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September 20, 2011
Yes, people who dress up their pets could qualify.
(Certainly a PP for the pet too.)
We all have them.
Some are more peevish than others.
Amazing that a word expressing a universal human emotion like "peeve" appeared in print as a verb (she peeves me no end) only in 1908 and a noun (I'm in a complete peeve) in 1911.
Both "peeves" are what linguists call "back-formations" of a much older term.
In this case, "peevish," which means "ill-tempered," and appeared in the late 14th century.
Add the word "pet" to it and the phrase that popped up in 1919, according to Word Detective, probably owes its popularity to its mild perversity — "favorite annoyance" is a bit oxymoronic as well as being alliterative.
Naturally one's pet peeve is another one's pet action.
You may have your own favorite pet peeves like:
Vanity license plates.
Conspiracy theorists.
Couples who sit on the same side of the booth when there is no one on the other side.
(That is annoying)
Or people who chat online and are preoccupied with other things while you're on the phone with them.
Or the "wrong numbers" who ask who you are? Same ones that hang up and don't say "sorry."
They're probably also the same people sitting behind you in a movie that never shut up.
There are constant lists listing so many pet peeves, you might find a few there you didn't know you had, and that will be annoying in itself.
I'm getting peeved just thinking about it.
The B: sniff "I know you hate these but would you try one?"
The Me: "What's your thinking here - that an advanced level of decomposition is just the key that will unlock, in a person who abhors the look, smell, texture and idea of hardboiled eggs, a lust for the deviled variety?"
Une autre bête noire?
People who insist on noisily eating while talking on the phone to you. People who call and get past the receptionist notwithstanding the fact that YOU'RE very busy, then they interrupt their "urgent" call umpteen times by answering incoming cell calls of their own, instead of simply letting them go to voicemail....
I am most certain that I have habits that are quite annoying to a great number of people, and it is their Right to be annoyed and to voice that annoyance ... Therefore, when the time comes, I feel no compunction about voicing my own List of "Pet Peeves" ... a Gigantic one of which is, that people don't understand how very annoying they really are... More's the pity ... a lot of them ... if they would cease doing whatever it is that they do that causes the peevishness, would still be just as annoying as they ever were, simply because they exist ... The Solution, of course, is Draconian, but as the Meskins in these parts all say, "SOCKS" !!! Eso Si Que Es ....... Thats Just The Way It Is .......
Today is National Wife Appreciation Day ... in case any of y'all who have a Wife to appreciate care to do something extraordinary in Celebration ....... Enjoy it !!! And Give Thanks ...
Two fellows meet for the first time, in the Locker Room at the Country Club ... in getting acquainted they strike up a conversation and one of them say, "My Wife is an Angel ..."
"Lucky You, the other says, mine is still alive ..." .......
People with overstuffed backpacks and luggage carriers as everyday wardrobe. I understand if I'm at Grand Cencral Station but if I'm just walking down Prince Street I don't see any need to dodge a backpack coming at my head or sidestep a luggage carrier. When did it become necessary for us to take everything we own with us when we're going to work or brunch.
I always want to dress up my G-pig, Prudence. But everytime a little kid sees her they quote that movie G-Force and say "You're not putting that bow in my hair!." If you don't know what that's about, ask a 7 year old or someone with lots of kids.
People who park as close as possible to the supermarket doors in the spaces designated for people with disabilities, or parent and toddler. I've had some lively conversations with perfectly fit people, without any disability or toddler in tow. A 30-odd year old man who'd parked up in a parent & toddler space, all kitted out to go to the gym over the road assured me he did have a toddler, but he'd left it at home!
Junk mail.
Pesky 'phone calls from people wanting to sell you something.
My mother's uncanny ability to 'phone just as I'm about to serve up very hot food or have an urgent need to go to the loo. I've had many a happy hour making myself comfortable on the white throne more concerned about juggling 'phone, toilet tissue, undergarments and not dropping the 'phone down the loo, while trying to patiently listen to her telling me things she's told me twenty times before.
Dog walkers who think the top of my driveway is an OK place to let the dog poop and not pick it up because nobody has seen them.
Slugs and snails
And I do so share with Mr.P. that irritation with people who are paying more attention to their gizmos than they are listening to you when you call them, and I agree, in a face-to-face meeting, it is downright rude to fail to switch to voicemail.
Not putting the cap on the toothpaste tube & all that domestic stuff.
Delivery firms who give you a morning slot and arrive at 4PM
The lost end on a nearly new reel of scotch tape
Dogs in frocks ......
The trick is - Do not adopt Peeves as Pets, it will make you grouchy and miserable. Go for the water off a duck's back approach and see how disproportianate your peeve is in the general scheme of things. Have a little laugh at yourself and carry on, doubtless doing things that peeve other people.
Another pet peeve is drivers that go in reverse when they pass their stop. Its scary. It makes me feel like I'm in a video game and the driver has a free pass to kill me if he missed the first time.
I don't know why this stuck in my memory, but Yogi Bear had a pet peeve - when he threw his girlfriend out of his cave, the parting shot was "And never darken my dwelling with doilies again!"
People who eat hotpockets, gosssips, parents who don't parent, people who expect the gov't to do everything for them, people who don't take joy in simple things, teachers who wear apple, ruler, & chalkboard themed sweaters & shirts, people who don't see how important art & recess are for children, plastic surgeons who only inject plastic, people who drop their older cat or dog off at the shelter & say, in all seriousness, "We want to get a new puppy.(or a kitten).", people w/ no sense of humor, people who come on a site & make up fantastical stories, slippers are NOT shoes!
People who use the toilet stall next to mine when the rest of the whole GD toilet is empty
Jerks who take 2 parking spaces
Jerks who put their feet up over the next row (though empty) in movie theatres
Jerks who fart and leave the elevator while others are entering, leaving me to look guilty
Drivers who tail gate
Telemarketers (a thousand times over)
Walking into spider webs
Fax machines that call my home
People who walk around barefoot - Aussies do that, in the malls, supermarkets etc..
….and finally…truly incomparable but true….
Colleagues who clip their toe nails at work, even worse when he sits next to you
SPRING................the last one, please tell me that you are kidding????????????? I would throw up....................
Telemarketers, telemarketers, telemarketers, telemarketers....only to be followed by: robo-callsRudeness in general whether it be cellphone users, texting while driving or compulsively checking the cellphone while talking to ME!Clipping their toenails at work may win the prize on this one though I did once have a nose picker who would flick it hither and yon -- ugh! gag! retch!
On that happy note, I think I'll have breakfast and mull this over.
Common sense portrayed as ignorance.
National Defense redefined as a license to start wars.
Making a profit portrayed as evil.
People with 6 + kids saying they have no time or money.
Those who make a face if you mention a food they don't like.
Socks with Crocs
Heathens who don't bother to check to see if a double flush is required.
Hearing "you know" 10 times in a 2 minute conversation.
Sssshhhers who make more noise than those ssshhhhed.
Seriously!! My jaw just dropped the other day when the guy sitting next to me happily took off his socks and started clipping his toe nails!! And the soles of his feet didn't look too flash either.....oh urgh!! The image just came to mind again. Annnnddd! He used another colleague's personal manicure set (he only uses it for fingernails) while he was away - this other colleague was so yukkified by it he wanted to throw his set away!
And Andy!! Your booger-flicker reminds me of 2 more of my pet peeves which I used to see done by some men in Singapore ..... there's one where the guy probes the inside of his ears, twisting his fingers a little, he draws out some scum and proceeds to study and then he SMELLS it!!. The other is seeing men who use two coins attempting to pull hairs off their chin. Some may have a mole with a single strand of hair on it which they actually think is a sign of good fortune so they don't yank THAT one off...how gross is that!
Once again, I am sent scurrying away having lost my appetite for chat.
National Wife Appreciation Day again today?
This would probably not be the very best time or place to admit to placing her Sony alarm clock cd player/radio just far enough away that to turn it off, entails a hands and knees stretch that provides a perfect first-thing-in-the-morning peek at her lovely upside-down valentine bottom.
I've got nothing.
Except maybe people who very discreetly ambush the
topic and take things off in some other direction and then I get started and
everybody in the Village wonders just what in the he-double hockey sticks is HE
talking about. So I try to explain and it doesn't get any better so I just give
up and let y'all continue on as if there is some reason you should just ignore
the old codger sitting in his rocker over in the corner as if he can't hear what
y'all are talking about anyway, much less figure out what any of it is supposed
to mean.
That said, is that what Billie Joe tossed off the
Tallahatchie Bridge? A hat?
C'mon, ChefDeb~ the things that go on in kitchens are an absolute goldmine of Things To Be Peeved About. The one that really gets me is forks not properly washed up so there is still gunge between the tines.
Oh and one more thing, I know that Uga is not the
best liked mascot in the SEC, but Mr. Peterman, sir,
did you have to dress him up like he's just walked
off the set of Deliverance?
