Writing the good read
You know the ad with the guy who screams about the great deals? It sucks. And it’s no better now that you’ve added that actor Joey Slotnick. It still sucks. So take it off the air, fire the ad agency, and do something different. Okay? Thanks. Lisa *And that crazily bad advertising agency you’re using.
As you get ready to put Supreme Court Nominee Kagan through her paces, can we concentrate on questions of substance and stay away from the fact that she’s short, drinks beer and is a former smoker? Yes, Thurgood Marshall called her Shorty (about an inch shorter than the average woman of her generation), but that’s…
I love doing crossword puzzles. My late grandmother used to do them when I was a small child, always in pen. I’ve never done one NOT in pen. When I was pregnant, I gauged how much my brain had shrunk and when it was back to normal by whether I needed help with the Sunday…
The best way to deal with illegal immigration isn’t to send police off questioning anyone with brown skin who isn’t speaking English. If you want to stop the flow of illegal immigrants into the country then you have to prevent them from getting jobs, because as long as there are people who need to provide…
Okay, so not everyone in the world is famous. Still, I wanted to introduce you to a bunch of people who probably would like to be famous. They’re all participating in the third annual Word Count Blogathon, which I mentioned on sister blog Eat, Read and Be Harried a couple days ago. So do everyone…
When you unveiled this zorchy new design for an oil platform, you said there was no way anything adverse could happen. This from today’s Seattle Times: “In its 2009 exploration plan and environmental-impact analysis for the well, BP suggested it was unlikely, or virtually impossible, for an accident to occur that would lead to a…
Don’t watch porn at work on work computers, and don’t store said porn in your desk drawer. Someone always finds out. And if you work for the public, it makes you look like an ass. Lisa * Actually, anyone who has a paying job, since there’s millions of other people who don’t and would love…
Perhaps if you want to make a point that you aren’t the evil weenies of healthcare and aren’t gouging your customers — especially the individual policy holders — then maybe you should think of somewhere to have your industry meeting other than the Ritz Carlton. Might I suggest a Holiday Inn near an airport? Just…
Thank you for your bravery today. I’ve never been so proud to be an American. Britain and Israel have both had gays serving opening in their military forces for well over a decade. I don’t think anyone would call those forces weak or their national security any less than ours. Indeed, you could argue that…
Shut up please. You are an embarrassment to anyone who considers him or herself a person of faith. Lisa