The Name Game

How rude that I have tested positive for the latest psychological theory, 'the name letter effect'. Apparently, people are drawn to certain people and areas based on their initials. Upon reading, I thoughts, oh that's silly. Now researchers in Belgium have tested this effect as it relates to your employer and have found that 1 in 9 are drawn to their employer through the name. My initials, A.M.S. actually fit right into this, working for lifestyle guru M.S. Oh!

It's All Fun and Games Until Someone Gets the...

I have a sister who is expecting. In turn, yours truly is planning a lovely baby shower. It has recently been brought to my attention that baby shower games are very, very rude. Of course I love a good challenge like the next lady, however a shower is meant to eat tea sandwiches and open presents, not smell 'dirty' diapers. That's right... this particular game my sister had to endure recently. It is just beyond rude...

Pass the Dirty Diaper: (Materials- diaper, chocolate, music player). One of our "dirtiest" baby shower games is for the host to take a diaper that has been "fixed" with warm chocolate in the right place and have the woman pass it to the woman next to them (make sure everyone is in a circle). When the host stops the music, whomever is holding the diaper is out of the game. a baby shower favorite!

ACK! How very rude! No worries my sister, NO ONE will be sniffing anything at your shower!

Oprah's Rude Show

I am sorry that I have been m.i.a. but obviously Oprah has been reading the lady's musings.  She had a "rude show" yesterday, talking about bad behavior and manners.  Clearly, I was an influence. From the show description:

Fed up with the rude behavior you experience day in and day out? Is it aggressive driving, co-workers who don't wash their hands or smokers who use the sidewalk as their personal ashtrays? What about the sales clerks who ignore you—then act like they own the store when you finally get their attention?

You can take Oprah's 'Rude Quiz' here.  The ladies and I clearly passed with flying colors.

Outrageously Rude Limousines

As my bff Alison would say, these limousines are so perverted I can't breathe.  To me, these are both perverted and incredibly rude!  

McCain Seeks to Delay Friday's Debate

John McCain has asked to delay the first debate in the 2008 Presidential campaign scheduled to happen this Friday night.  For the lady, this is my Superbowl!  Apparently, Mr. McCain wants to be in Washington sorting out the economic crisis.  I think that given the crisis, he should be in front of the country and tell us his plan.  The topic is set to be foreign policy, an important matter that voters need to understand now more than ever.  Aside from ruining my plans, I think that this move is very rude indeed!

Fake-n-Bake!

So Sarah Palin's tan isn't real?  She reportedly installed tanning beds in the governor's mansion. Maybe she was trying to up her vitamin D intake during the winter months.  Let's hope because she should know that tanning beds and their associated exposre to UV rays is a very rude thing ESPECIALLY when John McCain has battled skin cancer.  

I've seen reports that she paid for the bed with her own money and that they cost up to $35,000.  How about the financing options available?  Thank gawd because it would be rude to not provide options for everyone to afford their own tanning bed.

Gym Rat

Good morning!  This morning I went to our building's gym.  It's a smaller space but good enough to pretend like you are working out while watching Matt & Meredith on the Today Show.  This female person (for she is a far cry from a lady) was there.  MB and I have seen her down there several times before. She once asked him to turn off his television because she could hear it. Meanwhile, she was watching the same program on her headphones.  Today she was there again in her rough-girl gear.  I went to use one of the communal BOSU balls and she screamed from across the room, "OK....." To which, I replied, "Oh!  I'm sorry sorry were you using this?"  She walked over and completely ignored my apology, rather smirked at me in the mirror.  I was horrified.  She's clearly a bully and I was almost in tears at the thought that I may have offended someone.  After leaving the gym (don't worry I finished my workout), I thought about what a miserable person she is.  When standing next to her you can feel her miserable energy and pent-up aggression.  Poor gym etiquette is one thing but, lashing out at your neighbors, is uncalled for. Maybe it is the shrinking economy or the hot spell we are having but rudeness abounds in my building.  It's too bad that someone can be so mean and almost ruin your day.