There are a few things that immediately jumped out at me regarding what Tennessee State Rep. Richard Floyd said, besides the obvious fact that it’s so unabashedly discriminatory I had to check my calendar to make sure we hadn’t been transported back to the pre-civil-rights era in this country. 1. For someone claiming to be [...]
Maybe The Universe is trying to ready me for Bonnaroo
When I got into work today, I was greeted in the hallway by what I first thought was some kind of evil spider from hell on steroids. Turns out it was something called a Cave Cricket, and a co-worker kindly deposited it outside as I tried not to squeal and make myself more of a [...]
Thanks for littering my neighborhood, Molly Short!
On Friday—EARTH DAY, FOR CHRISSAKES—Ian and I discovered an Avon rep had littered our subdivision with her pamphlets. And I don’t mean left them on our doorsteps. I mean threw them anywhere in the general vicinity of what might be considered near the door if you were a completely oblivious asshole: On the sidewalk, in [...]
How to give me a heart attack
Call me at work and tell me that I’m 60 days late on my student loan payments and I owe $200 immediately without considering that maybe, just maybe, there is more than one Megan Morris in the entire state of Tennessee. And when I tell you that my student loans are not through your company [...]
Nov. 16 | Ladies, eh?
Let’s count the offenses in this flyer, seen at Nashville State Community College outside of my programming class: 1. LADIES? Really? Nothing says “We take you seriously” like “ladies.” How about for your next flyer you say “gals” or “women folk.” 2. WTF does Flint have to do with technology? 3. “Future ladies”? Is this [...]