there are more things in heaven and earth, horatio...

Mark Morford dishes up another rant, this one about, of all things, vibrating pink razors for women.

"And do note, won't you, how the vibrating portion on the men's M3 razor is actually where you'd expect it to be -- in the tip, nearest the blades. Not so in the Vibrance. For the women, Gillette kindly put the vibrator in the opposite end, in the smooth, engorged, rounded handle base. Gosh, you could even leave the blades off entirely and still use the vibrating handle! Isn't that thoughtful of them?"

how this product was even conceived of i cannot imagine. i don't know about you, but when i think about vibrating pink things i'd like to apply to my girl parts, razors aren't high on the list.

the suggestive animated graphics on the Vibrance website scare me even more.

be afraid. be very afraid.

garden update

my seedlings are getting bigger, which is exciting in and of itself. but better yet, my brave little hibiscus has actually sprouted a second bloom, and there's a healthy looking bud for a third as well! this is completely unprecedented. if i were superstitious, i'd be inclined to take it as some sort of Sign.

the California Franchise Tax Board does it again

yesterday i received a notice that my wages have been garnished -- again -- by the state of California, for unpaid taxes. since i arranged a payment plan with them last month, this mystified me. so i called them. the guy i spoke to took one look at my file online and said "you're right, this shouldn't have happened. i'll cancel that order right now."

so... they accidentally garnished my wages? what the fuck?

at least i was able to deal with it quickly. but you know, this doesn't do much to improve my faith in the system.

courtesy of 2wanda

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