10 Things to Do Instead of Watch TV

Posted by mimi on Feb 5, 2008 in dish | 2 comments Hey, I love this topic. DH and I actually had our cable cut off a couple of years ago (long story). We went through withdrawal for about three weeks (“What! No CSI reruns on Spike every night?”). Then we got over ourselves. There’s actually plenty to do instead of watch TV. Some choices:1. Read. The best choice, after all, Feeds the brain and the soul. Put away the remote and...
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Building the Perfect Beast

Posted by mimi on Feb 2, 2008 in dish | 6 comments DH and I got into an interesting conversation on our way home from work yesterday. If you could build the perfect president by choosing one quality held by each of the presidents who have been in office since you’ve been alive, which qualities would you pick? I like the question because it takes real thought and discernment to answer. No vilifying of any of the presidents because you...
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Why I Hate Microsoft Today

Posted by mimi on Jan 31, 2008 in dish | 3 comments My all-time favorite Microsoft joke goes something like this: Two men are flying in a helicopter in dense fog in the Pacific Northwest. They’re having electrical problems with the chopper, navigation’s shot, and they’re running out of fuel, but they know that if they ditch, they’ll probably die. Suddenly, there’s a break in the clouds, and they see a building in...
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10 Things You’d Buy if You Had a Million Bucks

Posted by mimi on Jan 29, 2008 in dish | 1 comment Barenaked Ladies are so going through my head right now…The rules: Ten things you’d buy, no scholarships or altruism, completely self-centered. Ooooookay–since scholarships and college plans are my default in my “win the lottery” plan, this might be tough.1959 Corvette Convertible, Admiral Blue. I love, love, love the look of these cars! It’s a work of art,...
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$700 V-8 Moment

Posted by mimi on Jan 28, 2008 in dish | 0 comments Remember those commercials for V-8? The ones where the characters realize the folly of their ways and whack themselves in the forehead, saying “Wow! I could have had a V-8”? That was me earlier today. ‘Cept my moment didn’t have anything to do with the USDA Food Pyramid.Today I got the call from the nice man at the data recovery service that has my dead hard drive. Dead...
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