OK, so perhaps it’s just freaky coincidental timing (and a testament to Jon’s strongly worded letter), but a couple of hours after posting about our Blue Cross shenanigans, the phone rang, and Blue Cross showed up on the caller ID.

Admittedly, I panicked for a second before picking up the phone. It felt a tad big brother.

The . . . → Read More: Well Lookie Here

Way back in October we experienced a remarkable level of craptastic service at our local drugstore’s flu clinic. Though Laurel and I waited in line for nearly an hour and a half with various representatives going up and down the line to hand out flu shot forms, it wasn’t until we got to the front of . . . → Read More: Why Blue Cross Can Suck It

Day 30 of Gwen Bell’s Best of 2009 Blog Challenge:“Ad. What advertisement made you think this year?”

Though perhaps the Motrin ad debacle would be a better one to wax philosophical on, this Bruins ad is the one that truly stuck in my memory this year. It’s a spectacular example of how a good laugh goes a . . . → Read More: Note to Advertisers: A Good Laugh Goes A Long Way

Day 27 of Gwen Bell’s Best of 2009 Blog Challenge:“Social web moment. Did you meet someone you used to only know from her blog? Did you discover Twitter?”

BlogHer Chicago was overwhelmingly awesome in that it enabled me to meet so many fantastic people I was “e-friends” with — finally in real life. I adore all of . . . → Read More: Social Web Moment

If you look into the sports archive on this site you might notice that all of the posts are about figure skating, save one post about the adorable Shawn Johnson. And if you look into the self-care archive, you’ll notice that most of the content is about the Shredheads Challenge.

And now those two things are coming . . . → Read More: Oh My Word, What Have I Gotten Myself Into?

Day 3 of Gwen Bell’s Best of 2009 Blog Challenge:“What’s an article that you read that blew you away? That you shared with all your friends. That you Delicious’d and reference throughout the year.”

There isn’t one specific article that comes to mind, but if I think in terms of who I linked to, commented on, and . . . → Read More: She Of Witty Posts & Tombstones

Day 2 of Gwen Bell’s Best of 2009 Blog Challenge. The prompt: “Share the best restaurant experience you had this year. Who was there? What made it amazing? What taste stands out in your mind?”

Hands down, my birthday party this past October. I told Jon not to bother doing anything, which was truly fine with me. . . . → Read More: Best of 2009 Blog Challenge: Dec 2