Embracing my inner consumer 'ho

New. Little. Pink. Different.

I recently purchased a Nintendo DS Lite and I love it.   It's small, it's streamlined, and it's pink.   What's not to love?   Granted, I haven't removed it from the box... but when I do, I know I'll become obsessed with it and with playing it and with buying games for it and dominating them.  And therein lies the problem.   I have a confession to make.  I love toys.  I love shiny, new, fun toys.   And if they come in pink, so much the better.  You see once I unwrap that perfect little pink toy I...

And now with one-stop shopping for Hot Bear Spray

There are a few times in my life where I've had to eat my words.  My mom would say there were many times I've had to eat a little crow.  And she'd then tell you about my Corporate America speech circa '92, or the "no fast or processed food in my child" speech of '99.    Just for kickers she might tell you about the four months I swore off all animal products and tried going vegan during the Mad Cow scare of '02.   My mom has a mind like a steel trap and the memory of an elephant.   Thank god she...