Author Archives: The Velvet Zebra

I’ve been reading a lot lately about the recession (you know, the one no one wants to admit is here) and the economy in general – banks and interest rates and credit, oh my! And I can’t help but feel one of my rants coming on about spending more than you make, using credit cardsContinue reading “get the charge out of your life”

So, y’all remember not too long ago when I thought someone might have messed with my ID, tossled my credit report hither and yon, and I wound up doing weeks of research and investigation while waiting for my credit reports? Turns out, I was fine.  But now, just last night, I learned someone HAS doneContinue reading “when research pays”

So today I get the new router/modem, which means tonight I go home and take two aspirin. This is like when I need to build a new Access database at the start of a new year, and relearn all the calculations and commands that I only have to write once a year – but sinceContinue reading “words to live by”

Well, not really, it’s hardly worth that – but doesn’t it kill you when one little issue in your daily life can so fully absorb you brain you become a worthless hulk of anxiety for days at a time? What? It never happens to you? Liar! Okay, maybe you’re telling the truth, but it happensContinue reading “i can haz breakdown now?”

Math makes my brain hurt, I admit.  But, like most of us, I do basically understand odds, or at least the concept behind them. So when I read something that makes me go “Whaa?” I do a little research, so I don’t ask and look like an idiot. Only this time, my research made meContinue reading “can someone ‘splain this to me?”

Yes, I have a pet peeve today.  It’s people who ASSUME.  Yeah, we all know what you do when you assume, so I won’t repeat it here. But another thing you do when you assume is teeve me off! So, the other day, I’m in the city and suffering from a severe low blood sugar.Continue reading “pet my peeves”