Well, I’m sure this will bring me some more negative comments, but at the risk of being wholly insensitive I need to say: Shut up about Steve Irwin already! We had lunch with friends yesterday. I asked them how their morning had been, and they responded by telling us of the death of the Crocodile […]
It’s articles like this one in the LA Times that make it so easy to hate Thomas Kinkade’s product: (Thanks, Chap) The FBI is investigating allegations that self-styled “Painter of Light” Thomas Kinkade and some of his top executives fraudulently induced investors to open galleries and then ruined them financially, former dealers contacted by […]
Jessica and I were relaxing on the sofa, watching Tuesday’s episode of American Idol, following with Wednesday’s — uck. Way too much Ryan Seacrest. Anyway, it was during Tuesday’s episode that I realized what’s so great about it: Simon tells the truth. So often it seems that criticism is padded or masked […]
Thank you, Blockbuster, for reaffirming our decision to sign up for Netflix. A few weeks ago we rented a couple movies from Blockbuster (”No late fees!*”) and subsequently returned them. Today I receive a notice informing me that they haven’t gotten them, and I’ll soon be charged for them. Immediately I realize my mistake: […]
Last week, at 7:45 Tuesday morning, I placed an order for two sheets of 39-cent stamps from USPS.com. $1.00 shipping and handling. I naively fantasized that they would be waiting for me when I got home that day. They were not. Nor were they in our mailbox the day after that. Not […]