Oh Spring -- really ugh -- worse than eating bugs.
Born Agains -- of any religion. I do lump them all together. Watch Tower people banging on my door; proselytising of any kind.
Patronizing those that some perceive as underlings (goes under the rudeness of any kind)
I thought yesterday, of our dear friend, the late C1, while watching a family of four eagles circling above.
One of them worked out that motionless hovering in place deal which is probably useful in a hunter or fisher. Looked like a kite.
Bicyclists who fail to give warning when approaching up from behind a walker.
Customers who call the BOBOB and want you to look up more than 2 books for them all in different genres and are exactly QUITE sure who the authors actually are or whar EXACTLY the title is...Followed Closely by those who call the BOBOB OR come into the BOBOB & feel that I am their person Shopper/Decision maker/researcher /Psychic for the day - Um Yeah I don't get paid enough to be that - BUT if you would like me to be I willgive you my # and we can discuss what my rate is when I am not punched in at the Bookshop... I think I hate Robocalls before telemarketers only because I can waste a real telemarketers time even better than they can mine if I want to, with Robocalls you can't. Am off to the Local 4yr college to see if I can get some $ for some classes, stay tuned, my next pet peeve may be about that later today :-)
Spring - I hate shoes & socks - love to buy them DISLIKE wearing them tho - It's a girl thing - I walk around barefoot A LOT - but never in mass public places unless its a beach or around a pool - That's just a health hazard..
If it's on the computer screen then it must be true customer service people. Rock stars who get offended if their fans want to hear the songs they paid to hear. Those who stop in the middle of an aisle and somehow grow themselves to fill the lane. Substitution requests when the menu says no substitutions. Out of date coupon arguers with clerks who couldn't accept them if they wanted to.
If it's on the computer screen then it must be true customer service people. Rock stars who get offended if their fans want to hear the songs they paid to hear. Those who stop in the middle of an aisle and somehow grow themselves to fill the lane. Substitution requests when the menu says no substitutions. Out of date coupon arguers with clerks who couldn't accept them if they wanted to.
If it's on the computer screen then it must be true. Rock stars who get offended if their fans want to hear the songs they paid to hear. Those who stop in the middle of an aisle and somehow grow themselves to fill the lane. Substitution requests when the menu says no substitutions. Out of date coupon arguers with clerks who couldn't accept them if they wanted to.
If it's on the computer screen then it must be true. Rock stars who get offended if their fans want to hear the songs they paid to hear. Those who stop in the middle of an aisle and somehow grow themselves to fill the lane. Substitution requests when the menu says no substitutions. Out of date coupon arguers with clerks who couldn't accept them if they wanted to.
I get peeved at myself when i let all this kind of stuff get to me and ubdermine an otherwise good day. Sweating the small stuff.
People who swear they only hit the send button once.
I do not like stores that post closing times and then close 10 minutes early.
I do not like people to whom I am introduced as Deborah who then say "Hello Debbie." Do I look like a Dallas Cheerleader?
Spring and Andy definitlt get the award fro the grossest. Ich, ich ich!
I've got to say leaving the "ly" off the modifying adverb. Go slow LY! This goes for those who know the English language. For those struggling to learn it, I can omit the flinch that usually happens, but I might, under the right circumstances, correct them.
ChefDeb, there's got to be a peeve hidden in that delightful mind of yours.
Stoney ~ My home is a good distance south
of ATL but the sound of a jet overhead is not unusual. Still I will tilt my eyes
skyward at the sound of one flying over.
I was grilling out Sunday and I distinctly heard
two jets. I quickly picked out the Delta 757, but the sun was directly above me
and I was having difficulty locating the second which sounded more like a
military jet. Then I thought I spotted it sweeping down out of the glare, it had a
strange wing configuration and my first thought was that this is some type of
experimental craft. Once my eyes refocused and the hawk started its downward
spiral, I realized what a complete dumb ass I can sometimes be. But then you
already knew that.
Thank you Rusty! I think I am afraid to get started. okay here's another one..people who CARE whether the toilet paper comes from the top or the bottom of the roll. (well we all know it should come from the top but we don't have to TALK about it..and yet..so many do.)
oh I know a really big one: leaving a knife in the sink!
Not leaving a place (like my kitchen)better than you found it.
oh you see, here I go. Don't even start me on my effette snobbery and disdain for the misuse of the English language --one of the reasons I am so happy in this Village in spite of our regional differences. I live in a place where they say "Stood" the night instead of stayed, where when they are agreeing with you they say "So don't I" oh oh oh and WHEN did "I called in sick to my job" become "I called out to my work"? We have previously discussed the use of "no problem" instead of "you're welcome." Don't say "real" butter, of course its real unless its margarine (oleo is acceptable). Now that you have got me going you have only RUSTY to blame when I come back with more postings.......
ANd after mentlioning that peeve shouldn't I have corrected the "definitely" or is it "definitly"? Sorry, folks.
typos do not count as errors--we ALL make typos plus spelling is genetic. You either can or you can't. Einstein couldn't spell a word.
are they calling you(the querier) a 'butt'? ....suerly you jest? "don't call me Shirley
Oh, by the way, I hope I didn't offend with my last entry yesterday (he snickered...)
Early risers really push my PPeeve button. Are you people all insomniacs, or am I just on muscian time? I'm gonna have to start setting an alarm for 5am just to expound around here...
topic changes at midnight....Eastern Standard Time...or Day Light Savings...
Miss Blue~ I have a frienf that speaks mostly Polish, and I was astounded that he found a dog that understands Polish perfectly
Jo Gracey~ Never too late or too early. Just throw your hat into the ring and see what happens.
Aluminum storm windows on large Victorian homes looking like Grandma got braces.
Leaving anything in the sink.
Carol ~
A local guy who decided, rather than stopping, to ride between a woman with young children and her dog on the ten foot wide rail bed trail wound up with the retract-o leash handle in his front spokes; a fractured skull, broken collar bone and zero sympathy.
B&Bs that offer "gourmet breakfasts" but not toast and eggs.
I thought you might.
Shoppers who enter a store two minutes before closing and browse for fifteen minutes.
Rusty ~
Sure you must be jokingly.
paolos ~
Don't be so hard on yourself… we're here for that.
Persons who post in French even if they are.
Nattering nabobs of negativism.
~ Spiro T. Agnew ~
This guy must think he is Joe Pope or
Don't sweat the petty stuff
and don't pet the sweaty stuff.
Been away (as in across the big pond).
Missed y'all, peevish or not (me not you).
My reverse peeve; you never hammer me for my terrible grammer, run-on opinions or rants.
Ok, *sigh* , I hate when some says to me "I need to talk to you" in that stomach-dropping, I'm-7-years-old-again voice. But now I just pull out my small thermonuclear device and vaporize them.
Paolos, how did you know that was a 757 and not a 767 ER400?
Yes, thank you. It resolved a 40-ish years-long rift. I wish my Mother had lived to witness it, but I was there in her stead. And after a year of not being able to go anywhere with my Captain (planes full), we not only got the last two seats twice, we made Business Class on 2 legs of the journey, allowing me to be coherant (or as close as I ever get) for the 2 days there. VERY grateful.
Big surprise i caan get under $200 in aid for school. How come its those of u who play by the roles alway get the Fuzzy End of the LOLLIPOP?
An old, pipe smoking, codger in a blue Chevy pickup truck traveling 23 MPH down a two lane road with no more passing lanes in sight on a Monday morning when I am already late for a meeting considering I just got around the school bus that I thought was holding me up but it turns out the bus couldn't pick up speed because the blue pickup is sputtering along at top RPM on bald tires and people in Georgia don't drive friendly like they do in Texas being against the law and all. Was that too specific? Thanks for reminding me, lotlot.
JaxZ ~
I know what you mean and how about persons who condescendingly elongate words? "We-ee ne-eed to vi-i-sit." … usually with a hand on you.
I got into trouble at the bank for responding to big shots who would say: "Say, I hate to complain…"
By quickly answering: "Excellent. I hate to listen to people who don't."
And it's nice that you're back home again.
Stoney, After reading your very evocative 9:48 I thought about moving my husband's alarm but for some reason it just didn't conjure the same results.
That's a great response to those who begin gossip with "I hate to tell you this"!
Thank you, It's wonderful to be home, home, home.
I forgot my latest pp! And with all due respect to those of you who in fact indulge in this---punctuation mark faces!!! I will not elaborate as it seems to be such a pervasive situation that I don't want to risk insulting anyone. And we all know there are some of you who do it.......and I love you all.
And last, but certainly not least, on this particular day, my biggest pet peeve is a daughter who thinks she knows everything in the world when it should be perfectly obvious by this time that I am the one who knows everything in the world!
