Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it. ~~Mark Twain
By John on Feb 14, 2006 in Business, Crime, General, Society | 0 Comments
At 1pm, I still had heard nothing from FTD about the delivery of Lay’s flowers. I called their 800 number again, and just had it on the speaker phone on the desk while I continued to work. Two hours later….At least I wasn’t hearing other conversations this time.
By John on Feb 14, 2006 in Business, Crime, General, Society | 1 Comment
It seems that FTD has a problem with their 800 order number (800-Send-FTD). After being on hold for a while, you are allowed to listen in to other callers talking with FTD Customer Service Representatives and placing orders. This means hearing the sentiments, addresses, phone numbers and Credit Card numbers.
By John on Dec 30, 2005 in Business, Congress, Constitution, Corruption, Crime, Culture, Education, Election, Gay Issues, General, Holidays, Politics, Presidency, Religion, Right Wingnuts, Science, Society, The Courts, War, Weather | 0 Comments
We human beings have created this concept of time. We like to have beginnings and endings, and we American’s seem especially prone to the shorter increments of time. We celebrate almost all of our important holidays annually. We acknowledge birthdays and anniversaries every year. We note seconds (nano-seconds sometimes), hours, days, the months, the annual cycle of the seasons, and especially the years. It?s pretty traditional, as the we close one calendar and open another, to evaluate the year just past, and contemplate the year to come. So as 2005 fades, I?ll follow tradition and offer up my review of 2005.
By John on Oct 29, 2005 in Business, Congress, Corruption, Culture, Election, Family, Gay Issues, Legislature, Politics, Religion, Right Wingnuts, Science, Society, Technology, The Courts, War | 0 Comments
What do Democrats stand for? It seems a common refrain, or assumption, that Democrats do not have an overall theme or narrative, and I will certainly agree that the party as a whole does a rather bad job of articulating the message. But it lodged in my brain, and after a half hour of thought I realized that I, at least, know what I stand for. And it’s not complicated.
By John on Jun 8, 2005 in Business, Politics | 0 Comments
The Justice Department is no longer asking the tobacco industry for $130 Billion to combat the 50 year industry-wide conspiracy against smokers and without reason or explanation, they have lowered the penalty down to $10 Billion.
By John on Jun 2, 2005 in Business | 0 Comments
Recently, the Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Anderson Consulting for their part in document destruction and obstruction in the Enron case. Lots of people seem to be reporting that Anderson was “cleared” of wrong-doing. This is simply not true.
What kind of year are you expecting 2009 to be for you?
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