I want to read this Jeffrey Toobin article on Clarence and Ginni Thomas, but I am afraid it will be so enfuriating that I won't be able to sleep; I will be forced to stay up all night reading and re-reading while eating popsicles and nursing leftover Tecates. Is it worth it? I will report back.
If anyone is interested in a refresher course on how, until recently, the individual mandate was a conservative healthcare policy goal, achieved by Mitt Romney in Massachusetts with the help and endorsement of G. W. Bush, please see here.
Showing posts with label go jump in a lake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label go jump in a lake. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Why you're not married, it's your fault men are angry
Recently, there have been a slew of published books and articles about how men don't know how to be men, and women are too terrible to date.
For example:
For example:
- Why You're Not Married
- Dear Single Women of NYC: It's Not Them, It's You.
- Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough
- Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men into Boys
I think that Manning Up has an interesting thesis; the roles of women in our society have changed dramatically over the past 50 years, and the roles of men haven't explicitly changed accordingly.
Other than that, I think there is a lot of #whitegirlproblems going on here.
Why You're Not Married has an unexpected comment gem, from a man explaining what he looks for in a woman:
"Can I have a woman who likes to keep 'it' clean? I'm talkin about her a** The last woman was 'tart' down there. I expect for a 30-something to have her hygiene together, OKAY!"OKAY!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
What's the rudest question you can ask a mother?
Tina Fey, in this NYer piece, suggests that the rudest question you can ask a mother is "How do you juggle it all?" followed by "Are you going to have more kids?"
Not being a mother, I cannot totally relate, but I can suggest my own list of rude questions to ask a woman (in her late 20s):
Not being a mother, I cannot totally relate, but I can suggest my own list of rude questions to ask a woman (in her late 20s):
- Did you used to be a swimmer?
- Why aren't you cohabitating/engaged/married?
- Is it really that hard to find a new job?
- Did you have to rob the grave of some man who died in 1959 to find that watch?
Monday, November 15, 2010
Ginni Thomas finally reads my blog!
Thank you Ginni for finally deciding to GTFO. See ya never, I hope.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Virginia Thomas!!!
I have said it before and I will say it again: Clarence Thomas can go jump in a lake, and his wife should hop in right after him.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Weary Working Women
Is "Weary Working Women" a bonafide voting block now? God, it is depressing to be an adult female these days.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Male fish in Mexico sports sexy 'moustache'
Usually I think nature has the right idea. Here she is WRONG WRONG WRONG.
Also why do the people at BBC call this moustache sexy? In the words of Lisa, it is wiry and sparse.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Pet peeves at work
My pet peeves outside of work are mostly people walking on the bike path and driving like blind elephants.
At work:
At work:
- Saying "my whole thing is" when you mean "the issue is"
- Ellipses instead of a period or other, more definitive punctuation. He gets points for quotation marks as well: See David’s comments below….just so I know, was the data you pulled ‘title specific’ or part of a ‘summary’ report/query?
- Eating a tuna sandwich on the other side of my cube wall every day for hours.
More to come I am sure.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Dear Swerve Studio, please go jump in a lake.
Guess what Swerve? If you want to encourage people to patronize your business, you could start by improving your customer service!
In the words of Lucy, "F* her. Namaste."
Related question: Who the f spells namaste with an f'ing accent aigu?
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:04:19 -0800
Subject: Re: Groupon promotion
From: info@swervestudio.com
To: Erin
Dear Erin,
We are sorry that you are disappointed in the Groupon promotion at Swerve. However, we do uphold the
New customer only policy for the promotion. The new customer only stipulation was very clearly printed on both the deal page and on your coupon. It is Swerve’s policy to abide by the rules it has set for itself and working with a partner such as Groupon.
There are many reasons that we set a new customer only policy for this deal. One of them being, we actually do lose money on the promotion when you factor in all the costs for a class such as teacher’s pay, desk staff, etc and the fact this is such a deep discount, Swerve does lose money. However, like any business we invest in bringing in new clients through deals such as this in the hopes they will enjoy the classes and decided to buy a package. You expressed you have no intention to buy a package yourself. In giving current clients a discount such a this we are losing a great deal of money.