So you are smart AND you look like a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader? Can you by any chance cook, too?
oh paolos! I almost forgot to tell you that several days before my 89 year old allegedly demented grandmother died (several moons ago of course) one of her final questions in a lifetime of relentless questioning was "what do YOU think Billie Jo Mcallister threw off the Tallahatchie Bridge?" If only I had said "hat" she might have died smiling......thanks for the post and the memory.
"Can I be honest with you?"
Well, nothing in your past suggests...
Pet peveves are just not worth the trip. Give e soething I can really have a fit of sef-righteous indigation about and go ballistic.. That is why shark tanks were created.
Now don't get me wrong, a lot of things get me to defcom 1 on the pisstivity scale. Too many in fact. Life is just too short so i would rather just recalbrate to get an attitude adjustment. Obviouslyi i am not always successful.
Thesepia is the only place i know that is a safe haven from all things annoying.
Peace out.
I must admit just reading the list of pet peeves made me peevish. Not to mention offering suggestions for any number of new PPs to try out. One man's PP is another man's eccentricity, although rude behavior is just rude.(have found that mounting a mazuza discourages evangelists from visiting, and I'm not Jewish!) The surprising thing is reading all these posts has made me peckish.
In the South, we have a tendency to put everyone's name we possibly can in the diminutive.
Billy( or Billie), Willie, Annie, Bobbie( Bobby),Stevie, Tommy, Ronnie, Debbie, Lizzie, Ivany.....you get the idea.
Stoney, you must have wanted to use that for a long time.....
You're all so much fun. Even the peeves are making me laugh. ChefDeb, my only defence is even TED (TED? Who the heck is he?) mentions it as another written form of language. In this case, poetry: http://www.ted.com/talks/rives_tells_a_story_of_mixed_emoticons.html
Miss Blue, my husband would be crooning "It's not the pale moon that excites me....."
I have a real pet peeve....people who are too engrossed in their texting while driving to pay attention to the road they are driving their vehicle on. Yes, this is a pet peeve and a hazard to the public health and safety! Maybe it would be considered more than just a pet peeve!
All right, Miss Smartypants Blue, Mr. That's the Funniest One Ever Stoney and JaxZ Gotta Hand it to You --- all 3 of you have me laughing hysterically!
ChefDeb, it's fun because you're a wonderful playmate. I can still remember the day when I snapped aty my daughter in frustration (as she was teaching me email stuff). "And what IS that thing?", and her telling me to tilt my head sideways......
And she's a Playmate? Did I miss that month? I am sorry ladies. What about wize guyze that don't know when to quit?
There's gotta be a three step program. I am willing to pay.
That could be due to the vigilance and undercover presence of the vice squad.
I'm right there with you.
I have no peeve with this:
Oct. 2 is being promoted as the Day to Disconnect.
As in disconnect from your cell phone, laptop, e-mail, etc.
The idea is to disconnect for at least one hour on that day.
Hip, hip, hooray!
Actually, I disconnect for several hours each day.
I use the time to connect to my world of creativity.
Looking forward to Oct. 2 when more of the world will join in.
Miss Blue ~
Hmm, hadn't thought about it from the professional angle. You may be onto something.
Rusty - I am with you on the -ly needed for the adverbs...There is a fire station I pass daily which has a "helpful advice" sign in front: "Watch out for children. Go slow."
It is all I can do to drive past. I want to put that -ly on, but have so far avoided being arrested for vandalizing their sign. I saw a show trumpeting the efforts of a pair of English grammar-correcting fellows who go about with markers in hand to do just that, correct signs that are spelled or worded incorrectly. I could get into that! It is called "The Great Typo Hunt."
(Scroll down to see them in action.)
And that said, other language pp's are using an apostrophe (as if for possession) when merely spelling a plural, as in "Our melon's are on sale." And the misuse of its and it's, their/there/they're, and myriad other homonyms. Actually, the one that gets to me like the emergency screech across the TV screen noise is the misuse of lie and lay! That one is so abused that I have almost given up being offended!
But all in all, I have seen on this site today, pet peeves that I had never experienced or of which I had not been aware. It never occurred to me to resent what someone else might be having for lunch at work every day. But, snipping toenails at work is just wrong in so many ways! That reminds me of the elementary school kids who wipe their runny noses on the sleeves or tail of their shirts and than go on as if nothing had happened.
(I did dislike a certain co-worker, and the fact that she came in and popped popcorn every day during lunch in the break room, only made her more annoying, but it did not get to the point of becoming a peeve. There were so many other aspects of that woman which were irksome that one habit hardly mattered!)
EADutton - Not only is texting while driving aggravating because the driver slows down and weaves in his lane, but in our area of GA is also illegal now. Several wrecks have been traced to texting while driving. Even talking on the cell phone takes one's mind off the traffic enough to be distracting. But then so does eating, putting on makeup, shaving, correcting or feeding children while driving.
Paolos - Your old codger in the old blue pickup truck is alive and well up here an hour north of Atlanta, too! If it isn't that, it will be a small truck with several huge, round bales of hay piled up on it dangerously close to flipping over on the curves! There's a theory that the slow car or truck that pulls out in front of you and slows down is probably only going about 200 yards, then he will slow down even more to turn off the road, usually without giving a turn signal! Thus, causing you to lose your driving momentum twice!
Responding to all of these peeves, including Mr. P's of dressing animals in doll clothes, I can only say, patience, patience, patience.....none of those are worth getting your blood pressure in a boil....Look out for your own health and focus on something positive.
Over and out....on Moose Loop.
I did double space between paragraphs, but the Eye crammed it all together. Sorry....
JaxZ~ Ditto all the 'welcome backers'- its always good to see you.
lotlot- pondering a Travel+Leisure piece on the concept of solastalgia- a combo of solace and nostalgia- a mourning for a world that is constantly changing and though we all realize that technology is progress there are those retro impulses that say to us sometimes enough is enough. 10/2 seems to be an attempt and your remark about creativity in those off the grid times is in line with my thinking.
I don't know that I was clear earlier about what I am willing to pay for. I certainly hope y'all didn't think...y'all wouldn't think...I think it is time for me to disconnect, go off the grid, find my inner somnambulist.
Bebe_ Don't forget people who wear pajamas as outerwear!
O well, it's 23.15 here and I'm off under the duvet. Somebody give Floyd a scratch behind the 'earole for me. Nos Da, dear people.
Mooseloop, I picked the "go slow" because of an incident my daught told me about. She was in the hall of her son's school, he being in 4th grade, when a teacher passing her called out to a child, "Johnny, go slow." My daughter piped up with a loud "lY" and followed it with "I do hope you don't teach English." My daughters and I also are annoyed by the "where are you at" (guess that comes from the answer such as "Im at the grocery store.") and the improper use of who and whom.
This has been a most amusing red today. The villagers at their best.
Welcome back, JaxZ
Aw, who am i kidding. Almost everything mentioned really pisses me off.
Pet peeves----------people in the 'express' lane with over the limit in their carts...Are they really so much better than the rest of us?? People who talk on their cell phones when they should be talking to their children...........People who talk on their cell phones while conducting face to face business like at a bank or a store. Squirrels who conintue to eat my tomatoes as if they've been grown just for their delectation. After a whole blazing summer I'm trying to nurse my brave little hardies along for as long as I can--which would be longer without the squirrels' dining.
The gremlins that keep shrinking my monogrammed shirts. Know any little people with my initials?Boxers that bunch up and seek middle ground even when you are sitting still in a meeting. Passengers that bring stinky food on a plane.The lighting in hotel bathrooms that makes you look a hundred and eighty. Those new hand dryers in public toilets that shoot water 20' in every direction. The whole concept of testicles and the inherent vulnerability thangy.
Stoney, don't need to know.
Don't want to know.
That's the beauty of it.
.......leaving an empty toilet paper roll....................
MOOSELOOP Although I live by your "Accentu-ate the Positive" and I don't mess with Mr. InBetween, Mr.P set the topic today allowing our Pet Peeves to air and I for one have had a mighty good time.
I'm leavin for thesepia train where all the women are lovely and witty, the men erudite and charming, and all the children very quiet. I mean above average, and thank you Garrison Keillor. .... I couldn't do this today. I'm in a "life's too short" mood, and listing my gripes or I'm sorry, even reading yours, would bum me out and what good is that. There'll be other days, but not today. Today it's all good again, and I'm not looking to break the streak. So, to the train, to the window seat, to the lavender scented quilt that was GG's, to a trip through the starlight, with Fido at my feet. Speaking of Floyd-Fido, anyone seen him? I hope he wasn't one of your peeves and now he's gone...;)
MOOSE........................It occurs to me every day which is why I posted it as a PP.......................toga, toga, toga ( Oh my G*d, just as I was writing my middle toga Bill O' Reilly (I landed on his show for a few, shoot me!) said, "As John Belushi said.............." D*mn! Toga, toga, toga..................
