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The Economics of Playing Armchair Economist

Stacy — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:52:14 +0000

I’ve started watching movie channels during the day, because I can’t handle the knee-jerk, manic reactions of Joe the Investor to every Fox Breaking News Alert, CNN News Alert, Dallas Morning News Alert, and WSJ Breaking News Alert. Right now, I have A Walk in the Woods on. Yes, at this point I [...]

Snarkwife’s Holiday Shopping Guide - December 1

Stacy — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:47:00 +0000

These are tough times for America. Expenses are going up, investment values have plummeted, real income values are decreasing, and Knight Rider has yet to be cancelled. American retailers are hoping to boost both the sagging economy and their sagging corporate bottom lines by offering every possible sale, promotion, and purchasing scheme on [...]

Black & Blue Saturday

Stacy — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:10:26 +0000

{begin finger snapping} “When you’re a doorbuster, you’re a doorbuster all the way…from your first in-store deal to your half-off display…” Think I’m kidding? It was downright dangerous out there yesterday, folks. Some poor WalMart employee died after being trampled by a bunch of Doorbusters. Shots were fired at a store in California between two men [...]

Thanksgiving Special: 50% Less Snark, One Day Only

Stacy — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:24:04 +0000

First off, this is the only reason I would get up early and go to Rooms To Go (or anywhere, truthfully) tomorrow morning: So, we’ve had a busy morning so far…perusing the Black Friday ads (tires are on sale…look out family and friends, guess what Santa’s bringing you!), trying to remember where the meat thermometer is, [...]

Welcome To Our World

Stacy — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:33:10 +0000

An American Girl in New York City (part…four)

Stacy — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:23:40 +0000

So. We’re back home and can I just say, it’s downright HOT here in Dallas compared to that sub-zero BS up in New York this week. My prediction that taking in a Wednesday afternoon matinee of Speed the Plow was, indeed, far too ambitious…came to fruition at about 11:30 that morning when I realized there was [...]

One Night in Colbert

Stacy — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:57:43 +0000

Good morning! I have to make this quick since Capt. UberHusband has to take his laptop with him today which will render me…well, laptopless. A significantly more descriptive post of all the glory that is Stephen Colbert will follow in the next couple of days. We watched the show online this morning and [...]

An American Girl in New York City (part trois)

Stacy — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:29:42 +0000

“It’s great to meet you too, Bobby Flay. And, I am honored and humbled by your request for a spaghetti sauce throwdown.” I mentally rehearsed that line in my head all yesterday afternoon, just in case I happened to meet B-Flay himself last night at dinner. Alas, we had to make do with a waiter who [...]

That’s what she said, that’s what she said, that’s what she said!

Stacy — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:39:14 +0000

That’s What She Said, That’s What She Said, That’s What She Said! Originally uploaded by snarkwife

An American Girl in New York City (part deux)

Stacy — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:21:15 +0000

Alternate title: We’ve seen everything good. We’ve seen the whole city! We went to a museum, we saw priceless works of art! We ate pancreas! Capt. UberHusband is off to his conference team rah-rah meeting, so I have been left to my own devices for a few hours. First item on my agenda? [...]