Status Updates
- Dear Borders: even at your "store closing" sale where everything is 30% off, your prices are STILL higher than Amazon's. No wonder.
441 days ago - Went to the bank today wearing this shirt [http://goo.gl/GbGpO] and the teller said, "Oh, you must work at Orange Julius". Serves me right.
457 days ago - Just installed CM7 RC1 on my HTC EVO. Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) is looking pretty good. It's pleasantly refined and snappy.
458 days ago - There's this phenomenon in workplaces where people will just devour any kind of food that's left out in common areas. Prank ideas abound.
540 days ago - I wouldn't want to live/work somewhere unless I could wear flip-flops and a t-shirt to work in the middle of November.
552 days ago
- Dear Borders: even at your "store closing" sale where everything is 30% off, your prices are STILL higher than Amazon's. No wonder.
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Good image hosting is hard to find
Recently, we’ve been trying to unload stuff we no longer need/want onto eBay and Craigslist. Being the meticulous/neurotic/obsessive-compulsive person that I am, I like to provide no fewer than 10-15 high-quality photos of each item we list (depending on the … Continue reading
Brita: A+ customer service
Sure, I complain when products don’t meet my expectations or when I run into horrible customer service. I think there’s a certain level of quality and support that many companies are failing to meet these days. But for all my … Continue reading
You pick the topic
Alright, I’m going to try something here. [Drum roll, please.] There are lots of things I could write about, but let’s be honest—nobody really cares about those things. So let’s switch it up a bit. Comment on this post and … Continue reading
The motorcycle post
I’ve been putting this post off because I don’t even know where to begin, but I think we’ll hit the good first and then come back for the bad and the ugly. So, I got a bike on Wednesday! And … Continue reading
Tales of the elusive possessive
Admittedly, I had something else in mind for this post, but when a silver platter is dropped into your lap, you really have no choice but to do something with it. I was getting a car insurance quote from Geico … Continue reading
Chase’s (lack of) privacy policy
Ugh. (You just know a post is going to be good when it starts out that way.) In sharp contrast to the great experience I had recently with American Express, the email I received today from Chase (the holders of … Continue reading
An uphill battle: Rainbow sandals and me
I’ve tried to like Rainbow sandals, I really have. Despite numerous problems with my first pair, I still wanted to try the hemp version instead of the standard leather version because it seems like they’d be more durable and comfortable. … Continue reading
Almost run over (again)
One of these days, somebody is going to hit me with their* car. And my biggest fear isn’t that I’m going to get hit or even that I’m going to die. My biggest fear is that nobody will be there … Continue reading
Attention Tucson drivers
Tucson drivers: I’ll cut straight to the chase here. Would it be too much trouble for you to look over at the crosswalk before you start turning right on a green? I almost got run over twice today because you … Continue reading
Hard Work Pays Off
Criminal(s) who broke into my car last night: You are scum. You represent everything that’s wrong with America. Instead of working hard and leading an honest life, you found it necessary to damage someone else’s property and take that which … Continue reading
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