Mysteries, The Pea | Posted by Jannie on 18 May 2009 @ 2:27 PM
[I’ve had a dozen successful CD sales through my yellow “Buy Now” button over there to the right, but] my shy graphic designer friend Jae of Zazzle note says when she clicks on it, she gets directed to another of my links and not to Paypal as intended. Yikes. Does that happen when YOU click on it? [And don’t worry – clicking won’t mean you’ll have to buy, you’d have to go through a couple additional steps for that. Could it be a Mac vs Windows thing? A browser thing? Cookie thing? Classic Funsterment glitch?]
And because a picture is always nice in a post, let me get a fav of mine for you, Kelly on our back porch 2 years ago.
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Mysteries | Posted by Jannie on 26 February 2009 @ 11:43 AM
When I was 6 my new stuffed panda up and disappeared and I’ve never gotten over it. I still think it might turn up any day.
Same for the Alden Nowlan “Smoked Glass” poetry book I bought at a yardsale for a buck. Vanished in 1991. (Insult to injury, if you can find a copy now it’s worth A LOT.)
And last week I misplaced (I hope misplaced is the word, and not “lost”) my little digital recorder for songwriting ideas. Now I’m on my third recorder, as about a year ago my first one was stolen with my laptop bag. My laptop wasn’t in the bag at the time, whew. Even now, when I go back to the cafe where I last remember seeing the recorder, I expect it to be lying on the table where I chugged a half-caff and wolfed down some banana nut bread.
What is it with these things that go missing we’re never quite able to get over the loss of?!
What has gone missing of yours that you still think could turn up?
Mysteries | Posted by Jannie on 12 February 2009 @ 1:36 PM
Why does the Armani Exchange deem it appropriate to display that enormous heart made out of red condoms in their front window at our local shopping mall where children walk past?! (Click on photo to enlarge, if you wish.)
“Mommy, what in the world are those red things in the heart? Me, shocked and disconcerted, “Why Kelly, those are, um, lollipops, I think. Yeah, lollipops.” “Oh funny, Mom. Look – they took all the sticks out of them. And Mom, why are you taking a picture of it?” “For my blog, Honey, for my, uh… Valentine’s post”
Hey, I’m no prude – far from it, in appropriate company at the appropriate time. And my daughter, because she asked some pointed questions not so long ago, knows the basic mechanics of how babies are made. (I wasn’t really planning on having that talk for another year when she’s 8, let alone talk about birth control until much later,) but she doesn’t deserve to be exposed to that window “decoration.” Armani’s whole thing with that “ad” is about safe sex. To me that condom display is a disgusting reflection of our society’s general moral code decay and disregard for what children see and hear. What do you think?
And if you disagree with me, I’d really like to know why.
Oh, I called Armani Exchange’s corporate office number at 212-462-1100 to complain, but when directed to the PR department I got a message that their mailbox is “full.” Hmmn, interesting.
P.S. Happy Valentine’s day – hope it is special. 🙂 And if you’re single and hoping for a mate and feeling like all that romantic stuff in the stores these days (including that Armani heart,) is a slap in the face, don’t give up. Love’ll hit when you least expect it! I promise.
