Rant
A Lesson in How Not to Twitter
Posted . ~4min read.
When Yeni and I were dating, her apartment used Comcast for Internet. Like armies of other customers, I experienced numerous problems and after hours on the phone expressed my outrage on Twitter.
I didn’t expect assistance. I simply wasn’t happy and wanted to express my anger, to… well, to the entire world. Surprisingly, my small tweet was noticed by Comcast, who replied to me, contacted the appropriate people, and actually resolved my problem.
Shocked? So was I.
Continue Reading »Independence Day
Posted . ~3min read.
Tomorrow is July 4th, or Independence Day here in the United States — where we celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776.
At the time, what is now the United States existed as 13 colonies of Great Britain. For many reasons, none of which I’ll discuss here, the colonists decided to declare themselves a new nation, independent from British (or any other) rule, with certain unalienable Rights — including Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Continue Reading »There You Go vs Thank You
Posted . ~2min read.
Recently, Yeni sent me to the grocery store to grab some milk for the bakery. So, like most people in the Sunshine State, I headed to Publix and went to the dairy case. A minute or so later, after fighting my tiredness and the tempation to buy a Twix, I slid my card through the reader and got ready to leave. When the cashier handed me the receipt, her words instantly awakened me.
“There you go,” she said, with my receipt in her extended arm.
“There I go,” I replied as I walked away.
When exactly did “There You Go” replace “Thank You?”
Continue Reading »American Express / Non-American Call Center
Posted . ~2min read.
Today, I attempted to use my American Express card as a replacement for an old card that had expired. I entered the card info, hit “renew,” and was told it was declined.
Continue Reading »Your Phone Company is Watching
Posted . ~1min read.
Back in 2012 or so, I posted a video hidden within a rant I had made. I rant from time to time. Scratch that. I rant a lot. I blog my rants from time to time.
My Internet Quote
Posted . ~1min read.
I don’t think I’ll ever come up with a better quote than this:
The Internet is like a big city. Sure, there’s great museums and entertainment, but there’s also bad, bad places filled with bad, bad people. Fred Posner
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Facebook: I'm Breaking Up with You
Posted . ~3min read.
After years on Facebook, its time to delete my account.
Continue Reading »Best Rocky Balboa Quote Ever
Posted . ~1min read.
Let me tell you something you already know…
The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows.
It’s a very mean and nasty place, and I don’t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it.
Continue Reading »Taxes on my Taxes
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So, yesterday I got my electricity bill and it was a little over 180 bucks. It’s Gainesville and hot, so I expected a decently high electricity bill. Add air conditioning with more cooking (and a bunch of hot showers) and $180 is expected.
Of course, my real electricity bill is $150. There was $30 in taxes.
Continue Reading »What is a hero?
Posted . ~4min read.
Fred introduces his (now) famed Hero/Asshole test. A must read.
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