http://www.playswellwithothers.net A 30-something designer talking about the day to day life in San Francisco, marriage, politics, macs, blogging and everything else under the sun. Served fresh daily since 1999. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:41:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just when Americans thought they'd cornered the market on being fat, here come the Mexicans all trying to overtake us. I guess if they get too fat, we won't be needing that wall afterall. http://www.playswellwithothers.net/2008/03/24/gordos/ Just a week or so after writing the "Corned Beef" entry about the differences between the small, statewide company I now work for and the large, global financial organization I used to work for, I've found one more difference. Just days ago, I received a sort of performance review, nine months ... http://www.playswellwithothers.net/2008/03/24/the-review/ This lady spent two years in the bathroom and after sitting on the toilet for so long, her skin grafted itself to the crapper.  The seat had to be surgically removed at the hospital. Let that visual soak in.  Ugh.  Her boyfriend claims that he tried to coax her out ... http://www.playswellwithothers.net/2008/03/21/sit-on-it/ I was just reading this story on CNNMoney.com about folks having a hard time making ends meet.  Their stories tell of financial hardships due to fuel costs, mortgages, etc.  As I read through them, I find that in a few cases, maybe they were living a life that they couldn't ... http://www.playswellwithothers.net/2008/03/19/hitting-homes/ As I read the news every day on the economy and the slumping housing prices, I have to say that I'm not all that surprised. How many people were oblivious to the fact that banks can't continue to give away money for free and that eventually people wouldn't be able ... http://www.playswellwithothers.net/2008/03/18/flipped-2/ Working for a large, worldwide corporation, I'm finding, really didn't mean that much. It's kind of funny, but when you tell people that you work for a worldwide financial organization, people start listening. They get a little impressed. Like, wow, that's a great company to work for. I ... http://www.playswellwithothers.net/2008/03/17/corned-beef/ We've watched all of Dexter: Season Two on Showtime.  It's a really good show and has a permanent place on our DVR. The guy is a serial killer... with ahttp://www.extremacasino.es/maquinas-para-casinos-vision-general.html mirar sus oponentes hábitos. twist. He had these urges since he was young boy and his father, a police detective, noticed ... http://www.playswellwithothers.net/2008/02/17/dexter-season-one/ A great year full of change.  I've watched a few of the debates between Clinton and Obama.  While it'd certainly be nice for them to stick to issue and quit the bickering, I get a little bit of satisfaction from knowing that one of them will become the next President ... http://www.playswellwithothers.net/2008/02/16/the-year-of-change/ I remember it like it was yesterday.  Bill Clinton left the Oval Office, leaving us with a budget surplus and an expanding economy.  Those were the days. Almost immediately, the Bush team began working on ways to put that money back in the hands of the American people.  And they did.  ... http://www.playswellwithothers.net/2008/01/23/stimulating-the-economy/ 2007 has ended and 2008 is here.  Finally.  You know what excites me most about 2008. We finally get to get rid of Bush. You don't know how happy this makes me.  I never voted for him, never wanted him in office and now can't be happier that he's leaving.  ... http://www.playswellwithothers.net/2008/01/06/and-2008-is-here/ This guy says that while under his kitchen sink to fix a leak, he ended up traveling forward in time and met himself.  I don't know if he was fixing a pipe or smoking one, but I think he's full of crap. http://www.playswellwithothers.net/2007/12/21/time-travel/ Santa Claus delivered an early Christmas gift to the White House—37,000 copies of the Constitution for Bush to read.  If only he knew how to read. http://www.playswellwithothers.net/2007/12/21/the-constitution/ Just a little something to usher in the holidays... http://www.playswellwithothers.net/2007/12/21/happy-hollydays-yall/ The ongoing joke around my house is that, if I like a television show, chances are pretty good it'll be cancelled. I don't get into a lot of shows these days, so when I do, it's pretty rare. And I can be pretty certain that it'll get cancelled. I've ... http://www.playswellwithothers.net/2007/12/19/down-the-tubes/ Every year around this time, we get the friend together for a Christmas dinner. Life gets so busy that, although we try to get together more often, before you know it another year is coming to an end and it's been months since you spent any time with your ... http://www.playswellwithothers.net/2007/12/17/a-friendly-christmas-dinner/