STONEY......................Je t'aime mon petit chocolat croissant...........................
JAX................you Goddess.............welcome back! It's been lonely baby.............It sounds like you had some serious business & some serious closure & I am very happy for you..........................
CHEFD..................Oh yeah, you're right.....................a whole box, stewed..................
Do you ever do Dallas?????????????????
TT...............When flying this summer we encountered that....................really, you are REALLY bringing on a bag of Backyard Burgers? It's called common sense & tact, but that's in limited supply at airports.
CAROL............the whole cellphone lack of etiquette is just amazing on so many levels............................Unless you are a heart surgeon or a high powered lawyer you probably have no need of a cellphone converstaion 24/7, but I have found that the more jobless you are & parenting optional the more that sucker is a constant.....................I'm so important that I can pick up my kid at school in slippers & my tats showing TALKING ALL THE TIME.................must be checking the outcome of the latest Judge Judy..............
JULIA.....................the worst!!!!!!
George, Rusty, thank you! I should go away more often.
PL, I think there'll be icicles in a certain southern lair before everything really pisses you off. I'd be worried about what was following.
TT, 7:09; laughed throughout, thank you.
Stoney, those of us with our implanted chips "under the cloud" would just "know".
Hey, I finally came up with a real peeve! I don't like it when people bring young children into an R movie. :( It's rare that I'M attending an R movie but I hate seeing little kids frightened or "exposed" in that manner. Even PG-13 is too much for the younger ones. It makes me sad. And I want to sneak in to the parent's bedroom at night and have a conversation about it while sharpening my chainsaw.
bebe did you just call stoney your little chocolate croissant? Oh wow!
bebe!!!❤❤❤ (I had to throw extra hearts in cause it's been so long)! XXXOOO
Mr. P hit the jackpot today.
More than 110 posts and counting.
Been a spell since the Village has had this many opinions.
Well done, Mr. P. Well done.
And that's another thing..... John (Do you mind if I call you John without formal introductions? Good.), where have you been? You used to drop in occaisionally, now you don't write, you don't call, what are we, chopped liver?
PARK..................Je t'aime ma petite chocolate croissant.....................bwaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahaha!
JAX................now you know I'm gonna take those hearts! I will skip what my second graders see on Tv & at the movies; it would break your heart and your chainsaw would burn out from overuse.............................
Well said lotlot.
It's worth noting though that for every person beleaguered by connectivity, somebody is set free from isolation and, maybe, ignorance.
And to you my little fruit & yogurt shake accompanied by a grilled cheese with tuna -full stop.
Is it me or is it getting hot in here? {{loosening collar}}
bebe!!! ❤❤❤ Big smooches Darling. I know you have to deal with the aftermath. I get so incensed when they say such things as; "They know it's pretend". So do I but I still slept with a light on and showered with my eyes open for weeks after "Jaws" (and that was nothing compared to today's fare).
Oooh, did I just admit that out loud? Stoney remember what you said about being set free from ignorance? I hope that finds me.
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PAOLOS................I bet that tiny horse does not have a valentine shaped bottom!
No wonder that dog looks peevish. She's wearing a cheap knockoff of the "1947 Dress" in the Owner's Manual No. 90...the red is all wrong...wrong, I say. Purple/Black flannel all the way. She'll invest in quality next time; lesson learned.
lotlot is right. What a great topic and one to which everyone can relate. I found myself laughing out loud or cheering in agreement as I read through the posts today. Here are a few of my Pet Peeves for the collection:
-Authors who have their characters drop a witty line in a foreign language at a critical point in the story, as if the entire world is fluent in Urdu or some such.
-People who take their small children to a restaurant and then spend all of their time coaching them on loudly their behavior so the rest of us can admire their parenting skills.
-Grocery sackers. You take the time to pick out fruit without bruises and nicks so it will keep more than a day in your fridge and the sacker drops it from a height for four feet into the sack and slings it into a basket as if it were a cannon ball.
-People who stick a food item in front of you while saying "I think this has gone over. Taste it." (Yes, Mum, I mean you)
-Women's clothing stores that only care one of each size in an item.
-My sister-in-law. Period.
-People who refuse to signal when changing lanes. Conversely, people who don't turn off their signal after makeing a lane change. (as if they're going around the world to the left)
-Women who feel it necessary to absolutely drench themselves in perfume.
-Biggest pet peeve. I park in what my husband calls "the south forty" to keep from getting door dings on my car. (It's my first new car in 17 years, okay?) There may be an entire empty parking lot and some idiot will park right next to me. I don't get it.
more on the honor rollWell, you will not have to worry about the geezer in the blue pick-em-up truck with the three rolls of hay...they have made those round hay bayles illegal....seems the cows were not getting a square meal......
I get a bit peeved with the misuse of I and me....misused even by seemingly well educated people. Otherwise, life is too short to let little things annoy, so pet peeves sit on the back burner and are all but forgotten..
EADutton, Talking on a cell phone without a bluetooth while driving is illegal in California and so is texting...which is even worse....it's so stupid and something to be very nervous about.
Bebe, I fell for Dirk Bogarde when I saw The Spanish Gardener ...yumm.... and The Servant was incredibly good.
TT, good 7:09...made me laugh. Same for your 10:27, Penn.
Jax, I'm so happy to see you here. It's been far too long. Miss you.
Really though, everyone was fun or funny today.
Oh, and yes Bebe, The Night Porter was another incredibly good film. Bogarde was a terrific actor.... and I just loved watching him.
A long time friend has a vast assortment of costumes for her dog Lili, a Lhasa Apso/ Havanese mix. Rain slicker to Halloween princess outfit. I shudder, but Lili doesn't seem to mind and my friend has so much fun buying outfits for Lili and dressing her up for special occasions that I can't scoff. The two of them are constant companions and adore one another, so as much as I disdain the practice, I can't bring myself to say or do anything that might hurt their feelings, so... I settle for rolling my eyes to myself. Lili does look pretty cute in that rain slicker!
JANE.......................I have not seen The Spanish Gardener, but it is now on my to watch list. the first time I saw The Night Porter I was weirded out, but the second time I could understand it & appreciate it so much more. Lili sounds like she is loved beyond belief and that is so nice. When I go out to the shelter it breaks my heart to see all the animals who will never find a forever home.
The I/me thing is really annoying, but you are correct......................life is too short. Sigh...................when are we getting together???????? Oh, I saw The Servant long ago & I remember it as very depressing. Must go put honey in my tea & wake up. I guess my worst pet peeve would be school administrations that function completely on their own w/ noooooooooooooooooo oversite. (No, the school board is not oversite because in many cases they are in the pocket of said administration. They have money that goes thru their hands like thru a sieve.............utterly shameful.) As always JANE, delighted to wake up to you! Have a very delightful day. say hello to Lili!
A. KIRK.................yes to a man or woman drenched in scent. Even Chanel #5 in huge quantities is headache inducing. Or working w/ someone who wears a scent you can't stand. Luckily I don't have that problem. Perfume should whisper, not shout!
My pet peeve is someone who posts his pet peeves the day after the pet peeves have all been listed....


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Las Cruces, N.M. — A woman was hurt during a burglary, and now police are asking for the community's help in identifying the assailant.
Las Cruces police say that shortly after noon on Tuesday, a woman was returning to her apartment at Regency Pointe located at 3000 Majestic Ridge when she noticed her door was partially open.
Police say that when the woman stepped inside, she was hit in the head by a man. The man then hit the victim several times before leaving with the woman's purse.
The woman's injuries were minor, police said.
The suspect is described as a black male, around 6-feet tall, and weighing around 200 pounts. He is said to have a muscular build short, curly hair, and a goatee. The suspect was wearing a red shirt with white stripes.
The suspect may have left the area in a dark blue Chevrolet Monte Carlo, possibly driven by someone else and with other occupants.
Anyone with any information on this case is asked to call Las Cruces police, or Las Cruces Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or send a tip via text message at LCTIPS (528477).

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Skrillex Flirts With Top 40 On His Occasionally Brilliant 'Recess'
"Dance like it hurts to stand still," sings Chance the Rapper on "Coast Is Clear," the fifth track on Recess, Skrillex's stealth-released debut album, and a song that is, hands down, the last thing you'd expect to hear on anything bearing Skrillex's name. Not that the phrase itself is particularly surprising — in fact, it sums up Sonny Moore's M.O. pretty well. And it's not even weird that the tie-dye-wearing, tab-on-his-tongue-twisting Chicago rapper should show up here, given Skrillex's fondness for unlikely collaborators and the fact that EDM-plus-rap is one of the dominant sounds of 2014.No, what's surprising is that it's pop — not dubstep, not EDM, not (thank God) "complextro," but full-on, baby-kissing, Top-40-gunning pop, the kind of song that could well get spun by wedding DJs years down the line.
