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You have finally landed on the one page on this entire site (and on the entire internet for that matter) that is purely without bullshit... my soapbox page. There are a lot of times during our show that, whether it's because of time constraints and other obligations, I don't always get to address some issues that I feel don't get the attention they deserve. There are even more times when I just don't feel like waiting until the show the next day to get some things off my chest. Thus, I have started the "Rob's Soapbox" page. If you have clicked on this page looking for someone to coddle your fragile sense of self-esteem, or tell you what you want to hear or to reinforce your outdated world view, then exit this page right now and go somewhere else. If you are in search of the last forum for reason and common sense left in the world, then sit back, relax, and enjoy. I make only one promise with this soapbox page... if you read long enough and often enough, you will eventually be offended. So here's my latest soapbox. Listen up, 'cause you just might learn something... |
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March 13th, 2006 THE 30th THING TO HATE ABOUT SACRAMENTOLast year one of my most popular columns was entitled the 29 Things to Hate About Sacramento. If you missed it, perhaps you should read it for context before moving on. Click Here to read "29 Things to Hate About Sacramento" If you're too lazy to read the old soapbox, allow me to quickly summarize. I live and work in the Sacramento area and do so of free will. I am also honest enough to admit the whole place is a joke and a dump. The things that are nice about living in Sacramento can be found anywhere in America. The things that are most pathetic and embarrassing about the area are almost exclusive to Sacramento (think Michael Newdow). Sometimes however an event occurs that is not unique to this area, but still highlights the pitiful people that continue to move here and such an occurrence came about 2 weeks ago. You need look no further than the front page of the Business Section of the Sacramento Bee on March 2nd to see the parade of miscreants and human rubbish that populate our area. There, in all its glory was a story about 2,000 members of the white trash coalition of America lined up all night waiting for…… You can't guess can you? The next Star Wars? Post Season tickets to a major sporting event? The reunion tour of the Beatles? So close, yet so far. The idiots were lined up for the grand opening of… a furniture store… and a crappy one at that. I understand that that the lemming mentality of this nation causes places like Pottery Barn, Starbucks and Ulta to become super hip to some people, but my God, at least Starbucks has great coffee and Ulta sells high quality salon and spa prducts (I have nothing good to say about Pottery Barn. You people should be ashamed of yourselves). The store that caused such a commotion in the greater state capitol region (how embarrassing) 2 weeks ago was Ikea. Ikea has come to enjoy quite the following in the past 5 years by offering up mediocre quality (at best) at rock bottom prices with the added bonus of having to assemble all of their products when you get them home. Fine, you wanna buy crap, be my guest, but must you embarrass all of us by lining up on a 30 degree night so that you can be one of the first in the store and receive your free $79 wicker chair? Let's not forget that Ikea is not just peddling mediocre furniture, it's mediocre Swedish furniture. Yikes. When in the world did the Swedes become the yentas of home furnishing products? Oh, that's right… just after Ikea became hip to the jerk having a latte at Ulta.
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