Groupon advertised our promotion exactly as we set it up to and it was clearly stated that it would be valid for new customers only. You are welcome to sell it to a friend who has not been here before, sell it on Craigslist, or give it as a gift. Unfortunately, all purchases of the package went directly to Groupon and we do not have any control over them or the income to put towards a single class or package. Groupon runs the promotion as is and we honor it as is.
We hope that you are able to give or sell this to someone and receive your money back that way. We also hope you do enjoy the classes at Swerve enough to continue taking them. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns as we would be happy to answer them.
Namasté,
Swerve
On 2/17/10 11:18 AM, "Erin" wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am writing to express displeasure at your policy concerning the recent
> Groupon promotion. I purchased the Groupon, not realizing that it was for new
> customers only. When I tried to redeem the Groupon last night to take a
> circuit training class, I was told that it is not possible for me to use the
> Groupon because I have been to Swerve before.
>
> The refusal of my Groupon implies that to honor it would cause Swerve to lose
> money, which is not the case. I purchased the Groupon specifically because it
> was a discounted offer; I had no plans to buy a full-price package. I even
> offered to use it as a credit towards a full-price class, and was told that is
> not possible. I have friends who purchased the Groupon for the same reasons I
> did, and now we are extremely disappointed.
>
> I don’t understand why Swerve would refuse to honor my payment for classes. If
> Swerve is unhappy with the way Groupon advertised this promotion, that issue
> should be handled between Swerve and Groupon, rather than punishing paying
> customers like me.
>
> I was told that my only options are to sell the Groupon or give it away; is
> this true, and if so, why?
>
> Thank you for your time,
> Erin
In the words of Lucy, "F* her. Namaste."
Related question: Who the f spells namaste with an f'ing accent aigu?
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:04:19 -0800
Subject: Re: Groupon promotion
From: info@swervestudio.com
To: Erin
Dear Erin,
We are sorry that you are disappointed in the Groupon promotion at Swerve. However, we do uphold the
New customer only policy for the promotion. The new customer only stipulation was very clearly printed on both the deal page and on your coupon. It is Swerve’s policy to abide by the rules it has set for itself and working with a partner such as Groupon.
There are many reasons that we set a new customer only policy for this deal. One of them being, we actually do lose money on the promotion when you factor in all the costs for a class such as teacher’s pay, desk staff, etc and the fact this is such a deep discount, Swerve does lose money. However, like any business we invest in bringing in new clients through deals such as this in the hopes they will enjoy the classes and decided to buy a package. You expressed you have no intention to buy a package yourself. In giving current clients a discount such a this we are losing a great deal of money.
Groupon advertised our promotion exactly as we set it up to and it was clearly stated that it would be valid for new customers only. You are welcome to sell it to a friend who has not been here before, sell it on Craigslist, or give it as a gift. Unfortunately, all purchases of the package went directly to Groupon and we do not have any control over them or the income to put towards a single class or package. Groupon runs the promotion as is and we honor it as is.
We hope that you are able to give or sell this to someone and receive your money back that way. We also hope you do enjoy the classes at Swerve enough to continue taking them. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns as we would be happy to answer them.
Namasté,
Swerve
On 2/17/10 11:18 AM, "Erin" wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am writing to express displeasure at your policy concerning the recent
> Groupon promotion. I purchased the Groupon, not realizing that it was for new
> customers only. When I tried to redeem the Groupon last night to take a
> circuit training class, I was told that it is not possible for me to use the
> Groupon because I have been to Swerve before.
>
> The refusal of my Groupon implies that to honor it would cause Swerve to lose
> money, which is not the case. I purchased the Groupon specifically because it
> was a discounted offer; I had no plans to buy a full-price package. I even
> offered to use it as a credit towards a full-price class, and was told that is
> not possible. I have friends who purchased the Groupon for the same reasons I
> did, and now we are extremely disappointed.
>
> I don’t understand why Swerve would refuse to honor my payment for classes. If
> Swerve is unhappy with the way Groupon advertised this promotion, that issue
> should be handled between Swerve and Groupon, rather than punishing paying
> customers like me.
>
> I was told that my only options are to sell the Groupon or give it away; is
> this true, and if so, why?
>
> Thank you for your time,
> Erin
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