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Southwest FTW – Again!

August 21, 2009

Last September, I wrote a bit about a travel reservation mix-up that I had with Southwest Airlines and how they were super cool about fixing it for me. I wrote that they had earned my respect after the way I was treated by the customer service representatives that I spoke to. Well, they just did [...]

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Tuesday’s Topic: Intentions

March 7, 2009

I am aware that Jen was probably kidding when she wrote, “just make a point to at least intend to participate” in the Facebook group, but… I really did intend to write something four days ago for this week’s Tuesday’s Topic. Honest.
This counts, right?

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Tuesday’s Topic: Finding Fair

February 24, 2009

When it comes to government and society, the idea of fairness takes on whole new meanings. What might seem unfair in a small group or between two people becomes very fair (and necessary) when applied on a national scale.
My friend Jen Goode has been putting together a project called Tuesday’s Topic for over two [...]

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Sad Little Numbers: Wikipedia is a Black Hole From Which I Cannot Escape

February 9, 2009

Many are the days and nights when I have looked at a clock after using Wikipedia and realized that multiple hours have passed. Wikipedia is the greatest time suck ever devised by man.
Earlier today I remembered a conversation about music that I had with my chiropractic provider. We had talked about music, and he said [...]

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The Obligatory Holiday Post

December 25, 2008

Merry Holidays and Happy Christmas and all that. I considered writing a really heartfelt message of peace, love and happyness (which is how Will Smith spells it, and if it’s good enough for the Fresh Prince, it’s good enough for me). I considered a message like that, but then I figured… nah. Messages like that [...]

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Black Friday: Death and Savings -or- The Running of the Savages

November 30, 2008

When is a deal a great deal? When you trample a Walmart employee to death to get it. Last year, I wrote a short piece called Black Friday: More Insane Than Ever. My chief complaints were that stores were going to be opening at 4am and that Lowe’s had their Christmas displays up in early [...]

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