What's in YOUR Pizza?

Let's be perfectly clear. In no way is the Internet responsible for the fruits and nuts that have access to is; the ones who are able to post anythibg they want to it, as free citizens. I use the Internet every day and I'm grateful for it. I don't have to settle for local news; I can go across the pond and see what's going on in Europe or Africa. I can post angry responses to stories that irk me. I can post videos for my family to see. However, common sense has to prevail. What do you do with people who are as dumb as a bag of hammers?

A couple of days ago, two of these people posted videos of themselves spitting and putting buggers on sandwiches, and wiping a dishwashing sponge between (his) butt cheeks before washing dishes with the same sponge. I was horrified. I sat there wathing, and wishing the most virulent, horrific death on these two. I wished that they would come down with a pox that would turn their faces to searing oatmeal, while the flames of hell licked them on their behinds - nothing could be punishment enough. See, I order pizza. I eat at restaurants, and although it may happen more than I would like to believe, I like to think that I am eating food that I would feed to my own family.

Those videos tried really hard to destroy my faith.

Who is to stop people from punishing those who they feel may have slighted them? Is there anyone out ther monitoring, when the bosses have gone home to their own families but you can still order a drunken pizza in the middle of the night? How do we know they don't have nasty sinus infections, and spit rot into food that would be indistinguishable from the honey-mustard dressing? Okay sorry, that was gross, but my stomach is turning just talking about it.

Here's the deal. Please, let's throw the book at these monstrosities. Throw them in an arena of Sunday football fans who eat Dominoes and let the people have their way. In the words of Marcellus, "let's get medieval on their a$$es." I would like to think that may discourage some people, but maybe not. In the meantime, it's going to be a long time before I order a pizza. A long time. And when I do, I will be very nice to the people on the other end of the phone when I call (well, usually I am anyway, if I'm not on hold too long), and I will tip the delivery person considerably. I hope this helps.

On Facebook Surveys and Designer Purses

I totally love Facebook. I am interacting, on a daily basis, with folks I haven’t seen or talked to in, literally years! And thanks to nifty little applications disguised as surveys and top-fives, I’m learning a lot about them and who they’ve become over the years. I’m also interacting with a lot of young people - the children of my peers - and learning about their culture. And it’s been a ride.

I love the Top-5 things. You are supposed to name your favorite Top-5 on many different subjects - book, albums, celebrity crushes, even breeds of dogs. The one that turned up on my “Wall” today threw me for a loop. I had to take a few deep breaths and say to myself, “remember, they don’t really know you, this is a networking page and they are sharing!” Because surely if you knew me you wouldn’t ask me to name my top five, grossly overpriced and seriously ugly designer purses.

First things first. If I’m going to spend a fortune on a purse, it will be one which I plan to keep forever, and it should be practical. So most likely it would be a Coach bag. But, I’m never going to spend a fortune on a purse. They have perfectly lovely bags at Kohls and Target that don’t cost a fortune.

I'm supposed to pay EXTRA for jive like this? LOL!

Secondly, I don’t get the concept of me, paying extra, to advertise for somebody else. Shouldn’t they be paying me? I mean, if I’m going to walk around with this oversized ugly bag, and everyone is going to look at it and say, Oooooh, that’s a Juicy, or a Gucci, shouldn’t I get paid the same fee they pay to Vanity Fair, or wherever else they advertise? Where do they get off thinking that I should pay, and not just pay but pay exorbitantly, to advertise THEIR product?
Now please understand, as a Designer myself I totally get the concept of getting paid for what you design. But is a normal-looking bag worth four times what it should be just because it features a jaunty, but boring, beige plaid? Am I alone here?So no, I can’t participate in the “Purse…one of a gals best pals” top five survey. I don’t think there are categories for “cute, with pouches for my cell phone and powder” or “functional in a funky color.” If they come up with a survey with graphic interpretations, I will select purses, as long as they are within my price range. Blame it on my practical (read: cheap) Capricorn nature, I don’t care. And if you want me to carry your fancy purse, pay me.

Who is she?

Can someone please tell me who Angie Harmon is? She has been in the news for two days now, and for the life of me I don't recognize her and don't care what she says. Should I? Who is she?