Telemarketers, Charity Muggers and the Fall of Polite Society

March 5, 2013 in Health, Home, Lifestyle, Money, Work

I am on the no call list which means these days if I get a telemarketing call it is either from a charity or a scam. I love telling some criminal phone call worker that I have an Apple when he tells me he got a distress call from my windows computer. But the fact that most telemarketers these days are criminals is not why I hate them, I hate them for what they were before that, and how they made me, and I am sure countless others, ruder. First, they invade the sanctity of your home. I am sitting [...]

I Just Can’t Bring Myself To Take Leave

August 14, 2012 in Entertainment, Film & TV, Health, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Money, People, Self, Society, Travel, Work

I just can’t bring myself to take leave. Unless I actually have to take leave, I just don’t. The thing is, I only get 4 weeks a year so I’m paranoid if I take leave I’ll be wasting it. Some people take a day here and a day there, the only leave I’ve taken in the last 2 years was when my boss told me I had too much leave, and when Stepdaughter comes to visit. It began back when I worked in marketing and taking leave, or a sick day for that matter, was akin to writing “Be disappointed [...]

Are Multivitamins Being Marketed To The “Worried Well”?

August 7, 2012 in Current Affairs, Health, Lifestyle, News, Nutrition, Pregnancy & Birth, Self, Society

If anyone was to look at my desk at work they’d think I was super healthy. I have Blackmores Executive Stress Formula B, recommended to me by my mum, which helps reduce symptoms of stress. But I’m not an executive and, to be perfectly honest, I don’t get all that stressed. I think it’s normal to get a bit anxious from time to time but I bought the vitamins nonetheless. Why? Probably because my mum swears by them, but I’ve only ever taken less than five from the bottle so who am I to judge? Mum is a teacher and [...]

Video: VitaminWater gets Meme-alicious!

March 15, 2012 in Comedy, Music

How many Internet Memes can you fit into one video? The people at VitaminWater have tried to fit in as many as they can into this new commercial. How many can you spot?   Mind you, I think this Weezer video from a few years back does a better job: