Ten Celebrities You’re Tired Of

Posted by on May 26, 2009 in dish | 0 comments Sarah PalinJennifer AnistonThe Octo-MomJon & KateParis HiltonTom & KatieMischa BartonL’il WayneBeyoncéAnyone from one of those vapid shows I don’t watch but practically know everything about because they’re freakin’ EVERYWHERE, like Gossip Girl or The Hills or that Kardashians nonsense.
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Who is Kate, and Why Should We Care?

Posted by on May 25, 2009 in dish | 1 comment Apparently, tonight is the season premiere for Jon and Kate Plus 8, yet another reality series I’ve managed to avoid. If you’ve been under a rock lately, you haven’t seen Jon and Kate Gosselin’s mugs (and her ridiculous attacked-by-a-string-trimmer-from-behind hairdo) splashed across every possible tabloid/celebrity mag at the checkout. From what I gather, they were a...
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This Is Why Banks Are in Trouble

Posted by on Mar 10, 2009 in dish | 0 comments I’m currently at war with one of my credit card companies. A few months ago, they decided to jack up my interest rate from a reasonable 7.9% to a just-this-side-of-outrageous 19.9%. Since my payments are withdrawn automatically, I didn’t know anything about the switch until I got a special note telling me my payment was late. Hmm. So I check the statement, and sure enough, I’m...
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Cuts to Education Never Heal

Posted by on Feb 27, 2009 in dish | 1 comment Donned my red T-shirt this morning to protest ongoing cuts to Florida’s education budget. It’s interesting that whenever things get tight, legislators in this state sharpen their axes and hack away at schools. They’re making noises about rolling back the class size amendment because “it’s too expensive”–but not a peep about rolling back the pregnant pig...
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Stuck on Stupid

Posted by on Feb 4, 2009 in dish | 1 comment Is it a lack of home training, or just a dearth of common sense in the upper echelons these days? The more I read the paper, the more I realize how many people in our so-called “privileged class” is, to quote DH, “stuck on stupid.”Usually, the “stuck on stupid” label gets hurled toward dumb criminals in the news, or the clueless who drive for miles with turn...
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