eBay is the Boss of Me

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Hi, I'm Dixie and I'm an eBayaholic. (Hi Dixie!) 

By  Dixie Feldman

No, that's not true. I'm not addicted so much as co-dependent. No, not so much a co-dependent as...a slave. That's it, I am a big fat slave to ebay. It's like having a dysfunctional relationship with a boyfriend; sometimes your pulse races and your heart beats faster and it's thrilling, and sometimes you just feel like a sorry-ass victim. But just like the Skinnerian rat that I am, the intermittent good keeps me pressing the lever even more, hooked as I am on trying to re-create those sporadic highs.

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Parlez-Vous Guy?

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A man-to-English dictionary would be nice.

By Dixie Feldman

Have you seen those dog translation devices -- the ones that purport to decipher your dog's every woof and whimper? Now, I love dogs (and I mean, that crazy, icky kind of love that makes people roll their eyes) but I'm not sure science has got its priorities straight. Why are lab-coated technicians feverishly working on decoding Fido's every utterance when millions of men walk the Earth making no sense whatsoever?

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Does This Blog Make My Butt Look Big?

Making life better, fun-ner, fabulous-er.

By Dixie Feldman

Howdy. My name's Dixie, and every week I'm going to be blogging here about making Life better, fun-ner, fabulous-er.

(Technically my name isn't really Dixie; I was born a Sarah. But everyone calls me Dixie, and since you can't swing a cat these days without hitting someone named Sarah, I'm going with it. Besides, it has a nice "Want some whipped cream on that slice of pie, honey?" ring to it.) 

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