Home alone tonight, following Repub debate on the computer, just reading the words, such obvious pandering drivel. Plus clicking on various political sites and reading crap invective. TV is on with no sound, three cop shows in a row, must have seen 75 people murdered and murderers subsequently shot dead by good guys. Papers full of controversy -Walker recall, etc. Radio full of country music with tales of lost love, betrayal, other types of misery. Cold grey weather. Sick of it all.

You better watch out 
You better not cry 
You better not pout 
I'm telling you why 
Santa Claus is coming to town

Gramps... What do you get when you play a Country/Western song backwards?

The guy gets on the train returns home gets his dog back gets his truck back gets his girlfriend back gets his house back and he sobers up.

If you play it backwards fast enough does he lose that stupid southern counry music accent?

Yeah, them Republican debates are real downers, aren't they. 

Yeah... in fact he sounds like Herman Cain.

People who exaggerate circumstances to make them look more victimized.  Won't bore you with the details other than to say people are idiots if they make statements that can be proven to be inaccurate and over-stated.

No kidding, Chaos. When I had no insurance, the doctors acted the same way. "You need to see a surgeon" like I could just hop over to the surgeons office right away, not to mention the stress of wondering if I needed any surgery.

When it comes to healthcare, I am so thankful to be living in Canada when I read about the "American Experience".

Yeah, me too. I can remember the feeling of utter relief when I got my health care card. It was like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders. Even before that, I only paid $35 for a visit to the clinic to get my BP checked and my Rx, plus my BP meds cost about 2/3 of what I paid in the US. Healthcare (unless they screw it up, lol) will probably be the major reason I won't go back to live in the US. Even when I'm old enough for Medicare, it pretty much sucks.

Sorry, Chaos, I know that doesn't make you feel any better about your situation. Sending positive thoughts your way~~~~~~~~~~~

Chaos... did you try hitting "0" (zero)? That usually works.

A while ago, my internet went down so I tried calling the cable company. It's a 1-800 number so I figured no big deal... I was on hold for 45 minutes and because the clock struck 5, I got a message that said "The office is now closed, please call our message center." and it hung up!!!!! It wouldn't have been so bad if I were calling them on the MagicJack, but that requires an internet connection so I had to call them on my cell... at 35¢ a minute that wasted call cost me over $15!!!

Chaos... try this: firmly grip the telephone handset and pound it on your desk @ 20 times. It probably won't work but you will feel better.

I love the message on our internet providers hold AFTER you've picked "internet service center". 

"Having problems with your internet? Please visit our website at www. biteme. com. Uh. Ummm. I WOULD if I COULD, but then I wouldn't need YOU, would I?

My peeve for today (and all the other days it happens, lol):

Pump bottles that quit pumping the liquid with 2 inches of product left in the bottom. Is it really that expensive to add another inch or two to the tube? Really?  I know what you want me to do. Buy more of your expensive product before I need it, because I can't get the rest out!

That burns me up. I know if you have a thin liquid, you can add those polished glass pebbles to bring the level up so that the pump works again. With lotion, it doesn't work that well. I could cut the bottle in half and dip the crap out, but if you don't use much every day it dries out quickly since it's mostly expensive water anyway. Sigh. So, I'm left with pulling the pump out, hammering it down to the opening to get it out.

I hate those pump bottles. Just so you know... food packaging (jars and cans especially) is designed to make it near impossible to get all the product out.

LOL Chaos, my Dad used to do the same thing to my Mom........on her dining room table no less! The scratches on it had nothing to do with us kids.  She would buy new scissors or knives and wonder why they got dull so quickly. Dad used them for everything from stripping wires to impromptu screwdrivers.   It's not like he didn't have tools AND a workbench, but they were in the shed out back.

....and your point?????