http://www.happyscrappy.com/wp is run by Jason Feifer, a writer and editor in Boston. Sat, 10 May 2008 20:05:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en MoveOn launched a site to promote what will surely be a standard Dem talking point this year: A McCain presidency will be like a third term for Bush. But to prove its point, it's offering a quiz with five questions about which man supports such-and-such, with the answers being either ... http://www.happyscrappy.com/wp/2008/05/10/somebodys-challenged-indeed/ Tyra Show viewers who couldn't get enough of me from my first appearance on her website -- and at least we know there's one such viewer -- can now hear me ramble endlessly in a post that went up this morning. My friend and co-worker Rachel is doing a single-gal blog ... http://www.happyscrappy.com/wp/2008/05/08/sir-mix-a-not/ This is probably the best thing to come of Made of Honor. I spotted it today (at the Boston Common theater) on my way out from seeing Iron Man, which was solid stuff. http://www.happyscrappy.com/wp/2008/05/04/what-happened-to-sugar-and-spice/ In January, I complained on this blog about not being able to bring beer back from Prague. I didn't explain what I was doing over there, though. I had gone to meet a guy (a prince, actually) who left his normal life in Boston to reclaim his family's vast, lost fortune in ... http://www.happyscrappy.com/wp/2008/04/30/princin-aint-easy/ Somehow, I managed to go an entire day (yesterday) without realizing a pen exploded in my pocket. And what does it look like when you go an entire day wearing pen-exploded pants, then go to sleep, then wake up the next morning and are startled when you look at your leg? ... http://www.happyscrappy.com/wp/2008/04/29/the-pen-is-mightier-than-the-squirtgun/ In the comments of a previous post, some readers have pondered my mortality status. As in: Alive, or dead? It’s a fine question, seeing as this blog, which at its best was regularly updated twice daily, has now fallen mostly quiet. So here, via YouTube, is a quick answer to ... http://www.happyscrappy.com/wp/2008/04/06/hi-im-still-here/   Dear Shaw’s, Today I spent about 20 minutes your Huntington Avenue location in Boston, and brought with me a cloth bag that I always bring while grocery shopping. I generally only buy enough to fill the bag, which I do in part because I don’t want to use disposable plastic bags. ... http://www.happyscrappy.com/wp/2008/04/06/an-open-letter-also-mailed-to-shaws/ My friend/coworker Rachel has become a Tyra Show blogger, charged with sharing her insights on dating with the legions of bored housewives and whoever else watches Tyra in the middle of the afternoon. The comments are especially hilarious -- they're all addressed to Tyra, even though she has zip to ... http://www.happyscrappy.com/wp/2008/03/15/i-am-americas-next-top-hottie/ That New York Times profile of Ashley Alexandra Dupré, Eliot Spitzer's hooker, has created open season on Ashley's MySpace page. The comments are especially great, like this one: Because that's just what the cause needs: "America, now that I've gotten your attention by fucking Eliot Spitzer, I have something important to tell you all: ... http://www.happyscrappy.com/wp/2008/03/15/on-second-thought-shed-at-least-be-a-lot-more-fun-to-watch-than-howard-dean/ Seth Stevenson at Slate, whose opinions I generally share, is impressed with the new Holiday Inn Express ads that promote its new hot breakfast. They're all the same: some traveling co-workers are huddled at a Holiday Inn breakfast, and their antics somehow involve the new menu items. Seth gives the ... http://www.happyscrappy.com/wp/2008/03/05/commercials-for-the-easily-impressed/