Rancid-Tea

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Author Archives: Lynn

Why Is It Easier To Submit A Complaint Than A Compliment?

A recent post on Violent Acres, describing her frustration in trying to give positive feedback for a Starbucks employee, reminded me of a similar incident I had at a local Target. Normally, at the Target near our apartment, the cashiers … Continue reading

July 9, 2007

Places to live

I found a website today called find your spot.com that asks you a series of questions and then recommends places where you might enjoy living, based on climate, geography, and other factors. Where did it pick for me? St. Helens, … Continue reading

July 7, 2007

WTF?

I was looking at my stats for no particular reason over my lunch hour and found that one of the search phrases that led someone to my site was “chemically castrating your husband.” If someone is chemically castrated, are their … Continue reading

July 6, 2007

Bread

Since moving to the cities, Ethan and I have been buying whole grain bread. I was thrilled to have some flavorful, moist, whole grain bread in the supermarket. Unfortunately I happened to look at the label of the bread we’ve … Continue reading

July 5, 2007

Updates

I tied up all of the loose ends (I hope) and updated my site again. Now there is a settings area for those logged in. When viewing a post there is a next and previous link. The link structure in … Continue reading

July 4, 2007

Absolutely The Best Text Editor Ever

When I began working on websites in college, I often pined for Dreamweaver. Everyone who worked in web design seemed to use it. It was this magical program that was way too expensive for me, but must be so wonderful, … Continue reading

Woot

Today Ethan dyed my hair, after letting my roots grow out for waaay too long. Quite some time ago, I ordered new ‘body quality’ henna, which cost about the same as the stuff I had gotten before. The only difference … Continue reading

June 30, 2007

Benadryl

Sometimes I have trouble sleeping and I’ve found that a couple of Tylenol PM (or the generic) help me fall asleep quickly and sleep through the night. I don’t really like the idea of taking the acetaminophen though, since I … Continue reading

Soylent Green

Yesterday Ethan and I watched Soylent Green. I have to say that it was a very poorly done movie. I know it was made in the seventies, so the deck is stacked against it already, but it was really one … Continue reading

June 29, 2007

SPAM

Yesterday I got two SPAM responses. If this is chronic and does not pass, I will have to implement my captcha. I already have one for becoming a member, but that doesn’t stop bots from posting stuff about porn… I’m … Continue reading

June 28, 2007