May Ramblings of the Mildly Insane Archives

The Word Blog

The word blog has been tainted because I heard Hilary Duff use it in a sentence and it just sounded…wrong and vile. Maybe I’m just getting old or something.
(FWIW, I have nothing against Hilary Duff — though I’m not very fond of her voice.)

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I’m All For Outsourcing… (Or, Why Quicken Customer Support Sucks)

But what happens when language barriers get in the way?
I just hopped off the phone with two Quicken representatives and it was one of the most asinine customer support conversations I’ve had the displeasure of dealing with. The two people I spoke with couldn’t fully understand or comprehend what I was saying although I tried [...]

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The Future Of Music Artist Sites

I’m probably the only person in the world who hasn’t heard of Robin Thicke, so I Googled him.
Of course, his official website came up at the top of the listings. I turned my volume way down and braced myself to be bombarded with music…instead, I was greeted with beautiful silence. Nevermind. It seems I didn’t [...]

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Playing Catch Up

Well, I had a lovely birthday and took the opportunity to develop a list of all my accomplishments over the next year. Yes, I’m that certain I will accomplish them all - I’ve already started the ball rolling on two items: visiting Australia and Las Vegas.
My sister booked our tickets yesterday to Sydney in October [...]

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Another Year.

It’s official, I’m another year older, though still twenty-one. (The denial is strong in this one…)
The decision was made, after having a lovely evening out with my sisters, to treat myself to a spa day tomorrow. I’ve never had one before, so I figure my birthday’s as good a time as any.
Oh, and I’ll be [...]

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Only 4 Days Left

To continue feeling relatively young.
It’s hard to imagine that on Friday I will become another year older, though miraculously, I will still remain only twenty-one.
I love to do something special for my birthday every year (which usually involves me traveling somewhere), but this year I haven’t made any plans and I have [...]

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Light Posting

I’m crawling into a little hole and not coming out until all of my prior obligations are completed.
It may be a little quiet around here for a while.
If I’m not back out in 30 days or less, please send in the rescue helicopters…

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