http://lifeunderthestairs.today.com Satire and Irony in Everyday Life Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:03:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en red sky at night, sailors delight, red sky in morning sailors take warning. i still do not understand this rhyme, really, since it seems like a pretty inane way of getting a weather forecast. that never seems to stop me from observing the red clouds in the morning and hoping ... http://lifeunderthestairs.today.com/2009/09/05/red-sky-in-morning/ The Turkmen leader, President Berdymukhamedov opened a cancer clinic in his country by performing the first operation to remove a tumor, himself. You have no idea how much I wish I were kidding... Turkmen Head Operates on Patient. I'm so glad I live in this country, where the head of ... http://lifeunderthestairs.today.com/2009/07/22/i-think-i-prefer-throwing-the-first-pitch-at-ball-games/ I base a good many of my assumptions on the idea that if we're free, then we're free and if we're not, then we should shut up. My personal political feelings are being tested at this moment by several proposals and the healthcare horses being built by committee in our ... http://lifeunderthestairs.today.com/2009/07/17/on-the-list-of-the-ludicrous/ Today is one of those days where technology has failed me. Epic fail. It has gotten so ridiculous today, that after my fabulous husband has spent 5 hours with tech support for both my job and the ISP that we still can't figure out why the VoIP system we need ... http://lifeunderthestairs.today.com/2009/07/13/i-think-im-turning-amish-i-really-think-so/ I need to write for a bit, and on occasion when the juices aren't flowing, I focus on one thing that I like and one thing I don't so that blood starts flowing there again and I get out of my blocky-funk. I enjoy cheese, of almost any kind. I can ... http://lifeunderthestairs.today.com/2009/07/10/something-i-like-and-something-i-dont/ If I were at a press conference or any kind of public gathering with an appearance by Governor Sanford of South Carolina, I would throw rotting fruit at him. Does he really not realize that by continuing to talk about it he's just further digging his own political grave? Does ... http://lifeunderthestairs.today.com/2009/07/03/you-are-not-dr-zhivago/ I'm watching CNBC right now, with the Kudlow report. I'm amused by their economic observations. I'm also amused by the guy who looks like, sounds like and hunches like Larry King. It sounds to me like no one knows what the hell they're talking about when it comes to economics. http://lifeunderthestairs.today.com/2009/06/29/the-kudlow-report/ This particular entry is just an expression of joy. Today was starting out and looked from the onset to be one of those days that your mother warned you about, but I have to say that even if you're feeling cranky and negative, occasionally good things happen anyway. My wonderful husband ... http://lifeunderthestairs.today.com/2009/06/15/it-lives-it-lives/ Are you kidding me? I'm in disbelief. Well, not actually, because if I were in disbelief, that would be stupid. Microsoft has been trying to pull the wool over the public's eyes for years. They're just getting worse at it. Microsoft has put out a security update that automatically installs a big ... http://lifeunderthestairs.today.com/2009/06/11/microsoft-did-you-really-think-we-wouldnt-notice/ MSNBC has a show on called Morning Joe which is sponsored by Starbucks, and of course, Jon Stewart felt the need to make fun of that. Who wouldn't? Had I been aware of it, (which I was not until the Daily Show reported it, because I use the Daily Show ... http://lifeunderthestairs.today.com/2009/06/09/never-argue-with-a-fool/