Dear American Airlines:
I object to being charged $100.00 (plus $5.00 in tax) for a frequent flier award travel change fee.
First, headlines during the past two months have touted American Airlines elimination of $100 change fees for mileage travelers. It isn’t until you actually try to change a flight that one discovers the unjust fee is [...]
Or, another way of putting it, I am Mr. Must Be Resourceful Because Sometimes I’m An Idiot.
Names and other identifiable information have been changed to protect the innocent.
This past Monday, while out on a consulting gig in Menlo Park, I received a phone call from a new client who needed some notarizations done during the [...]
So here it is: June 28, three days after my domain name renewal period is over. Am I any closer to moving my domain from ItsYourDomain to a more reputable registrar? Absolutely not. In fact, I had no choice but to spend the $14.95 that ItsYourDomain charges for another year with them, or either risk [...]
You wave your pen around and repeat “wingardium leviOHsa” to various inanimate objects
You talk in low hisses to snakes
You want to buy a train and name it the Hogwarts Express
You glue a compass to the dashboard of your car and try to get the car to fly
You try to make polyjuice potion
You get a diary [...]
We humans are all the result of a mutating genetic defect.
More than 2 million years ago, our brains were only a third the size they are today. Thanks to our resulting enhanced mental capacity, we have this defect to thank for such advances in science as the assault rifle, crystal meth, and The Clapper — [...]
This is a letter I sent out a week ago to friends and family, introducing my move to the mortgage industry.
You may be surprised to see my name on letterhead from an established brick-and-mortar mortgage corporation — as far as can be expected from the high-tech dot-coms with which I have previously associated.
But when you [...]
[I've been so freakin' busy lately I just haven't had time to blog. It was a lot easier to find the time when I worked normal 9-5 hours -- the schedule was steady, I needed breaks, I had more time at home, etc. When I was fully unemployed, it was also easier to blog, but [...]
