Category Archives: Rants

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On Photography And Seething With Rage

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Ploafmaster General

This is one of the biggest myths with the law of taking photographs,” explains Bert Krages, a Portland, OR-based copyright attorney who has written books on photographers’ rights and techniques. “There is no general prohibition against photographing federal buildings. There … Continue reading →

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Corporate Neologizing

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Ploafmaster General

Few things drive me crazier than companies making up their own stupid buzzwords. Are they trying to come with catchy terms that they hope will provide free advertising as they theoretically worm their way into colloquial language? Regardless of intent, … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Language, Rants | 1 Comment

Farcebook

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Ploafmaster General

I made my inglorious return to Facebook several weeks ago because I got tired of calling up my mom to tell her stuff only to find she already knew because of her friend status with various people I know. So … Continue reading →

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Pizza Hut + Technology = FAIL

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Ploafmaster General

I may be snobby about my pizza, but one (of MANY) weird thing about me is that I’m not above pizza-esque foods every now and then. Like Little Caesar’s – $5 for a cheese pizza? Yes please. Well tonight Val … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Rants, Teh Interwebs | 3 Comments

Pet Peeve: Σ Abuse

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Ploafmaster General

I dunno how many times I’ve seen the following on t-shirts, TV shows, or ANYWHERE, really: GRΣΣK And we’re all supposed to chuckle because we see letters which are clearly not capital “E” but still bear a passing resemblance. I … Continue reading →

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It’s the most frustrating time of the year.

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Ploafmaster General

Ah, presidential election season. Nothing builds up my sense of civic and political cynicism quite like it. Every four years I struggle with periodic feelings of rage and depression about the state of affairs in our halls of government at … Continue reading →

Posted in Political, Rants | 11 Comments

NASCAR Thunder

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Ploafmaster General

A little piece of me is about to die inside just from linking to this, but here goes… Thomas Kinkade has stooped to a new low by painting a visual cacophony of radioactive pastels into the form of the Daytona … Continue reading →

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With Whom There Is a Beef

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Ploafmaster General

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that some Boy Scouts took ill because of some E. coli-tainted ground beef from California. So, really, do Virginians consume so much beef that they’re underserved by the state’s second largest agricultural industry? And of all … Continue reading →

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Closer than it really is…

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Ploafmaster General

Michael Grunwald’s Time article about McCain spends most of its time discussing the long odds against the Arizona senator in the 2008 presidential election. His last paragraph really resonated with me, however: That doesn’t mean that anything’s probable. The media … Continue reading →

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Slippery Italian Slope

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Ploafmaster General

Many folks close to me know my obsession with many things Italian. While I’m only one quarter Sicilian, the prominence of my full-blood grandmother in my upbringing and the associated happy memories have fostered a deep love for the food, … Continue reading →

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