Salva Gives Future's 'Sh!t' a Terrifying Club Remix
That Wedidit should take on Mike WiLL Made It sounds something like the trap-era equivalent of a "Who's on first?" routine, but Salva's hard-charging remix of Future's all-negating "Sh!t" is definitely no laughing matter. The Los Angeles producer actually doesn't do all that much to Future's late-2013 single, which will feature on the deluxe version of his long-delayed album, Honest. The alarm clocks, tolling bells, and yelps are all right there in the original; Salva's crucial twist is to speed it all up until it feels like your heart is about to explode out of your chest, and he tops it off with dystopian rave stabs and shuddering club beats that make you feel very insignificant indeed.
This Homemade Nirvana Cover Will Melt Your 'Heart-Shaped Box'
Let's face it: This video is about one shell-art sculpture away from being, basically, a Portlandia sketch. The oak table, stone walls, and especially the painting of a mallard in flight make for an awfully knowing contrast between all those cables and controllers. Not to mention that the very idea of taking Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box" to the digital woodshed is itself exactly the kind of thing that Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein would get plenty of fixed-gear mileage out of.But the singer, songwriter, and "avid looper" Kawehi absolutely sells it, from the Godley and Crème-inspired vocal harmonies that open the performance to her collapsing-marionette slump at the end — topped off with a smile that says, "Yeah, I got this."Born in Honolulu and based in Lawrence, Kansas, Kawehi has made a cottage industry out of looping and layering her way through pop standards old and new.
Experience Metallica's New 'Lords of Summer' Thrasher Two Ways
If fans knew what to expect from Metallica's South American tour opener in Bogota, Colombia, on Sunday night, that's because they had already voted on the setlist. But the band snuck in one big surprise: A brand new song, "The Lords of Summer." Now, Blabbermouth.net turns up a fan-sourced clip of the track that blows all those earlier Vines away.Put together by Milanica Channel, the video incorporates crowd-sourced footage from 10 different cameras. It's still pretty fuzzy at times, and it won't be winning any Oscars for cinematography, but as a means of hearing a relatively clean version of the first new material since 2011's Beyond Magnetic EP, it more than does the trick. Who cares if the audio's a little broken, beat, and scarred?UPDATE: Metallica has shared the "Garage Demo Version" of the song.
Space Out to Tobias.' Hypnotic 'Entire' Video
A Series of Shocks is the title of the forthcoming album from Berlin-based producer Tobias Freund (a.k.a. Tobias.), but its opening track, "Entire," is anything but jarring. The cycling arpeggios and shifting timbres are weightless in the best way, suggesting classical minimalism's contrapuntal pulse studies run through cosmic music's psychedelic filter. It's a deceptively dulcet introduction: From there, Freund plunges headlong into the head-spinning techno you'd expect from the label arm of Berlin's Berghain.The history of the video that accompanies the track is as tangled as Freund's own modular patch cables: He shot the footage on Hi8 video back in 1992, when he was still engineering Milli Vanilli records with Frank Farian. (No, really.) This year, his wife, the video artist Valentina Berthelon, re-edited the material into the pixelated astral travelogue you see here.
Watch Lykke Li's Elegiac 'No Rest for the Wicked' Video
Fresh from her acting debut in the Swedish crime thriller Tommy, Lykke Li has shared a new video for "No Rest for the Wicked," from her forthcoming album, I Never Learn.The former cover star of SPIN's 2011 Next Big Things issue and current force of nature (what with the David Lynch collabs and the Drake co-signs) has promised that I Never Learn will be a collection of slow-burning power ballads, and "No Rest for the Wicked" and its nature morte video accompaniment certainly bear her out.Over stately pianos, she rises to a chorus that scans as damn-near defeated — "There's no rest for the wicked / There's no song for the choir / There's no hope for the weary / You let them win without a fight" — but the reverberant production sounds gloriously defiant.
Hear Wu-Tang Clan's Smooth New Single, 'Keep Watch'
We've been keeping watch for Wu-Tang Clan's A Better Tomorrow for a while now. As of November, Raekwon still hadn't recorded his verses yet, and as Consequence of Suond points out, a tweet from the Cuban linxman yesterday — "Keep dreaming" — suggests that he still hasn't come back to the fold.
Arca's 'TRAUMA' Is the Creepiest Video You'll See Today
The new video from experimental electronic producer (and Yeezus collaborator) Arca and filmmaker Jesse Kanda isn't exactly NSFW, but some kind of warning is probably in order. If you were freaked out by the Eraserhead baby, you might want to take a deep breath before plunging into this one.The two-minute short is the first scene from TRAUMA, an audio-visual project by the pair that was first exhibited at MoMA PS1 late last year.
Chromeo Go to the Chapel in 'Jealous (I Ain't With It)' Video
Chromeo, Canada's proudly Arab/Jewish partnership, do a little religious role-playing in the video for their single "Jealous (I Ain't With It)" (via Pitchfork). Donning a priest's collar, David Macklovitch officiates at a Vegas wedding chapel and muses on the suffering wrought by the cardinal sin of invidia — and then he goes and runs off with one of the brides. P-Thugg, meanwhile, plays a non-denominational getaway driver. The cheeky video is right in line with the goofy hijinks of the duo's recent "Come Alive" clip, in which Chromeo and Toro y Moi suck face with mannequins, but when it comes to the funk, these two Canucks aren't fooling around. Feel-good takes on feeling bad don't come much sunnier.Chromeo's upcoming album, White Women — featuring "Jealous" along with previously debuted singles "Come Alive," "Sexy Socialite," and "Over Your Shoulder" — is out May 12 on Big Beat.
Hear MK Send Duke Dumont's 'I Got U' to Piano-House Heaven
If MK's new remix of Duke Dumont's "I Got U" sounds particularly inspiring, that makes sense: Both producers know a thing or two about bouncing back.The U.K.'s Dumont toiled away for nearly six years without making much professional headway before he found his breakout hit with "Need U (100%)," which ended up going to No. 1 on the U.K. singles chart last year. (Not to mention No. 7 of SPIN's 50 Best Dance Tracks of 2013.) In an interview accompanying the premiere of the new remix, he tells Mixmag that he was even considering calling it a day. Los Angeles' MK (Marc Kinchen), on the other hand, broke out relatively early in his career: By the early '90s, he was one of the industry's top remixers, applying his percussive touch and trademark organ bass to acts like the B-52s, Tom Tom Club, Pet Shop Boys, and even Bette Middler.


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At a private fundraiser in Florida on Sunday, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney offered an unusual glimpse at his policy plans including the possibility that he might eliminate an agency his father led.
His wife, Ann Romney, also spoke candidly about the flap over stay-at-home moms last week as a campaign boost.
Im going to take a lot of departments in Washington, and agencies, and combine them. Some eliminate, but Im probably not going to lay out just exactly which ones are going to go, Romney told the audience. His words were heard by reporters on a sidewalk outside the event. Things like Housing and Urban Development, which my dad was head of, that might not be around later.


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By TED SILLANPAA The 49ers almost traded head coach Jim Harbaugh to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for draft picks. Honest. It says so right here at CBSsports.com. And, it's repeated on every other sports website that doesn't mind turning an unsubstantiated rumor and treating it like news. The CBSsports.com story is particularly choice since it tries to make the point that the reported deal, that seems nonsensical from Harbaugh's point of view, by writing that the 49ers called the report… Read More »


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SATURDAY, March 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Setting the clocks ahead one hour in the spring may not only force you to wake up earlier -- it may also increase your short-term risk of a heart attack, a new study suggests.
Researchers analyzed 2010-2013 data from hospitals in Michigan and found that they admitted an average of 32 heart attack patients on any given Monday. However, there was an average of eight additional heart attack patients (25 percent more) on the Monday immediately after Daylight Saving Time began.
There was also a 21 percent decrease in the number of heart attack patients on the Tuesday after clocks were turned back an hour in the fall, according to the study scheduled for presentation Saturday at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The study also appears online March 29 in the journal Open Heart.
"What's interesting is that the total number of heart attacks didn't change the week after Daylight Saving Time," lead author Dr. Amneet Sandhu, a cardiology fellow at the University of Colorado in Denver, said in an ACC news release.
"But these events were much more frequent the Monday after the spring time change and then tapered off over the other days of the week. It may mean that people who are already vulnerable to heart disease may be at greater risk right after sudden time changes," he explained.
While the study found an association between the Daylight Saving Time changeover and more heart attack admissions immediately after, it did not prove a cause-and-effect.
Heart attacks are most common on Monday mornings, the researchers noted. It's not clear why the switch to daylight saving time boosts that risk even more, but they have a theory.
"Perhaps the reason we see more heart attacks on Monday mornings is a combination of factors, including the stress of starting a new work week and inherent changes in our sleep-wake cycle," Sandhu said.
