I hope everyone had a great unplug week. I ran into some problems, my van broke down on the way back from the hospital on Wednesday and I had left the cell phone at home. My son and I were stranded over four hours on the interstate. Do you realize how fast the semi trucks whoosh by? It was getting dark and we made the decision to start walking. A good Samaritan with a cell phone saved us. I was able to call for help.
My birthday was yesterday and I loved the attention I got. My sister fixed a scrumptious cake and dinner. She gave me a lovely hooded jacket. It was all good until I realized, "Yikes, I'm another year older."
Please follow this link. I am SO FURIOUS. This is someone that my children watched for years and now to see what he really thinks, just makes my blood BOIL. I stumbled across this link on Friday, but since I unplugged, I couldn't share it until today. And I wasn't breaking any unplug rules... it came across my email.
Are you as shocked as I am? Okay, I understand that this is after all the onion and I do know that their stuff is mostly mockery and lampoon but another writer told me that this particular story was true. I'll never trust word of mouth again. Though it could still be...:)
Wow. I would have been nervous stranded like that. It was nice that someone pulled over to help.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!
And yes, I followed your link and am totally shocked.
Happy birthday! Glad it was nice. Going hit that link now.
ReplyDelete(Come enter my Book Title contest if you get a chance.) :)
PS That link made me sad and sick!
ReplyDeleteJennifer, I wouldn't call it nervous, I'd say I was FREAKED out. :) Thanks for the birthday wish. :)
ReplyDeletePSS --- I'm hoping that article is just a SPOOF! Surely surely it is?
ReplyDeleteHope your birthday was fantastic and that you have a great year ahead!
ReplyDelete*hugs* I'm glad you and your boy are safe. :)
ReplyDeleteRobyn, I'm pretty sure that article is a spoof. It's The Onion, after all. :) The whole "magazine" is like that. Good for a laugh, but not true. :D
Hey Robyn! I'm glad you're back OK, too, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
ReplyDelete(PS: The Onion is a satire magazine--it's just a joke :))
Wow, what a week! Happy birthday by the way. Yours is only a week before mine.
ReplyDeleteAnd thank goodness for Good Samaritans. They've saved me a time or two as well.
I cannot believe what I read about Mr. Reading Rainbow. If he didn't like his job so much, why didn't he just leave? Thanks for sharing.
Happy birthday! Sorry about the car troubles. And, yes, I am shocked about the whole Reading Rainbow thing.
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthday! Hope you had a blast. Going to follow the link...
ReplyDeleteYes. The Onion is a joke paper. None of the articles are real.
ReplyDeleteSo no worries on the Reading Rainbow guy. ;)
Happy belated birthday, Robyn! I hope you have a wonderful year! And, I'm glad you got out of being stranded too!
ReplyDeleteThe Onion Article was funny! Thanks for the link!
Yes, the article is a spoof. There's no way it was real. It was just too over the top.
ReplyDeletei'm sorry you had such horrible car troubles :(
Oh, no! So sorry to hear about you getting stranded. But I'm glad your birthday went well. Happy belated birthday!
ReplyDeleteWow, I read that article through entirely before even stopping to see who published it. That would be sad if it was really true!
First, Happy Birthday!! and sorry about the interstate scenario.
ReplyDeleteSecond, I'm not so much stunned as disgusted with him. That's horrible!
Ugh, sorry about the car troubles! You guys are too brave! And I sure hope that article really was a spoof. I'm pretty sure it was. And I kind of cheated during unplug week without even realizing it (shhhh, don't tell anyone!). I get Nathan Bransford's posts in my email inbox and without even thinking about it, I ran over and commented on his blog. GASP! I won't do it again, I promise. :D
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