spawn catalogue of J Crew. For some reason, J Crew loves me. They send me about 25 catalogues a year despite my numerous requests telling them to quit … Continue reading →

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Maniacal Ranting from a TV Hound

Posted on August 4, 2010 by EF Sweetman

This is definitely coming from an alarming lack of sleep thanks to Shark Week. Last night’s episode, Shark Bite Beach was really unnerving, even for someone like me who professes to love* sharks. My older son (who hasn’t been watching … Continue reading →

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Mail for Fido

Posted on July 30, 2010 by EF Sweetman

Keeping a blog has been one of my life’s great learning experiences. When I think I’ve tapped into something that may pique interest in potential followers, I get nothing. When I blab about something I think is trivial and silly, … Continue reading →

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That’s all great, but there’s still a problem here

Posted on June 18, 2010 by EF Sweetman

If I were dying, dramatically dying on a table with a committee around me, it would be my great hope that those present would act to stop my death instead of posturing for the public by publicly flogging the poster-boy … Continue reading →

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Yoga Hummer

Posted on February 21, 2010 by EF Sweetman

Wow, crunchy yoga person, that was a bold move to park your bright yellow Hummer 2 (the upgraded model on double steroids after they rolled out the first model on steroids) near my house. You didn’t really think I’d NOT … Continue reading →

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