"With Daylight Saving Time, all of this is compounded by one less hour of sleep," he said, noting that regardless of the reasons, the new results may show a need to better staff hospitals the Monday after setting clocks forward.
"If we can identify days when there may be surges in heart attacks, we can be ready to better care for our patients," he added.
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First, how to poach an egg. If you've seen the movie Julie and Julia, you know how hard it is to poach an egg in boiling water. Here's a video from Oakland Tribune Food Editor Jenny Slafkosky showing you how:
My mom always used stove top egg poachers. But since I don't have one, I like to make them in custard cups in the microwave ever since I saw Katie Couric cooking them this way on the Today Show.
I usually coat the inside of the custard cup in PAM, which makes removing the egg much easier. Be forewarned that if you cook them too long or your microwave is powerful, the egg could explode. Been there, done that – what a mess!
Eggs Florentine with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto
20 minutes 4 servings 175 calories MUFA: Pesto
Now that we've figured out how to make poached eggs, here's a Flat Belly Diet recipe that is low in calories, fat and Weight Watchers POINTS.
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 package (9 ounces) prewashed spinach
- 1/3 cup fat-free Greek-style yogurt
- ¼ cup sun-tried tomato pesto
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- Pinch of salt
- 4 large eggs
- 2 whole grain English muffins, split and toasted
- Freshly ground black pepper
1. Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high head. Add the spinach and cook until wilted.
2. Combine the yogurt and pesto. Stir ¼ cup into the spinach and remove from the heat. Cover to keep warm.
3. Meanwhile, heat a medium saucepan containing 1" of water to a boil over high heat. Add the vinegar and salt and reduce the heat to low. Break an egg into a custard cup and gently tip the egg into the water. Repeat with the remaining 3 eggs. Cover and simmer, shaking the pan 2 or 3 times, for 3 to 5 minutes for a soft-cooked yolk or until the whites are completely set and the yolks begin to thicken.
4. Place an English muffin half on each of 4 warm plates. Spoon ¼ of the spinach onto each muffin. Remove the eggs with a slotted spoon, and drain over paper towels (still in the spoon), before placing on the spinach.
5. Stir 1 tablespoon of the poaching liquid into the yogurt mixture to make it smoother. Spoon evenly over each egg and grind some pepper over the top.
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- 175 calories
- 12 g protein
- 21 g carbohydrates
- 6 g fat
- 2 g saturated fat
- 212 mg cholesterol
- 462 mg sodium
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ABC News' Z. Byron Wolf Reports: After President Bush made his bipartisan invitation, Democratic leaders huddled up to deliver a rebuttal.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., did not take kindly to Bush's invitation. He didn't say he would reject the invitation, but bristled at what he described as "preconditions."
"The president is inviting us down to the White House with preconditions," Reid said. "Things are not OK in Iraq. As the Pope said on Easter Sunday, a slaughter is taking place in Iraq. The Pope further said nothing good is coming from Iraq. The president must realize that. He has to deal with Congress. We are an independent branch of this government, and by our Constitution we have equal say that he has. And he's got to listen to us. Because we are speaking for the American people; he isn't."
Reid pointed out that he and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrote a letter to the President on March 28 as the Senate was poised to pass its version of the supplemental asking for frank negotiation on the supplemental.
Back on March 28th, Reid said "Our phones are open, we look forward to working with him, day or night."
Today, Reid said: "He wants to go down there and say, 'I want a clean bill.' That's not negotiating. I mean, I am — prided myself on being a pretty good lawyer, trial lawyer. I've settled lots and lots of cases. But you never settle a case going in saying, 'You can come and meet with me, but here's what the result's going to be before we meet.' That doesn't work. And the president has to realize it doesn't work in the practice of law, it doesn't work in the business world and it doesn't work in government."
Earlier in the presser, Reid said, "We must fight a more effective war on terror. That's what Congress is demanding, and the president should be leading us in that direction, not threatening vetoes. Democrats are determined to make sure the troops have the funds they need, just like we were the ones who demanded that they have sufficient body armor, up-armor on the Humvees and other vehicles."


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Something to check: The transmitter input can be overloaded by a hot mic signal. Inside most transmitters is a gain potentiometer. Using a small screwdriver, turn down this pot all the way and see whether the distortion stops. Also make sure that the receiver level is set so that the receiver is not distorting (clipping), and check the PA mixer's input trim or gain control to make sure that the mixer input (fed by the receiver) is not clipping.
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My secret love's blue eyes look like the sky An hour before a January snow, And yet they hold the warmth of sunlight. My Shy love can wear his brightest smile although Inside, he wants to cry. My clever love Reads WAR AND PEACE -- but also comic books. My handsome love outshines the beauty of An angel, yet disparages his looks. My funny love can always make me laugh -- Then, with his next word, bring me agony. My complicated love: half man and half A child. My secret love has given me My greatest joy; my greatest sorrow is That he's not mine, though I'm forever his.
We lie together on an empty beach. The evening's sea-cooled air and sun-warmed sand are ours alone tonight. We watch as each encroaching wave crests closer to us... And I try to find the courage just to reach across the space between us, take his hand. I close my eyes and see us hand in hand, together on our empty stretch of beach. One moment, I'm resolved -- next, bashful and afraid... At once I curse and covet each eternal second. See him on the sand: So close, and yet forever out of reach. The full moon swings the tide. The waves now reach so close that I could touch them with my hand. The magic spell that holds us on beach will break. "Good night, farewell," he'll whisper, and depart. With leaden heart, I watch as each new wave obscures our footprints in the sand. I lie in sullen silence on the sand and think upon the goal I'll never reach -- just then, I feel his hesitating hand caress my hand! Together on our beach, alone within our thoughts, we'd hidden and disguised our shared desire -- the same for each. We face each other, laugh to think we'd each been dreaming mirrored dreams. The sun-warmed sand beneath our backs, the waves upon the beach, the pressure of his strong but gentle hand: the paradise I'd thought I'd never reach. Still shy, I draw him close to kiss him, and... My evil clock awakes me. Anger and despair grow stronger as I see that each quick second's tick, I'm further from the sand, from waves, and from his hand. Resigned, I reach from underneath the sheets, and smack my hand upon the clock that took me from my beach. The make-believe beach, unreal waves and the fantasy sand, the phantom sea: each still out of reach -- like my lover's hand.
I. Child I had been unwilling witness to thirteen unlucky years -- now too old for real laughter; not too young for real tears. So I had to find an answer, just a way to get away -- to seek the sum of my tomorrows, escape the boredom of today. Then I took the painless poison, twenty tablets, blue and red; cast the curtains from the window, climbed one last time into bed. Through the window, summer wind blew, August warm and midnight black; stirred the curtains and the cobwebs; whisper-whistled, "Don't turn back." And I lit a little candle, a single piercing point of light I thought would be my sole companion for that final endless night. But the candle's brilliant flicker and the summer's gentle breath drew a weary kindred spirit, joining me in early death. On his dusty wings a lone moth, a suicidal butterfly, deathwish-driven to the candle, in frustration fluttered by. I watched his ever-shrinking circuit as he flew in frenzied flight -- first to vanish in the shadows, then to dance in candlelight. Would I live to see the moment when his small life fed the flame? Would his darkness after bright and pain and my own be just the same? Only calm and warmth and darkness, quite a pleasant way to die... All alone and all together little candle, moth and I. II. Moth The tearing of paper; the sulfurous scratch; a flash and a hiss from the tip of the match. The bright-burning candle wick flickers to catch the sad eye of Moth in the wildflower patch. What's the light? Look how bright... Could it be calling me? The bright beacon beckoning mad Moth to run to his moment of reckoning shines like the sun with promise of light everlasting, of stillness, of peace. In exchange for an instant of pain, all further pain will cease. Wings churning and straining, Moth joyously plays his already-lost game of chance with the blaze. With each dip and circle Moth's gray wingtips graze the fiery death-doorway fixed in his gaze. Calling me? Yes, I see... End it now -- this is how. His insect irrelevance so soon to end, Moth slows in his spiral-dance, starts to descend, afloat on a tideswell of firelight and soft cricket-song. Now relaxed, he drifts down with the candle-flame drawing him along. Die now in the light of the white savior-spark; don't suffer through life and then die in the dark... Moth finally aims for his radiant mark, cuts through in a freefalling, flame-trailing arc. This is how: Final bow; fall inert. Doesn't hurt. III. Candle Trembling hand sets the candle on its stand. Hot fires lick at the candle's twisted wick. Dry fibers hiss at the match's searing kiss. Splinter of light wakens in the sullen night, sways to and fro as the summer breezes blow. Sad child sleeps as the glowing candle keeps dark held at bay, and night's shadows shrink away. Drawn through the air by the white hypnotic flare, lonely Moth flies, and the fire blinds his eyes. Quick seconds tick... From the melting candlestick, tears of wax spill on the wooden windowsill. Life's spark burns bright, but it flickers out tonight; dawn's light will find only cold wax left behind.


