Wow it's been a long time!

So much has happened since we last spoke. Michael Jackson died, the Saints wins the superbowl, the government has gone nuts and Lauryn Hill agrees to go on Maury...lol. Lawd knows I have an opinion/conspiracy about all of those issues but what strikes me the most as being interesting is what I heard on the news this morning. Were you aware that Dunkin Donuts(DD) sell more coffee than Starbucks???? How is this true? The DD coffee is cool but it's boring. Unless I'm making my own coffee I need a coffee experience. Starbucks just make you feel like you're serious about your coffee; you're a coffee connoisseur; you know something about coffee that the rest of the world don't and that's why you pay $20 for one cup. 

I go to DD and I feel like I'm settling. No where to sit. No one is conducting a million dollar deal at the table beside me and I only paid $3.00 for my latte instead of $5.00. AND the customer service is usually whack! Please don't get me started on McDonald's lattes, that's if their machine is working. I'll venture out to DD on McD as a convenience factor but for the most part I'm Starbuck's or bust! 


http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9OO9E900.htm

OMG...gas is outta control

So I filled my tank up yesterday and it cost me a whopping $51.00!!! That's outrageous. I do not have a SUV and I used regular gas. My car is a 98 Honda Accord and should not cost me $51 to fill up. I'm officially considering gas a luxury item.

After I filled my gas tank up I took a trip to Target. I had to get some odds and ends but since it's Target, of course I browsed the aisle. I saw two pairs of shoes ready and waiting for me to purchased BUT because I was scarred from my $51 gas purchased I didn't purchase the shoes. Those two pair of shoes from Target equaled $38. How sick is that???? I could have gotten two pairs of shoes with change left over for one full tank of gas. The problem is gas is a must. Of course I could take the bus but it takes too long and it can be a little dangerous and a lot of germs. Typically my car trips are quick...15 minutes or less.

Gas just isn't fair. You can't return it and you can't negotiate a discount. There isn't a GasRack, TJGas, or Gasoline Basement where you can search the racks for name brand gas at a discounted price. There's APPS that allow you to search for the cheapest gas in your area but typically it's only $.01-$.03 difference. By the time you go to the "cheaper" gas station you've used your discount during your travel time.

But alas there is a little reprieve. Giants & Shell. If you have a Giant card you can use your card at Shell gas stations. I did this and got a whopping $.40 a gallon off my gas. It was like Christmas in February. It was short lived though. I share my card with two family members who stay on the road so I forfeit points to them. With gas prices the way they are that should qualify me for wings and the pearly gate...IMJ!!!

I want to blog!

I mean be a real blogger. Someone who blogs and make it interesting. I look at blogs and constantly think...I can do that. It's just giving your $.02 and for those who know me...knows I like to give my $.02. The thing about blogging is that it's actually a job! To sit and think about what you're going write is work. Do you have an interesting topic, do you have photos, videos, links to links, etc? As I read these various blogs I realize that blogging is a community. I mean bloggers know bloggers. There's a method to blogging, people are creating best selling books from blogging and oscar winning movies from bloggers. It seems pretty incredible when you really think about it. You sit and give your opinion amongst thousands of others and somehow your thoughts, traveling or cooking adventure turns into a movie! How can I be down? I have opinions. I don't mind cooking from Rachel Ray's or Emeril's book if it means a movie deal.

I think what makes a good blogger is someone who is willing to "share." Someone who doesn't mind the world knowing their issues and trials and tribulations. WELL that ain't me. I can easy give my opinion on everybody else but I'll pass on sharing my feelings. SO I'll continue to spew off a paragraph or two once in awhile as long as you don't expect me to get all sensitive.