My readers have been warned.  I am no longer blogging about travel in my RV and will blog about anything that strikes my fancy from now on.  I have always been a writer of "my stuff" and use the medium to blow off steam or as a diary of sorts to amuse myself.

The dogs said it best: 

I have to get this off my chest.  Has anyone noticed women in TV commercials lately?

It all started with Flo, the perky, quirky Progressive insurance pitchwoman.  Her image is currently an icon on my smartphone representing my insurance company.  Flo is much easier to identify with than a slimey green gecko with a stuckup accent.  Kudos to Progressive for finding Flo and demonstrating the safe use of Name Your Price guns.  (No registration or mental health clearance necessary.)  I like her and hope she never retires. 

Midway into 2012, here comes "Emily"--the bespeckled, brainy, redhead designer for Haverty furniture (cheap Chinese chairs).   She is a modestly attractive "everywoman"--but when she confidently declares to her speed date, who shows her his matching shirt and jacket lining,  "I like it...I like it a LOT.  Come...Sit..." --well, I have to admit that I find that Hot.  I love all her spots:  Speed Date, Meet the Parent, The Interview and currently, The Engagement.  I think she should be a Movie Star.

What say you?  Is Emily Hot...or Not?

Another Tax season is upon us--meet Ana Maria Costanza--the manic H & R Block Tax Professional who spent 2 weeks reading the entire 900+ pages of the Affordable Care Act and knows how it will impact your tax return.  She is genuinely excited about tax matters.   Only problem is that the Act has no tax consequences at all for 2012  returns! 

Maria, Maria...your eagerness is inspiring but you scared so many viewers that they stopped running your commercial! 

And, Maria...the law is 2,409 pages--not 900.



I follow these ladies' careers with great interest and look forward to a new era of females in TV ads who are not portrayed as passive "happy housewives" preoccupied with dirt.