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How the firm of GreenbergFarrow became the one-stop shop for Texas Roadhouse and countless other restaurant and retail chains across America.
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Weddings by Riu celebrates three different types of ceremonies: Civil, Symbolic & Renewal of Vows.
- Civil ceremonies: Are performed by an official Judge in Spanish, his speech is translated from the On-Site Wedding Coordinator, are legally recognized. Paperwork is required. The newlyweds will receive a legal marriage certificate in Spanish Language.
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Civil weddings are legally recognized in the country where they are performed. We recommend you to contact your respective Embassy or Consulate in order to get the complete information regarding the procedure that you'll have to follow in order to legalize your Marriage Certificate in your home country. *Riu Hotels and Resorts is not responsible for this legal procedure.
- Religious ceremonies (Catholic): Performed by a Catholic Priest which offers a marriage certificate. The ceremony takes from 45 to 50 minutes.
- Belangrijk: Catholic ceremonies can take place only at Riu Bambu's Gazebo or Riu Palace Bavaro's Garden Area, this type of ceremony can not take place on the beach.
- Symbolic & Renewal of Vows ceremonies: Are Blessing Ceremonies performed by a Non-denominational Minister and are not legally recognized. No paper work or witnesses are required. After the ceremony, wedding couple will receive a "symbolic" marriage certificate. This wedding takes from 20 to 25 minutes.
- Belangrijk: If you bring a Minister of your own please be aware the price will be the same and the minister must stay for 3 nights minimum.
In order to apply for a renewal of vows ceremony is a must to send a photocopy from the legal marriage certificate of your home country.
- Locations: All of our resorts offer different locations to hold the wedding ceremony. At Riu Palace Bavaro you may choose from:
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Rihanna showed up to the Coachella Music Festival in itty bitty shorts and a tiny top — is she upset over Chris choosing Karrueche over her?
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Rihanna, 24, wore denim studded shorts, a cropped top and a BOY London hat to the celeb filled festival. While lounging poolside before her concert, she tweeted pictures of herself with her back to the camera with a "come get me" sort of look.
Fans think this could be because Chris is showering his girlfriend Karrueche Tran with attention. He just took her to Sydney and more recently he tweeted a sweet message to her.
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Interested in an alternate payment method that will benefit you, the merchant, as well as your customers? Look no further than Bill To Phone, a proven way for e-commerce providers to boost profits.
Bill To Phone is a service any online merchant can provide to give consumers access to a safe payment processing method. Customers who choose Bill To Phone will see the charges for the service or product that they purchase on their monthly phone bill. Once the customer remits payment to the provider, it is returned to the merchant through the phone provider, and ILD Teleservices acts as the intermediary for the transaction.
Here's how it benefits you, the merchant:
But the benefits of using Bill To Phone aren't limited to just merchants; consumers benefit from:
ILD Teleservices is the industry leader in providing safe and effective payment solutions, including the proven Bill To Phone alternative. Contact us today, and get on the road to making sales with this previously untapped market share.
Are you trying to decide if alternative payment methods (APMs) are right for your ecommerce business? Well, you're on the right track. Alternatives to traditional credit card transactions are becoming a go-to way for digital merchants to boost revenue, expand markets, and reduce fraud exposure. Check out these ecommerce payment stats and facts:
Consumers Need Payment Alternatives for Digital Content.
Credit Cards Cost Consumers.
Fraud Costs Consumers.
Fraud Costs Ecommerce Merchants.
It's time to add alternative payment methods to your digital shopping cart. To learn more about what APMs will do for you, contact ILD Teleservices, an industry leader in LEC (or phone) billing, which allows customers to easily and safely charge purchases to their phone bill.
You might have the coolest website and sell this season's hottest digital content, but if you're sticking with conventional ecommerce payment methods, like credit cards, new research suggests you could be missing out by not offering consumers alternatives.
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The Javelin Research survey, completed by more than 3,200 consumers, revealed that nearly 55% have used an alternative payment option. Check out these additional tidbits to come out of the study:
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If you're an ecommerce decision maker and haven't considered adding alternative payment options to your checkout process, now is the time. Bill to phone, which allows the customer to add their purchase directly to their phone bill, is one option. Here's how it will help boost your conversion rate:
Bill to phone and other alternative payment methods will help you maximize ecommerce revenue. Contact the ILD Teleservices team to learn more about the payment solutions that are right for your business.
Bill to phone – the right ecommerce payment solution for your site?
You've been hearing more and more about bill to phone as an ecommerce payment solution. Maybe it's raised conversion rates for a colleague. Perhaps you've come across it as you searched the Web, looking for alternative payment solutions that will attract clients and boost revenue.
So is bill to phone payment suited for your ecommerce business? Here are three categories that are ideal for this alternative:
Once and done services – Whether it's a charge for technical support or a software download, bill to phone offers a low-risk payment option to clients who may be wary of doing business with an online company they're unfamiliar with. By entering their phone account information, consumers are no longer required to provide sensitive credit card info to complete their transaction.
Subscription services – When you charge a monthly fee, an option such as bill to phone provides a common sense payment solution. You benefit from a manageable, easy-to-use billing platform, while your customer enjoys the convenience of paying for dating sites, online video games, or other ecommerce subscriptions with their monthly phone bill.
Pay-per-use products and services – From web conferencing and streaming movies to podcasts and music, when clients buy a product on a regular basis, they want an easy payment system that they don't need to think too much about. In fact, the less a customer needs to handle bills and submit payments, the easier it becomes to do business with you. Bill to phone is transactions made easy—for you and your customers.
Learn more about bill to phone – This ILD Blog entry will give you the details on how the entire bill to phone process works. If your ecommerce firm will benefit from higher conversion rates and increased revenue, contact ILD, a team with the tools and hands-on expertise to transform your payment options into an asset.
Bill to phone – Is your ecommerce strategy missing this revenue booster?
Are you doing everything you can to generate revenue through ecommerce? Well, if you're not offering bill to phone payment processing, then perhaps you're missing out. It's time to learn more about how this increasingly popular payment method can boost revenue.
In a bill to phone transaction, the customer submits their telephone account information as their payment method—much like they would enter credit card information. After the info is authenticated, the billed amount is added to the customer's monthly phone bill. The customer simply pays the amount in full at the same time they pay for their phone charges. The payment is then remitted to the merchant. For a full explanation of the process, check out this ILD Teleservices blog entry.
Why should you offer this payment option? Here are just two advantages of bill to phone payment processing:
By offering this payment solution you instantly gain access to groups that were previously inaccessible—after all, bill to phone services are available to more than 90% of the U.S. More customers. More revenue. What's not to love?
A bill to phone solution provides an alternative that alleviates this very real fear among consumers. Because they're not required to share credit card information, the risk of fraud and indentify theft is lowered. This makes bill to phone an excellent way to reduce customers' vulnerability. When consumers are more confident in the safety of the transaction, they may be more likely to initiate and/or continue their relationship with you.
To learn more about how bill to phone processing can build your company's bottom line, contact the team at ILD .
When making a purchase online, there are a variety of methods that can be used to complete a payment transaction. Two of the most common used are credit and third party billing to a telephone bill. These two methods are similar in some aspects but vary in several.
Applying a purchase to a phone bill works similarly to credit card transactions in that the customer chooses the bill to phone payment option then is prompted to enter their telephone data much in the same way credit card information is entered to be verified and accepted. There is information obtained that is unique to the bill subscriber that is used strictly for verification purposes. The information is then communicated from the merchant over a secure gateway to a processor, or third party biller (also known as third party clearinghouse). Next, the data is authenticated by the processor or clearinghouse. Once the identifier information is authenticated, the clearinghouse sends confirmation back to the merchant. The merchant then sends the EMI record for billing to the clearinghouse for processing. The clearinghouse in turn sends the EMI record to the Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) for inclusion in the next billing cycle. The LEC is responsible to remit payments received less processing fees to the clearinghouse, which then is remitted by the clearinghouse to the merchant, much like credit card payment flow as follows (courtesy of Bank of America).
In the credit card world, the flow of information and money between the merchant, the acquirer, card association and issuer is known as the interchange, and it consists of a few steps:
The cardholder pays for the purchase and the merchant submits the transaction to the acquirer. The acquirer verifies with the issuer—almost instantly—that the card number and transaction amount are both valid, and then processes the transaction for the cardholder.
After the transaction is authorized it is then stored in a batch, which the merchant sends to the acquirer later to receive payment (usually at the end of the day).
Clearing and settlement
The acquirer sends the transactions in the batch through the card association, which debits the issuers for payment and credits the acquirer. In effect, the issuers pay the acquirer for the transactions.
