That is is pitch dark outside by 6PM.

That one of my cats has fallen into the toliet despite never going near it before.

Fran Dreschers honkin' voice on that Old Navy commercial.

The Joe Boxer commercials from last year aren't airing this year.

Seagull poop.

GoTravel, I can second everything but the last one. Doesn't apply.
I'll add my own rant: I lost my key card at lunch to get into the office building. So until I get a new one I'll have to call every office extension until I can find someone to open the door for me!
P.S. Will the Carrot Top 1-800-CALL-ATT ads ever die?!!

Poor GoTravel, between the seagulls and the wet kitty, you need to be taken out to dinner!

OK..mine is:
When I got to the car dealership to pick up my newly serviced and detailed car, they couldn't find it. Because they left the key in it, some other customer got in it and drove off thinking it was his car. I got it back, but I was steamed! And the car smelled like Garlic!!!
But everything is ok now.

Are we Raving too?
Pup got a Christmas collar..red velvet with bells on it. Every time he makes the bells ring, he looks behind him LOL

Rants:
My 3 year old keeps asking to paint our house in red and white stripes like Cat in the Hat.

My friend changed her cell phone number, just after I memorized her old one.

My one year old figured out how to climb up on the bathroom and kitchen counters--anything's game now!

Rave:
The weather is gorgeous here in San Diego today. Aaaahhh.

I'm having a yucky day so I'll only rave

We are having an absolutely beautiful winter day here in Texas - a chilly 36 this morning and 68 this afternoon and not a cloud in the sky. How perfect is that.

Poor Scarlett! I hope they fumigate your car!

I forgot about Carrot Top. As bad as those commercials are, I can't get past his overplucked eyebrows!

Jocelyn, I hate that for you! At least they are primary colors!

Sundowner the weather will get better, just think, the 21st is the shortest day of the year!

RAVE:

I'M PACKING, I'M PACKING I'M PACKING!!!

*VACATION HERE I COME!!!*

(sorry to have shouted)

Ooo, GoTravel, I would say ALL the Old Navy commercials.

My rant: gray skies and my own inertia which has left me at home for the holidays despite opportunities to be elsewhere.

Okay, so figure this one out: somehow last night, I put my cel phone away without turning it off. Realized this when I went to turn it on again this morning. OK - no problem - charged it up a bit in the car on the way to work, brought it home and tried to plug it into the charger. It won't plug in. Can't get the little doohickey into the other little doohickey. It's a new phone but I SWEAR I've used that charger on it once before and it worked fine. I give up. I think I'll throw it into the toilet along with GoTravel's cat.

the people who feel they have to email every stupid joke, cartoon, political stuff and what not that they get on to everyone they know, and then get out of joint when I ask them not to send anymore to me.

Rants:finding parking and simply driving across town. Even though I try to avoid the obvious bottlenecks, everyone else seems to have avoided them in the some location! And, it seems everyone is getting a bit wiggy now.

What the expectations of family togetherness do to my clients who have families no one should ever want to get together with(translation:for many folks it's self hatred time)

Raves:a most serious discussion with a four year old last weekend about how Santa can make himself as tiny as he needs to be to get into your house. In fact, he can even come through the mail slot if he needs to!

gatherings and celebrations with all sorts of good friends and well behaved family marking everything from Hannukah to the Solstice to Dim Sum on Christmas.

A travel site that catches my fancy, entertains me most of the time and has led me to some fun and merry souls at its GTGs.

Happy Holidays to all and peace everywhere,Pam SF

Still ranting about the stupid Pantene commercials with Kelly Ripa . . . a shampoo is like a facelift? Or the one where the shampoo is the answer to her prayers and she sings "laaaaaaaa". Makes me want to throw up.

Rants- I got permanent makeup applied to my eyebrows, and I look like Joan Crawford.

Rave- I had a really good workout, and came home euphoric (a eurphoric Joan Crawford)

Hope it stays nice in San Diego -- we'll be there next week for Christmas!

I agree about the people who only forward cr*P emails about being the best friends in the world....SO HOW COME THEY NEVER SAY ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR LIVES! They think we're friends?

(Scarlett's a true buddy...she sends real notes, and we share a slightly twisted sense of humor...but there are others who drive me NUTS!)

Good idea to do this early b/c I am going away tomorrow! Major rave!
Rants: LeeBHaze; almost being involved in 3 accidents this evening while trying to find a parking space @ The Shopping "Maul"; receiving Sparky's Salute from all 3 of the other drivers; cat barf all over my gorgeous grey leather sofa when I arrived home (Shd I throw him in the toilet, GoTravel???)
Rave: Sparky & I are getting married!!
Happy Holidays to everyone wherever you are! See you on Dec 26!

Rave: Sparky & I are not getting married!!

Rant: With the internet, we have the ability to access the cumulative knowledge of mankind in moments. We've never had a greater opportunity to exchange ideas and develop knowledge beyond our immediate field of vision.

So what does America care about - the bucolic exploits of a vacuous bleached blonde trollop who represents the worst of our society.

Rave: Acapulco weather in November. Clear blue skies, warm tempatures, low chance of rain and good value with off-season rates.

Oh, Ryan I so agree! Gravity is surely loosing it's grip! That's my rant.
My rave: I am done with my Holiday shopping and may not leave the house
until Dec. 27th! HA!
R5

I spend a small forune sending Christmas and Holiday cards and some never mention receiving them. They don't send out any, but that doesn't bother me, but I'd like some acknowledgement of my gesture to know that I care enough. My wife says I'm an old fuddy duddy to care, but dam it, I do. Have a happy Christmas to you all.

beanbag, cut 'em from your list next year!