Category Archives: Economy

The Genius and Ingenuity in All of Us

Posted on January 25, 2012 by This Woman Writes

We’re all smarter than we think, and if we allow ourselves, we can accomplish more than we ever imagined possible. Continue reading →

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The Art Collection on My Car Dashboard

Posted on December 21, 2011 by This Woman Writes

One time, a red symbol flashed at me – and in the same way that I knew that running through a flashing red intersection light is not a good thing, I knew that running a car with a flashing red light in front of my face was just as bad. But what did it mean?

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Living Green? Don’t Be Weird about It

Posted on December 1, 2011 by This Woman Writes

I know you’re concerned, but don’t be. My inner green girl was fine: she recognizes a bag of trash when she sees it, and it’s beyond even my obsessive nature to piece a king-sized bedspread with fraying clumps of crumpled cloth French kissed by dust bunnies and entwined with bent straight pins.

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Thanksgiving is a mindset, not a day

Posted on November 23, 2011 by This Woman Writes

We have entered a season of thankfulness that encompasses more than one day of overeating and wrestling with a 25-pound bird, kickoff to a purchasing and partying frenzy that is somehow linked to a message and a Messiah totally unrelated to fat men in red suits. Continue reading →

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Eddie the Thug Is Looking for a Job

Posted on November 16, 2011 by This Woman Writes

As you know, these things make a huge difference in the efficient running of any company, and the reprobate who can’t get in line with the program gets in line at the unemployment office. Continue reading →

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Over Pre-Occupied with Occupy, Wall Street, and Tea Parties

Posted on November 9, 2011 by This Woman Writes

Our whole society is so infused with manipulation and deceit that it seems normal to us. Continue reading →

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Home Decor for the Rest of Us Who Aren’t Martha Stewart

Posted on October 5, 2011 by This Woman Writes

Only in a place where there are no children can one arrange textiles, and books, dishes, even toys, as if they had been indifferently set down by an actual fun-sized human — it gives the place that dynamic, vibrant, lived-in touch. Continue reading →

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The Dog Ate My (extremely expensive, Italian leather, got them on sale) Sandals

Posted on September 15, 2011 by This Woman Writes

I might also add that Ruby the Repulsive Rat Dog exhibits a literal taste for expensive footwear as well, and thanks to her sharp teeth, has reduced my $14.95 find of the century to masticated pulp. Continue reading →

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Internet Disconnection

Posted on August 18, 2011 by This Woman Writes

But the cheerful woman on the other end of the phone line — on the other end of the planet, actually — was definite that there was no problem with my modem, no problem with my connection, no problem of any sort anywhere in my vicinity, and was there any additional way that she could help me, please? Continue reading →

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Men Are from Mars; Women Are from Earth

Posted on August 4, 2011 by This Woman Writes

The only good thing about the situation is that Tired of Being Youngest, who hyperventilates when the needle drops off of the F, is not behind us, rapidly losing her self control. But come to think of it, maybe that wouldn’t be such a bad thing, since she could burst out with all the things that I am too wise to express aloud myself.

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