In my email this morning, I got this notice about a proposed class action settlement with Verizon Wireless due to some alleged misdeads in the way they handled roaming charges. The beginning part sets the scene, but note the bits I've highlighted: A proposed settlement has been reached with Verizon Wireless ("Verizon Wireless") in a class action, Cowit, et al., v. Cellco … [Read more...] about I Thought These Stupid Coupons Had Been Eliminated
Sunday Song Lyrics: Candy’s Room
I few weeks ago when I was driving to the Jersey shore it only seemed appropriate to dig out the old Springsteen albums. I had ripped his Live/1975-85 3-disc set to my iPod -- if you're at all a fan of his, it's a terrific collection -- and I enjoyed cruising through the mountains and blasting the Boss on the speakers. One of the songs that stuck in my mind was "Candy's Room". … [Read more...] about Sunday Song Lyrics: Candy’s Room
Obama Sold Out
So let me see if I get this right. If I understand the new budget deal correctly, the Republicans got the spending cuts they wanted without any tax increases, and all Obama got was an increase in the debt limit large enough that it won't need to be raised again until 2013. (I'm ignoring the 12-member "super-congress" that will make future proposals for balancing the budget … [Read more...] about Obama Sold Out
No Way to Run a Country
I'm really tired of hearing about the debt ceiling, and I've avoided contributing to the cacophony so far, but I just have to get this off my chest. It's not so much that I think one side is right and the other side is wrong. Rather, I think everyone who created this mess deserves a kick in the ass from every America. Unfortunately, parts our current problem are the result of … [Read more...] about No Way to Run a Country
A Brief Note to Wayne LaPierre
Wayne LaPierreNational Rifle Association of America11250 Waples Mill RoadFairfax, VA 22030 Dear Wayne, I just received your letter of July 18, 2011 inviting me to your upcoming American Values Leadership Forum at the end of September. I must say, the guest list looks like a conservative all-star lineup -- Michele Bachmann, Haley Barbour, John Boehner, John Bolton, Herman … [Read more...] about A Brief Note to Wayne LaPierre