My wife and I shop at Publix, a lot! We happen to like the store and unlike WalMart they treat you like a human not just a change purse. We have had issues with the ATM outside the store, we use it because there is no fee for my bank when we do. In the past its had a lot of issues but recently its gotten very bad. So I took time to write Publix at their website. Here is the majority of what I wrote.
If you're like me then you have probably heard the suggestion that you keep a mortgage in your life for the tax write off. In some cases people are even advised to increase their mortgage rather than pay it off to save more. It may sound like good advice, but its NOT. Here is why
Well thank goodness someone has finally taken the time to prove that SiteKey, PassMark or whatever you want to call the new stupid challenge systems financial intuitions are using are NOT SECURE.
I've been catching up on some of my podcast listening and was working while listning to Windows Weekly with Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte episode #18.
A while back a truly innovative company came about, called Vonage. Unfortunately they use modern technology that may or may not be covered by many patents. In a recent court case a judge has decided they are indeed covered so they owe millions to the company who was squatting on them (Verizon). Now the judge has decided they cant even add new customers. So signals the end of Vonage and the end of innovative use of technology without having to either pay huge license fees.
Q100 was running a promo for DitchDay that was to encourage people to go to SixFlags today, between 6 am and 9 am for free admission to the park. Lo and behold the park was swamped before 6 am and the gates closed and the freeway offramps blockaded by police. Cumulus Media Inc. should be billed for the horrible traffic problems they caused. Not to mention the thousands who weren't able to get in for the free day and the countless people holding passes and other tickets that will not be allowed into the park today.
Hmm not too surprising and definitely worth following.
Under the Influence: How Lobbyists Wrote and Bought the Rx Drug Bill -VIDEO60 Minutes tells the story of how pharmaceutical industry lobbyists literally wrote the historic Medicare Prescription Drug Bill and twisted arms to get the necessary votes to have it passed in the middle of the night.
Ran out of AA batteries at my house today, darn kids toys eat them faster than Rosie O'Donnell eats macaroons. So I jumped on circuit city's web site and placed an online order for in store pickup. The order consisted of one package of 48 Alkaline batteries, one package of 8 NiMH rechargeable, and one 15 minute rapid charger including 4 batteries. So I place my order and head over to the store on my lunch.
Interesting bit over at the consumerist. Seems Jamba Juice is hiding their ingredients and maybe engaged in some
questionable marketing. FTA;
We emailed Jamba Juice customer service and they provided the ingredients list for their "non-dairy
blend": Water, Grade A Nonfat Dried Milk, Grade A Whey, Grade A Whey Protein Concentrate,
Splenda, Sodium Alginate, Maltodextrin, Pectin, Carrageenan, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Natural
Flavor, Annatto.
Well as mentioned in an earlier blog post, James Eric Jeffares was indeed convicted of (or coped a plea to) child molestation. Here is his Georgia Department Of Corrections ID
GDC ID: 0001240889
You can use it to look him up at the GDC Website.
When I think about the fact that my daughter was in the same room with this creep I am just thankful as hell that my wife trusts no one and keeps a good eye on her.
