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Togal ovareyes?

28 Jan 2007 Leave a Comment

by AzDana in General

I think I need to go to bed, although I still have some web stuff that should’ve been done two days ago. But I was looking at some jewelry with MP and there was a pair of nice earrings that I really liked. But I’m too tired to say the name correctly, so instead of saying, “Oval Tigereyes”, I kept saying, “Togal ovareyes”.

I’ll betcha no one will ever use that phrase to do a google search.

Old enough to know better

28 Jan 2007 Leave a Comment

by AzDana in General

In Tucson, a bingo-playing grandma was to sentenced to three years in prison, as well as being fined $150,000.  Leticia Villareal-Garcia was convicted of transporting marijuana for sale. Apparently she was pulled over, and her vehicle contained more than 200 pounds of marijuana. The prosecutor claimed she was doing it to pay for a bingo habit, the defense claimed that the drugs belonged to her grandkid’s godfather.

Of course, this story is making national news. I just wonder what everyone else thinks of Arizona, and all the weird news that we’ve had here recently. If this trend of crazy news continues, then CNN should move their national HQ to the Valley.

Expect more, pay less… a LOT less

26 Jan 2007 Leave a Comment

by AzDana in General

I subscribe to a few frugal/thrifty newsletters. My favorite is from Michele Easter. Her newsletters are always packed full of enthusiasm, she seems to really enjoy bargain hunting.

A recent newsletter from her said that Super Target was offering an online coupon that would take one dollar off “any Market Pantry Mexican item”. Michele’s email said that she successfully used the coupon to buy items such as honey (for her sopapillas) and canned tuna (for a Hispanic tuna and rice dish she made).

I mentioned this to my daughter MP. She and I both thought the idea was interested and wanted to try it for ourselves. We were a bit dismayed to find out that the closest Super Target was about 20 miles away, but we were determined not to let a bit of distance stand in the way of our “project”.

Last weekend, I wake up to find that MP is raring to go. Since the Target web site allows a person to choose the amount of coupons they print out, she decided to print out SIX HUNDRED coupons. I can only assume that she didn’t want to have to drive back home if she ran out of coupons.

After several mis-turns, we arrived at the Target parking lot. The day is bright and sunny, so I stayed out in the car cutting coupons and sneezing while she went in for a test run. She came out about a half hour later. She had bought several bags of tortilla chips, a few packs of taco seasoning and some boxes of Kraft mac and cheese. (The Kraft mac and cheese was also on sale with the coupon and only cost a dime a box.) The total on the receipt was 14, then the cashier scanned in the coupons and the net cost was zero.

She loaded the goodies into the back of the van, and said she was going back for some “real shopping”. It was about 3:30 in the afternoon, so I settled back in the drivers seat to do more clipping and coughing.

I cut, I sneezed, I listened to the radio. I should’ve brought something to read, or at least stopped for a paper along the way. I tried calling MP’s cell a few times, but she didn’t answer. I suspected it was because we may have been in another county or something like that. For all I knew, we were in another area code as well.

At seven p.m., MP called me. She had turned her phone off, she seems to do that just a bit too often, lol. She told me that she was almost done (HOORAY!!!) and was just about to check out.

A few minutes later, I see a young woman struggling with a very overloaded cart. (Btw, MP is not what I’d call petite, she’s about five foot six or seven and is much stronger than most people her age.) When I say overloaded, that doesn’t quite do it justice. That cart was packed to the brim and overflowing with stuff.

It’s time to throw the baby out with the bath water

26 Jan 2007 Leave a Comment

by AzDana in General

I’m not going to do it in every circumstance, but I’ve decided that sometimes, society needs generalizations. Generally speaking, it is a good idea that we all follow the posted speed limit. Sure, some of us may be better drivers and may be able to handle higher speeds, but we all need to follow the generalization that decides what speed is safe in a particular area.

We, as a society, need to follow the generalizations surrounding convicted sex offenders. Sure, some of them were convicted only because they were “heeding the call of nature” in a public area. But if they don’t know the ramifications of that behavior by now, it’s time to put ‘em in the tub and throw them out with the bath water.

I’ve tried to avoid generalizations till now, because I wanted to see all sides of everything. Well, I’m tired of looking at all sides at all times and I think some generalizations can help some of the time.

Kids say the darnedest things part 2

23 Jan 2007 Leave a Comment

by AzDana in General

I signed up to get road construction updates through the city. However, I am beginning to think that the person writing them isn’t doing any research before sending them out. I’ve received several emails saying that XY road would be closed on ZZ date but the road was wide open.

I was just looking at the latest batch of road closures and trying to Mapquest them, when MP asked what I was looking at. She said that I probably shouldn’t believe all the road closures because they seem to be made up and that the next one in my inbox will probably be titled, “Dinosaur attack on McClintock forces road closure!”

Kids say the darnedest things part 1

21 Jan 2007 Leave a Comment

by AzDana in General

My kids were cute and funny when they were little. But now that they’re big, they’re hilarious.

Yesterday, Son and I went to Walgreens. He bought himself a small offbrand soda because he was thirsty. (Normally, he prefers water, but there was no water at the store.)

He took a sip and said, “My that’s refreshing.That is, if you’re used to licking bitter things like battery terminals and aspirins!”