I walked into Wal-Mart yesterday and the two greeters were having an argument about one giving away the last Mart Cart, the motorized scooter. One of the greeters was an elderly lady who walks with a cane and is allowed to sit for her entire shift. This greeter said to the other, “But he didn’t [...]
This article on Walletpop is pretty much nonsense. I thought back to the last several times I went to the buffet. I *always* sit in a booth, rarely sit facing the buffet, always browse the entire selection before I choose my food, and I love chopsticks. I very rarely clean my plate. I chew my [...]
The very graphic accident re-enactment video about texting while driving is causing quite a controversy. As someone who was recently in a serious car accident (which was not caused by texting, but by a 17-year-old with no driver’s license and an expired permit whose parents chose to let him drive with 3 friends as passengers), [...]
*update 08-25-09* The comments backlash has begun, although they never did post my comment, which oddly was more polite than the 2 they did post.
Gizmodiva has posted about larger seats being installed on a train. They use such hateful words as…well, read it for yourself:
We know that the world is slowly turning grotesquely fat, what [...]
If you go to the ACLU website and sign the “be a Constitution voter” pledge, you can get a free bumper sticker.
Sign here
I Am a Constitution Voter
* I believe that no one — including the President — is above the law.
* I oppose all forms [...]
Subject: Check-in: Your bags and your rights.
If you travel outside the United States this summer, you can kiss your right to privacy, and perhaps your laptop, digital camera and cell phone, goodbye.
Did you know…
1. Border security can seize your laptop, cell phone or camera with no suspicion or explanation.
2. Many airports use scanners that conduct [...]
My dad’s been in the hospital with a blocked artery – nothing contagious. Today around 10am, he was moved out of ICU to a regular room, at which point he asked for some water. The nurse’s aide brought him a small pitcher full of ice water, large enough to hold 3-4 glasses’ worth [...]
Real Nightmare
If Real ID happens:
* Every state’s DMV database will be linked and tons of information from social security numbers and birth dates to copies of birth certificates and bank statements will be accessible to DMV employees across the country. o This [...]
Broadband Internet providers are increasingly imposing early termination fees to keep their customers from straying away for a better deal somewhere else.
“Cancellation penalties are anti-competitive and deprive consumers of the benefits of competition in the markets where there is more than one broadband provider,” says Kenney. “The justifications for them are suspect. Once enticing consumers [...]
Because you display that magnet, you support the troops (or breast cancer, or whatever cause) more than I do? Unless the profit from the sale of that magnet goes to charity, your purchase supports nothing.
Other designs available, for $5 to $7, at Anti-Magnet
