I received a call earlier this week from Red Tree that the chairs I ordered for my dining table back in February should arrive in 6 weeks. It would appear that the Indonesian child worker crafting my chairs has completed their work.
So, in 6 weeks, I will finally be able to sit at my dining [...]
In Thursday’s early morning monsoon, I fumbled my Motorola RAZR2 into a nice puddle. I immediately thought the worst, and my concern was what to do with the impending death of my personal cell phone. The problem I was now facing was even worse, as I do not have the optional phone insurance. [...]
Also tagged VerizonThe economic stimulus payments that were part of the legislation that Congress passed earlier this year started being mailed out and deposited into the accounts of taxpayers earlier this month. Yesterday, I received my stimulus payment via direct deposit to my bank.
Wow. The government wants me to stimulate the economy with $13.85. Looks like [...]
Also tagged Blogging, Economics, EntertainmentOne of the travel coffee mugs I have acquired from Starbucks over the years has finally decided to give up the ghost. The piece that actually snaps in and seals the drink opening has finally become detached–it lost a pin. Now I have to set about and find a replacement.
My quest for a new travel [...]
I have drank the Kool-Aid and given in to the pressure. My Dell DJ died a rather unspectacular death yesterday, freezing upon a screen image text “FIRMWARE PROBLEM.” I knew this day would come, but I had always wanted to avoid it.
After much hemming and hawing, I was deciding between the Zune2 (the 80GB version) [...]
