Archives for the 'Anger!' Category
No love there…
According to snopes.com, this obituary was actually published. I’m guessing Mother’s Day was not celebrated by this family…
Dolores Aguilar, born in 1929 in New Mexico, left us on August 7, 2008. She will be met in the afterlife by her husband, Raymond, her son, Paul Jr., and daughter, Ruby. She is survived by her [...]
This is why I’m keeping my satellite dish
I ordered Verizon FiOS because I pay $100+/month for 6Mb DSL from Speakeasy.net, and it’s a no-brainer to switch to 15Mb/15Mb for $69.99/month with fiber.
Of course, I was thinking that since I also pay a pretty penny for DirecTV and Vonage, I might want to think about consolidating my internet bill with my TV and [...]
Identity Theft
After watching yet another FreeCreditReport.com ad with the catchy slacker jingle, I had a minor revelation.
When did it become my responsibility to make sure that when a bank is loaning someone money, or when a credit card company is activating a credit card, that their security measures don’t allow someone to impersonate me?
It’s time for [...]
Hypocratic Oath
CNN.com posted an article that serves as a reminder of the horrors that occurred when Katrina hit. One story that keeps lingering — justifiably so — is the story of a Dr. Pou at a New Orleans hospital who decided to euthanize terminal patients rather than attempt to evacuate them.
The shocking revelation in [...]
Justice or not?
As internet social networks become a pervasive part of life, and we all wind up with accounts on MySpace, Friendster, Facebook, LinkedIn, OKCupid, and countless other sites so we can stay connected to fellow human beings, that very network is beginning to morph and change such that it is beginning to mirror “the real world”
Case [...]
