Once the acquirer has been paid, the merchant receives payment. The amount the merchant receives is equal to the transaction amount minus the discount rate, which is the fee the merchant pays the acquirer for processing the transaction.
Bill to Phone Method
The bill to phone method is different from credit card purchases in that the consumer is not offered a credit line, but has the ability to charge services to their home phone bill by the phone company. Payment in full is due during the next billing cycle. In general, with this form of payment merchants are not paid until the consumer pays the bill. However, there are instances and companies that forward monies to the merchant upon receipt of the bill in expectance of compliance by the subscriber, which is direct billing.
There are benefits to applying a purchase price to an existing telecommunications account. Being that the account is already established, minimal identifier information is necessary to complete the transaction. This means that your credit information is still safe and secure and not across the internet for the public to see. Let's face it; the internet is not the most secure place to display personal information. This method of alternative payment is not only more secure, it is easy to do. The ease of use coupled with the security is what sets this method apart from credit card transactions.
"Always look on the bright side", "there's always something to learn from hardship", and another favorite expression "there's a light at the end of the tunnel". Just a few positive sayings to keep one's spirit optimistic in these challenging economic times, right? Well, while optimism is always important, life's lessons are equally essential. Many of us have realized that spending more than we earn can quickly get us in to trouble and have since learned to value non material things. For lots of Americans, material wealth is not quite as important as we once thought. These economic conditions have forced many to learn how to live without credit.
This tough lesson has resulted in a 32% increase in bankruptcies in 2009. According to AACER (Automated Access to Court Electronic Records) and the American Bankruptcy Institute, there have been more than 1.4 million consumer bankruptcy filings recorded last year. Even worse, bankruptcies grew by one third between 2007 and 2008. Right now, we are seeing the highest level since the '05 reform.
"This is now a perfect storm" as 2009 saw house prices fall and unemployment and foreclosure rates rise, says David P. Leibowitz, a bankruptcy attorney and managing member of LakeLaw, headquartered in Waukegan, Ill in an interview with CreditCards.com. But with many credit card companies cutting back on consumers' spending limits or canceling cards completely, some consumers are becoming financially strapped, Leibowitz says.
In addition to learning these lessons, watching the banking industries recent blunders makes one really think about credit cards and the impact they can have on our own financial future. Survey results published by USA Today and conducted by Auriemma Consulting in July showed that 47% of consumers have less trust for credit card companies compared to a year ago.
Consumers are looking for payment choices; particularly those cashless payment alternatives which offer no interest. When shopping online, the option to choose alternate payment options, such as PayPal and Bill To Phone are becoming the smartest way to keep the credit card nightmares away. But like any payment method, there's good and bad – no interest, no finance charges and simple and easy payment as well as risk of fraud and cramming to the phone bill. Alternative payment providers, like credit card companies and ILD Teleservices, follow a strict process which begins with conducting comprehensive background checks on merchants prior to billing, requiring documented authorization of each transaction, and offering complaint resolution in cases of unauthorized billing.
The perfect payment option has yet to be developed, but the shake up of the credit card industry and the resulting financial debacle certainly shows we are moving in a new direction. Don't you think?
The oldest payment method in civilization is making a strong comeback. No, not gold (that's for another post). Rather, the concept that if you are going to buy something, you're going to have to pay for it. Consumers are shifting away from the "borrow and buy" mentality back to the "cash and carry" model which has been used for civilizations.
If back in the day, you didn't have the money to pay for merchandise, then you went without. Not the norm anymore, given all the plastic in our wallets. Believe it or not though, consumer credit is still a relatively recent phenomenon – for how much longer we have to ask? To answer that, we've got to understand the history.
The first modern consumer credit cards were developed only 60 years ago (in the 1950's) with Diners Club, followed by American Express, then Bank of America ("BofA") with their BankAmericard (which is now Visa) close behind. In an effort to capitalize on the "all-purpose credit card", companies started dropping preapproved credit cards to unknowing consumers. BofA, for example mailed over 60,000 preapproved cards to folks in Fresno, California, although those consumers never asked for them. Others again followed suit, and the next thing you know the scams started - people are stealing credit cards out of mailboxes, consumers are getting billed for cards they never knew they had, and a black market began in stolen credit cards and identity theft.
Things got a little better in the 70's, when Congress began regulating the credit card industry. For starters, they banned the practices of mass mailing active credit cards to those who had not requested them (some of whom were even dead). However, not all government regulations have been so consumer friendly. In 1996, the U.S. Supreme Court in Smiley vs. Citibank lifted restrictions on the amount of late penalty fees a credit card company could charge. Deregulation has also allowed very high interest rates to be charged. In an effort to get consumers to use, award points programs were promoted and in the decades since, using a credit card has become so universal that paying with cash has become passé. Check your wallet, how much cash do you carry around these days?
Want to buy a new car, the dealer down the street will give you a lease. Tired of your old television? Get 10% off by opening a Best Buy credit card. Two hundred dollar steak dinner at Ruths Chris? Charge it. Kindle? iPhone? Christmas? Whip out that plastic card, and justify it with all those great points you'll get.
While it makes sense to charge it at the time, because you know you'll pay the charge off that month or in a few months, what happens when suddenly you can't, and you're forced to make only the minimum payment? You may find yourself, like many people in this economy, charging necessities like gas, groceries and utilities to your credit cards, further exacerbating your debt load.
In 2008, the average credit card debt in America of households was $10,679 (and likely higher in 2009). If some of these households now can only make minimum monthly payments, they could be looking at 30 years to pay off that balance, and in the end they will have paid about $15,000 in interest alone. Check out Bankrate.com's calculator and see for yourself.
Note – In the current economy, banks are paying only about 1% in interest for borrowing your money, but charging as much as 29% when you borrow their money.
Hamlet's charachter, Polonius warned, "neither a borrower, nor a lender be". But most of us are one or the other, and it's this endless willingness of lenders to lend and borrowers to borrow that has shaped this recent economy. It's not all bad, because it kept the consumer economy moving steadily from the early 1990s until the meltdown of 2007. But what about the future? How sustainable is high interest borrowing and lending? Look around. We are seeing alternative payment companies like PayPal, BillMeLater, Boku, and ILD Teleservices, experience phenomenal growth. The alternative payment method (APM) providers offer consumers a secure way to shop online without increasing their debt load and interest loan with "no credit card required" offers, and no interest. While conversely credit card companies are implementing increasingly hostile practices not only toward consumers but with extra fees for merchants, too.
A national poll by Consumer Reports lends further validation to this argument:
So, do you still think credit cards will be alive and well for another 60 years? Clearly, I think there are some big changes coming, but I'd like to hear your thoughts, so please share them below.
Oh by the way, here are some other interesting links. If you don't go to the site, at least read the headlines:
Consumer Reports Poll: Consumers Angry at Credit Card Companies; Citing Unfair Treatment When Closing Accounts
Merchants Start Campaign in Battle Over Credit-Card Fees
Anheuser-Busch Steps Into Credit Card Transaction Fee Reform Battle
"The fees that the credit card companies charge defy logic" – CHS Joins Battle Against Credit Card Fees
Angry Consumer Slices and Dices Credit Cards To Protest Rate Increase


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ArtPad SF, San Francisco
When you go on vacation to relax, running around a city trying to catch all the latest art exhibitions can be counterproductive. But what if all those events were brought to your hotel? Well, lazy traveler, you're in luck. Starting tomorrow, the new ArtPad SF art festival is checking in to San Francisco's Phoenix Hotel until May 22.
You can watch performance pieces as you sit by the pool, and see the work of emerging and established artists from some of the Bay Area's top galleries, including the White Walls Gallery, which is showing Shepard Fairey's work. And those suckers who decided to pursue a culture fix all over town will end up at your hotel for video art screenings, live bands, and DJs. 'Cause after the art party, there's the after-party.
Photo: Clockwise from left, Alexis Laurent, Les Chardons, Courtesy of LTMH Gallery; Aaron Parazette, Color Key 16, Courtesy of Gregory Lind Gallery; Shepard Fairey, Rise Above Fist, Courtesy of White Walls Gallery; EINE, The Bigger, Brighter, Louder, Faster, Courtesy of White Walls Gallery.


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Waterloo Record | Below-the-radar exec a pillar of BlackBerry Waterloo Record ORLANDO, FLA. — It's often been said that at its heart, BlackBerry is an engineering company. If you could put a face to that aspect of the company, it would be Chris Smith. You don't often read his name in the news, but below the surface he's one of … and more » |
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Samaroudi, M. and Economou, Daphne (2009) Online documentation and preservation of cultural content in the "grico" speaking area of Magna Grecia (South Italy). In: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Language Documentation and Tradition, with a special interest in the Kalasha of the Hindu Kush Valleys Himalayas, 7 – 9 November 2008, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. School of English, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
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