Category Archives: things that piss me off

Eff You, Consumer Culture!

I am a hardcore feminist.  My way was paved by Betty Friedan and then Kate Millet and then Oprah.  But let's face it, people, as hardcore as I may be, I am the middle class.  Born and bred to...er...shop. I don't do Black Friday because I don't do lines.  Or crowds.  But I do speak Sale ...

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It’s Hard not to sound like An Asshole When The Department of Ed Plans Early Release Days

My baby starts kindergarten Thursday.  I'm all out of sorts.  I can't believe he's "school age." It freaks me the fuck out. He's nervous about making new friends, meeting his teacher, and being without his three year old side-kick for extended periods of time. Know what I'm nervous about? The fact that Thursday and Friday, ...

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An Open Letter to the Press

Dear Media, You are an asshole.  Luckily, today is a beautiful day and I happen to be in a good mood.  But rest assured it's in spite of you. You said that a hurricane of crazy proportion was scheduled to attack New York City this weekend.  As it followed on the heels of an unprecedented "earthquake" (read: ...

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A Hot (Wet) Mess

It was a craptastic day in the neighborhood, people. Last night, the battery in my smoke alarm decided to suffer a slow and painful death beginning at 3:30am.  After about the 10th high-pitched beep, I got up to put it (and me) out of it's misery, only to discover that the tile floor outside our bedroom ...

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God Bless the Ladies at the Brooklyn DMV

The Department of Motor Vehicles is the third ring of hell.  Anyone with a drivers license, drivers permit or non drivers license knows this.  By definition, the DMV is a time sucker.  It's bureaucracy at it's most fucking evil, Disney World-esque curly lines and all. We arrived in Brooklyn with two cars.  That wasn't how it ...

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