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February 25, 2009

What is it that you find enthusiasm for?

"None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm".

Henry David Thoreau

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Bad customer relations - Cheshire Fence Company of Keene NH

July 31, 2010

Don't really like to bash a business, but this one stepped out of line with a friend of mine. Watch the video and decide. If the company makes an attempt to alleviate the situation or even to apologize, I will delete this posting and pull the video.

My Ironic Life: Paying interest on a $0 loan

March 11, 2011

Imagine my surprise when I noticed a $1.50 minimum interest charge on my credit card bill. I guess I was being irresponsible by not carrying a balance. What was even more ironic was the customer reps comment that "all the card companies do this". This is a great business model. I will now be offering loans for $0 to anyone who asks. All I require is a small monthly $1.50 minimum interest payment. A PayPal button is provided on this blogsite. The card has been canceled.

Is John McCain a "true" conservative?

February 08, 2008

Is John McCain a conservative? I think he is and in a good way. I should know, I'm a bleeding heart liberal who is a tree hugger who thinks government can help people. With all the noise from the "pundits" on the TV political shows the term "conservative" has been bandied about by everyone including McCain himself. I felt the definition of a conservative as one who espouses personal responsibility and government policies that promote moral behavior seemed to fit my own idea of what their philosophy encompasses. There is also a strong feeling that government should stay out of the way. All the Republican candidates talked so much about Reagan that I expected him to be channeled right into the debates. Funny they didn't mention the "compassionate conservative" George W Bush. I wonder why? I would define Conservatism as "maintaining the current order." I don't draw a distinction between this political definition and my tree hugging sen...