carrot to my fellow obama lovers

for being so mellow and polite even when getting squished on top of each other so tightly it's hard to breathe.  it is pretty amazing how much good vibes can accomplish.  

stick to amtrak

for not letting me trade in my prepaid ticket for a later train after spending 2 hours trying to get into the only open door at union station after the inauguration.  and for that matter, stick to union station for cutting off access.

stick to the fact i can't get my hands on free-range eggs unless i go to whole foods

it doesn't seem right does it?

carrot to my car

i love my 98 escort!  people constantly tell me "it's time" to get a new car.  why would i do that? it runs fine, i own it outright, it gets good mileage, and it came back to me after i was carjacked.  

stick to drivers who refuse to turn right on red

even when there is no sign forbidding it, and the oncoming traffic is stopped!  will somebody please explain why there are so many people like this?  i really need to understand.

carrot to de-icer

somehow i never knew there was such a thing.  forget about struggling to scrape the ice off your car.  this stuff makes the ice slide off like buttah.  

stick to the ladies who gross me out in the steam room at the Y

steam rooms are great.  it's like moisturizing your insides.  what's not great is when someone comes in and does something gross enough to make you cut your steam short i.e. pumicing their feet with their feet on the seat, or noisily rubbing moisturizer on themselves while sighing.  yuck yuck yuck.