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WTF?! Wednesday: Coincidence?

Let’s just get one thing clear.  I don’t claim to be some world class psychic (”Call me now for yer free readin’!”), but sometimes things that happen to me poke at that uneasy, subconscious feeling of connectivity to the universe and other people in ways that trouble me.  Some people call it coincidence or intuition.  I don’t think it’s that easily dismissed.  Or, at least, I don’t think what I’ve been experiencing over the past few days has been coincidence.  I don’t believe in “Coincidence,” and I haven’t for a long time.  This post is just a glimpse as to why. There are a lot of things going on with me and people I love in my life, and I don’t know if any of those things will warrant a future post here or not, but there are lots of things pressing on me from different directions.  I’m still trying to find words for most of them.  These latest bouts of connectivity aren’t helping much, either, and they seem to happen the most when I’m emotionally taxed. Continue reading

Why You Give Me TMJ: WTF?! Wednesday Edition

“Okay, do you understand?”

“….. Yes?…. Yes. I understand now.”

“Are you sure you understand?  You don’t have any questions?”

“I understand.  No, no questions.”

“Okay, because the last seven times I’ve shown you how to do this you’ve said the same thing…”

“No… I understand this time.  I think I just forgot last time.  Too much on my mind.”

“But you won’t forget this time, right?”

“Oh, I’ll remember.  I took notes this time.”

“Okay, great!”

~*two days later*~

“I don’t understand this….”

“But…….I just showed you how to do this two days ago….!”

“….. oh…. Really?!  I don’t remember seeing this before….”

“You don’t remember seeing…. I showed you eight times! Eight! We talked about this two days ago… I said, ‘Do you understand?” and you said “Yes!””

“Oh… this is the same thing? You showed me how to do ~this~?”

“…. Yeah…. You took notes remember?”

“Oh, I remember now!  Yeah, those weren’t notes for this… I was making a grocery list.  Now why is this wrong again?”

And this is why I sometimes think I should hand out applications before interacting with people.  If the above conversation seems perfectly normal to you… I think you’re reading the wrong blog.  If that conversation caused your jaw muscles to clench too (even if just for a second, instinctively), then call me.  We need to take over the world.

“Do you want to form an alliance with me?”

Why You Give Me TMJ: Reason the First

I can understand the connection we all have to technology these days.  Hell, I destroyed my last phone because I left it on “vibrate” on a shelf balancing precariously over a tub of soapy water while doing dishes.  I can even understand not having enough time in the day to do everything you need to do, or talk to everyone you need to talk to, so you squeeze that call in whenever you can.  But really, is it absolutely necessary to talk on the phone while going to the bathroom in a public restroom?

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WTF?! Wednesday: Delayed due to Anger

I’m posting this installment a few days later than it should be, but for good reason (There will be a few of these today). On Wednesday I had a list of things I was planning on ranting about, but then one specific message crossed my Twitter stream:

QueenofSpain OMG WTF http://www.newsweek.com/id/…

11:11 AM April 16, 2008 from web (Direct link to her Tweet)

I agree with Erin (aka QueenofSpain) on a number of things, and just seeing that was enough to rouse my interest. I wasn’t prepared. I wasn’t ready. I clicked that link and I was outraged. Feel free to go read the Newsweek article “Mommy 2.0“ if you can stomach it.

Here’s the gist: Cosmetic surgeon Dr. Michael Salzhauer has a new children’s book, My Beautiful Mommy aimed at 4-7 year olds being released on Mother’s Day this year. The focus of this picture book is to help 4-7 year olds understand why Mommy would electively choose cosmetic surgery.

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