CNN is running a list of the top 35 most outrageous fees (and how to avoid them). Number 18 is Gift-card activation fee. I just don’t understand people’s obsession with giving a gift card. I received two gift cards for my birthday, three for Christmas. My wife received several. But why not give cash? Cash [...]
Archive of entries posted on December 2006
Rest in the Past Few Days
This is what vacations and rest periods are supposed to be like: Rest. Most of my vacations are spent working on some web project or other, or traveling to visit family and friends, or are otherwise hectic and rushed. But since last Friday, I’ve had 4 nights where I was able to sleep more than [...]
Two Days until Christmas!
Only two days until Christmas! Have you had your Christmas music fix yet?
Netflix Update through November 2006
But I’ve updated the charts with October and November numbers. Netflix is doing well with its turnaround time, although a few of the TV shows we had in our queue were shipped from across the country, which added 1 to 3 days to the delivery time. My charts only show processing time.
Horrible Commute Last Night
What happened on the roads south out of DC last night? Did a snow flake fall? Major traffic accident? Who knows? Whatever it was, my normal one hour commute, which is bad enough, took an hour, fifty minutes. Ridiculous. Leaving home in the morning when it is dark; leaving the office at twilight, and [...]