Category Archives: Rant
F. Scott Fitzgerald was right
“The rich are different from you and me.” Wall Street bonuses of $18.4 billion – billion with a B – while the companies were losing zillions of dollars – zillion with a Z – and getting crajillions of dollars – … Continue reading
A 15% gratuity will be added to this blog post
We ordered pizza last night, “the usual,” 2 large, original crust, one with pepperoni and pineapple and one with Italian sausage and bacon. Yummy. Only one problem: it took almost two hours for them to arrive. Thanks to a series … Continue reading
Done in by tech support
Here’s one of the many things that irk me: when a company screws up and makes you fix their problem. (I’m writing this as I’m on hold awaiting the second level of technical assistance.) I had Internet service through a … Continue reading
NO MORE CZAR or -GATES
An open letter, a plea and a firm admonition to all political journalists: Next time someone is appointed to oversee a problem, please, please, please, please give them a nickname other than “czar.” It was first applied to the “Energy … Continue reading
