Category Archives: Rants

When making a right turn on a red light, what is the correct sequence of events?

A: Look left, look forward, then accelerate
B: Look left, stomp on the accelerator, rear-end the car in front of you who hasn’t turned yet, you moron.
I hate people. Especially when they rear-end my car with their SUVs.
I was stopped at a red light. The Pathfinder behind me was stopped, also. [...]

I is for ice cream

Dear Breyer’s:
I’ve been a long time advocate of Breyer’s ice cream and refused to buy any other brand for years because you made a superior product with only natural ingredients. I’m very disappointed that you’ve started putting tara gum in your ice creams. I no longer buy Breyer’s ice cream, as I do [...]

April Freakin’ Fool

No, wait—it’s only March 31. It just seems like an April Fool.
Not amused.

Monkey on my back

I’ve knit this ball of yarn several times. First I tried another pattern with 64 stitches, and I couldn’t get it over my heel. See that attempt here. Then I tried that same pattern with 72 stitches. The pooling was awful—see that attempt here.
So then I tried Monkey. This pattern is [...]