Marisa's Laughter Page
October 7, 2001
I owe, I owe, it's off to work I go...
I won't lie to you. I'm in debt. I know, most of us are at some point in time. I hope I'm not always in debt. I'm working on it. I try hard to keep from charging more stuff. I try to pay more than the minimum when I can. I haven't had the best of luck in my life - seems like every time I get a little saved up, something goes wrong. Some examples are having two family members undergo surgery within three months (which has happened at least twice in my life) and having to have a head replaced on my van about 6 months after the warranty ran out. Nothing too unusual, just stuff that happens to everyone. I wonder if I'll ever get a break.
But I didn't start writing this to make people feel sorry for me. I am not asking for advice here. So, if you're possessed by the desire to tell me how I can get out of debt and stay home with my kids, hold on to that wisdom. You might be able to start your own web page some day. In fact, if you'd like, you can help finance my debt reduction plan by renting web space from me! :^)
I thought about commercials a lot today. I know I've mentioned my love of NASCAR before. (And TODAY I am a VERY happy fan!!!!!) Well, if you've ever watched a race on TV, you know how I got commercials on the brain. I can certainly see why networks fight over the chance to air sporting events. All those caution flags can't hurt the revenue.
I believe Dale Jarrett ought to rank up there right under Bill Gates on the richest Americans list. For awhile there, I think he had at least one commercial on during every break. Now, if you watch the races, you know that breaks aren't few and far between. They are many and close together. Not that DJ is so bad. I'm not a big fan of his, but some of the commercials get a grin out of me.
Then there are the Visa commercials. I have at least 5,000 good reasons not to like Visa, but I really don't blame Visa for my problems. I don't blame the Democrats or the Republicans either. I blame MARISA and my favorite bassist for my financial problems.
Still, I couldn't help but snicker at the line, "Visa, it's everywhere you want to be." I thought, yeah, and it's probably a bunch more places I DON'T want to be too. I happen to know for a fact that you can run up a big bill on your Visa at Chuck E. Cheese. My kids like going there, but I can get tired of that place pretty quick. I'll bet I could charge tickets to a Marilyn Manson concert on my Visa. Most hospitals and doctors' offices accept Visa as a form of payment. I work in a hospital, but I don't like being a patient!
I can think of another place I don't want to be. I don't want to be in more debt! I guess I COULD say that Visa is right where I DON'T want to be!
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