Ticks Me Off Tuesday

Ticks Me Off Tuesday-Randomness Edition. Just a bunch of crap that irked me over this past week. 

• E*Trade.  Who doesn't love the E*Trade baby, the old one not the new one.  The first kid was cute and funny, this one, not so much.  Tell me I am wrong:

And now...

  Really, come on not as funny, and the kid not as cute.  Now that is not the only thing that ticks me off about it.  We had E*Trade as our bank till last week.  Keyword HAD.  Who all remembers the "have 1000 new accounts every day," and the "savings accounts 5X the national average."   Not so much anymore.   They sold a good chunk of their savings accounts to Discover(card) Bank.  Only keeping those who invest with them in high yields.  While I will miss the no charges on any ATM anywhere, I will not have my savings account being held with a credit card company.  IMHO E*Trade couldn't keep up with their old promises so they began to phase out the things they couldn't handle. Oh and the new baby has blue eyes so don't try to pass it off as the same kid.  So E*Trade you are greedy bast-ages for pulling that crap and changing out the kid, really who are you trying to fool? 

(The pics for you Christina ;-D)

• So I am going to cause some waves in the Havanese community with this comment, but it's my blog and I'll post it if I want to.  Quick background I have done a nationally recognized research paper on the breed interviewing some of the original breeders of the dogs in the USA.  I know what I am talking about.  Havanese are also known as Havana Silks.  I'm not going to get in the different breed pissing contest thing.  All Havs were nicknamed this about 300 years ago do to the long slowing silky coat.  So does this look silky to you?

The dog looks like a little Puli.  Sure body wise 'Ch. FuzzyFarm the Devil Made Me Do It' is beautiful, but the coat, not so much.  Last night during the Westminster show the lady who was co-commentating knew nothing about the dogs started asking about it this is how the coat is supposed to look.  The other commentator said tes.  WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!  It IS allowed in shows but it is not natural, these cords are created by hand, the don't cord like this naturally, they mat in a giant mess.   They are to look like this dang it!

Above is Baliey, Sully's Dad(sire).  Look at the flow in the coat.  Here is Sully's 1/2 sister Faith look no cords again just a beautiful flowing silky coat.  All pictures are from the Kokomo Kennels website.  Don't let the Kennel fool you, those are the only two dogs living in the home right now.  Soon to have another female pup but that's it there.    

• Starbucks, I have in the last couple months fallen HARD for the crack you put in the cup to addict us you.  I could drink you every day, or to make it easier, here is my arm, insert this and make the day easier...

 Really hook a girl up!  There is not a Starbucks in my town ticking me off, but that's not it.  Oh no it can't be just that simple.  when I oder at the local coffee houses there is one drink I love.  White Mocha's so to order locally at ANY of the 3 non-Starbucks' coffee houses it's small, white mocha, skinny, no whip, bean (chocolate covered espresso bean on top of the cup) tho please.  At Starbucks they have their own speak: tall, white mocha, non fat, no whip.  They have no single beans.  Last week the weatherman had ordered it mistakenly like this: 2 tall, white mocha's, skinny, no whip.  The lady taking our orders this lady, note how she looks like a tool?  Yeah.  She yells, yes, yells back to the weatherman, "I can make them non fat, not skinny's!  You still want them?"     I was flabbergasted, recovered faster then the weatherman who was licking his wounded pride.  He was just ordering since I was coughing.  Lady no one treats my husband like crap except for me, I earned it by saying I do!  Copping a 'tude I spat back with as must disgust she presented to us, "yep."  under my breath as the cups went from her death grip to the barista I pointed out she should

And for the record now at Starbucks at least in the drive up you will see this picture

In With the Good

Skinny Cinnamon Dolce Latte Rich espresso. Sweet, buttery, sugar-free cinnamon dolce syrup. Nonfat steamed milk topped with foamed milk and cinnamon dolce sprinkles. Skinny Vanilla Latte Sugar-free vanilla syrup. Nonfat steamed milk. And topped with foamed milk. Tazo® Vanilla Rooibos Full Leaf Tea African rooibos tea (naturally caffeine free) paired with Tahitian vanilla and cinnamon.

Anyone else see a word up there that was used with such disgust by the witch taking orders?  I'm just saying...

These are the annoying things for the week with me.  Time to award E*Trade, corded Hanvaese and the witch at Starbucks the Ticks Me Off Tuesday Award (random edition) for the week:  Boom Baby!  What's your gripes, annoyances, etc?  Leave a comment to let it all hang out!