Sell-out

One of the biggest criticisms I hear from people who hate U2 is that they feel the band is a “sell-out.” Over the last several weeks, I’ve been contemplating just what people mean when they accuse U2–or any other band of equaling popularity and fame–of being a sell-out. And I’ve come to one conclusion: people [...]

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Share the Road

So once again a story about a cyclist goes national, and a morning show host feels it necessary to discuss, which of course leads to all the local yokels calling up to voice their unbridled hate for cyclists. Nevermind the despicable details of the article that describe a situation in which yet another motorist gets [...]

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I believe

It’s weird. But when I’m feeling really low… I find that I pray to… No, not God. Don’t know if I believe in God. Don’t know if I believe in much of anything. When I’m down low, I pray to Mike. Which is to say, I believe in LOVE. I don’t believe in much, don’t [...]

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Public v. Private Tragedies

I posted this on my blog’s FB page, but since I only have 17 friends on there, and I know more people must read my blog, I’m reposting with more details to the blog. I always struggle a little bit with the anniversary of 9-11 because it happened in the same year–just five months after–that [...]

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Diabetes Cat + Volunteerism + Life = Stress

I have been searching for a pet sitter willing to feed my cats and give Cleo a shot twice a day… and so far, no luck in that department. The first person I approached–a pet-sitting small business owner–refused to take Cleo on because she’s apparently a “liability.” What the hell does that mean? If she [...]

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Googled

I just did a little Google search on “mars girl” to see if my new blog turns up in the results (and, alas, it does not) and I came across someone who claims to have a written a novel about me. Put Karl Rove and Groucho Marx in a smoke-filled room, spin well on 24-hour [...]

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Phrases that need to be retired

This is an entry I started writing in December of last year but, for some reason or another (probably had some real work to do), I never finished it. When I transferred all my entries from blogspot, this entry resurfaced among some unfinished drafts I forgot about. In the spirit of a recent entry by [...]

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Foiled by Time Warner Cable Again

Folks, my internet connection has been down all frakking weekend… I have a service call on Wednesday to hopefully fix this, but my patience is running short with TWC. I have never had a strong and consistent connection at my house and it’s frustrating. Maybe time for a DSL line. Having no internet on a [...]

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Journalism is silly

When I read a sentence like this, I’m ever-so glad I never pursued that career in journalism I thought I wanted as a child: Best known as the genocidal dictator who butchered millions in his quest to unite Europe under German rule, Hitler also had a largely unsuccessful career as an artist in his early [...]

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Skinny chicks

I’m so tired of skinny girls who don’t eat. Before any of you jump in to say that I’m a skinny girl, I’ve got some photographic evidence to support my claim that I’m not skinny at all. Exhibit 1: Exhibit 2:So what started this rant is when I walked into the office kitchen yesterday to [...]

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