Scene at Trader Joes

Me, in pipe line (12 items or less line), with 1 (one) can of soup in my hand.
2 people in front of me. Each with about 5 or 6 items in their baskets.

Me: (thinking own thoughts)

Woman in line behind me: (tapping shoulder) Excuse me? I'm talking to you. Can i get ahead of you? I'm in a hurry. (I look at her cart, she's got about 18 items).

Me: I've got one can of soup. This is the express lane.

Woman behind me: I'm in a hurry.

Me: ::blank stare::

Man behind her: Are you kidding?

Man in front of me: Wait, that's all you have? Go ahead of me.

Woman behind me: So I can't go before you? ::Grabs cart and gets out of line. Hitting me in the hip as she huffs off.::

Me, to man in front of me: Thank you, you're very kind.

Man in front: oh, hey no problem.

(Smiles are exchanged.)
I check out.
Cranky woman has also finished checking out and is walking out at the same time I am.
I'm ignoring her.

Her: (hissed through teeth) Bitch.

Except, you know, BUSH ordered the helicopters.

Marine One Spending Under Fire

But go ahead with your "righteous anger". 'Cause God knows, ineffective flailing is always so much more important than bothering to find out the facts. Oh and John "principles" McCain needs to shut his piehole. Yeah, I said it.

Give the man credit for chutzpah

Burris refuses call for his resignation

What can you say about Burris? He's got gall, I'll give him that. Dude lied. Flat out lied. And got caught. But he's still insisting he can hang in there. Wow. Just wow.

Wow. They make them seriously delusional in Texas.

There are currently 257 Democrats in the House.
There are 179 Republicans.
Democrats hold 78 more seats.
In what dreamland does Rep. Louie Gohmert live in that he thinks Republicans are going to pick up 79 seats next year?

There is no honor in cutting off your wife's head.

Muzzammil Hassan: Muslim TV Exec Accused Of Beheading Wife In NY May Have Committed "Honor Killing"

Sorry. Not acceptable. The man MURDERED his wife. That's the end of the story. He took some implement and CUT HER HEAD OFF. Nothing she did, nothing at all can ever make this incident all right.

Dear Virginia, please vote Eric Cantor out of office

Anti-Obscenity Crusader Eric Cantor Sends Out Profanity-Laced Attack On Union

They put people to death for this in China

Peanut company owner refuses to testify

Not that I'm ever going to advocate the death penalty. But this man has a responsibility as a human being to testify about what his company did. The possibility of him escaping jail time is slim (to none, let's be honest). And while he does absolutely have a right to refuse to testify, he just comes off as a terrible human being.

As if I wasn't already terrified

Our "fine" legislators, on both sides of the aisle are spending lots of time wasting hot air on stripping out education and jobs from this stimulus bill. Of course, if they left in the supposed pork, that green line would actually start to trend up.
How can anyone look at that and not be scared as hell? It's from Nancy Pelosi's office. So she at least is aware of the absolute distress of the actual working person.

Oh Dear God Get Real

Bush Chief Of Staff To Obama: Put On Your Jacket On

You know what, Andy Card, shut your damn stupid mouth. Seriously. "Wear a jacket" whine whine whine. Card's beloved Bush spent so much time insisting that everybody be "properly attired" that he completely missed, oh every damn thing, going on around him.
Private citizen Andy Card needs to get the hell over himself.

Look at me look at me!

My Dad just sent me this picture.

Do not rent from Broadcrest Foothill Apartment Homes

Rent demanded from family of Covina massacre victim

Can you imagine the gall of this? At what point do you, as the management representative, speak to the corporate lawyers and say, "well, the family was murdered, but we need to have our money!" This is callous and horrid.

This? This is bullshit.

Dating 101: Should You Worry About the Work Spouse?

You know what the "work spouse" is? It's laying the grounds for a sexual harassment suit.
Unless you actually work with your significant other, you SHOULD NOT have a "work spouse."
My mind just boggles at people who ask questions like this. A friend of mine used to refer to her boss as her "work spouse" and he referred to her as his "work wife." Well, last month he fired her. So much for that special relationship, huh.