Archive for August, 2008
The Cows Can Be Trusted
I recently attended my first two shows at a local downtown theatre called Mad Cow Theatre. I had heard of this theatre from a few years ago when a friend attended one of their summer workshops. The two shows I attend were “Major Barbara” by George Bernard Shaw and “Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue” by Quiara Alegria Hudes. [...]
Posted: August 31st, 2008 under Ha ha.
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The Human Race 10K
Yesterday I found out that The Finish Line was sponsoring a local run for The Human Race 10K. I went to the web site and registered even though I was not 100% certain that I would run. My original Nike+ iPod accelerometer had a dead battery so I bought a new one at the Apple store. [...]
Posted: August 31st, 2008 under Fitness.
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Delta preparing for in-flight data services?
I was recently on a Delta flight from JFK (New York) to MCO (Orlando) on a recently updated and modernized Boeing 757-200(E) which happens to be International configuration. The first thing I noticed is that seat 1A is configured for crew rest with a small privacy curtain. The seat pitch was definitely not domestic, and they had [...]
Posted: August 24th, 2008 under Consumerism, Technology.
Tags: Delta
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No Parking DRWAV
This is the sign I saw outside my brother’s parking lot in Washington Heights. I stared at it for a few seconds before realizing what they intended to say. No Parking Driveway. Could this be a misplaced reference to the YouTube user drwav?
Posted: August 23rd, 2008 under Ha ha, Why.
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Free chocolate courtesy of American Express
I was at the self-checkout at IKEA today and as I pulled my American Express One card the clerk minding the stations walked up and asked why I as using an American Express card. I explained that it was my card choice. She then asked if I had another card, would I still use an [...]
Posted: August 17th, 2008 under Consumerism, Why.
Tags: American Express, IKEA
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Hillbilly Burritos
The hillbillies are loose again, and this time with a word processor.
Posted: August 14th, 2008 under Consumerism, Ha ha.
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$0.99 Breakfast at IKEA
Who would have thought. Eggs, bacon and potatoes for only $0.99.
Posted: August 9th, 2008 under Consumerism, Ha ha.
Tags: IKEA
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Free coffee at IKEA!
I recently found out that IKEA offers free coffee in their cafe thirty minutes before the store opens!
Posted: August 9th, 2008 under Consumerism.
Tags: IKEA
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American Express ExpressPay key fob
American Express introduced ExpressPay in 2003 as a key fob which was trialed initially in the Phoenix area. They begn to expand it and CVS was the first merchant I noticed with the ExpressPay logo on their payment terminals. I locaed the ExpressPay web site and immediately applied for one because 1) it looked extremely [...]
Posted: August 1st, 2008 under Consumerism, Technology.
Tags: American Express, RFID
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