When I disable my ad blocker I try to make it as positive an experience as possible. When an ad comes up I just say to myself “Here’s a company that has wasted money advertising to me because I have no interest in their product,” and so far this has worked because there has not been a single ad on youtube I’ve been…

When I was thinking about quiting prime I came across some lady’s blog. She wrote about how when placing a single order she was hit with 5 or 6 different bait and switch tactics on one order during the checkout process. She took screen grabs. Amazon tried to get her to sign up for free prime - which was not free then s…

Back in 1994 in Los Angeles two sections of the Santa Monica Fwy collapsed in the big quake we had. The original estimate to replace them was 5-6 months. The contractor responsible for doing the work got it done in about 2.5 months. There was a really BIG BONUS incentive if they could get it done early and below…

I’ve been using Edison Mail on my Mac desktop, Macbook, and my Android phone for years now and am quite happy with it. It works quite well. Not a fan of Apple Mail nor Gmail on the web. But that’s me, YMMV

The real cost is much greater because every year and a half you’ll have to replace the water pump/thermostat that will develop a leak.  

What is this? A spaceplane for ants? How can we be expected to get people and stuff into space if it can’t even fit inside this spaceplane?

State Farm Client here (but in sort-of-ruralish-Missouri, not California) and to all those writing about 15-20% increases don’t feel bad – my auto insurance renews in May and it’s going up 30%. No tickets, no accidents, no claims ... everything is clean and good but it’s still going up 30%. My homeowners went up 20%…

It’s no different than prop stand-up comedy.  Just ask Carrot Top.

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