Rants

Do You Tip at Coffee Shops?

Okay, here’s a really deep, deep question of the day: Do you tip at coffee shops? The reason I ask? Me and mine were at the mall yesterday and, for the first time in maybe over a year, the OH wanted a sugary Starbucks confection called: coffee. Me? Not so much. So we went. We ordered. They got some spiced cinnamon latte affair and me? I got a cranberry refresher.

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It's Pet Peeve Time

I’ve see a few people sharing their pet peeves recently, so that to add a few of my own: It drives me nuts when someone tells you not to break up a relationship over politics. Honey, let me tell you, if you're compromising your values to suck up to a jerk who votes right-wing conservative, it's time to move countries. Sending me a link to go watch a video or listen to music where I have to create an account and or sign in.

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America Has Fallen

Today, as the news finally sinks in courtesy of every news channel, online outlet, and newspaper on the entire planet, we are all fully aware of just Who has won the US Presidential election: He whose name shall never be uttered out loud! And those of us who are sane enough, rational enough, thoughtful enough, are left asking ourselves how, how did this happen? Or, more to the point, “what were you thinking America?

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