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Sears.com speaks!

January 4, 2012
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When last I wrote (on Dec.21st), sears.com’s representatives had told me that I would have to wait for my refund of $22.12 until they had “processed” it and then sat on their thumbs for an additional 5-7 days. This was a refund they owed me because they were too incompetent to check inventory of...
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Lesson Learned

December 21, 2011
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Lesson Learned

Four days ago, I did the incredibly complicated thing of ordering two identical pairs of formal pants on sears.com. Oh, on my end, it wasn't so complicated. I chose the pants I wanted (had been looking for a particular brand), chose the shipping, put in...
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A division by any other name

August 5, 2011
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A division by any other name

For those of you who don't pay a lot of attention to politics (no judgement), gerrymandering is part of a process to insure a "sure thing," particularly in a representative election. It slices districts essentially along party lines, essentially focused around making sure to...
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I have a hard time thinking that this is how sick dogs get

July 27, 2011
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Blaaaargh, I'm sick! Well, okay, "Blaaargh" doesn't feel like the right exclamation. I'm not the gross and disgusting coughing up my stomach like a starfish-kind of sick. Just the dried-out,...
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The stuff of life

July 25, 2011
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The stuff of life

Today I went out to my storage locker in near the Wheaton metro station in Maryland. Despite how convenient it makes getting to my storage locker, Wheaton is one...
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A Piece of the Action

July 24, 2011
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A Piece of the Action

“You cooperate with us, maybe we’ll cut you in for a piece of the action!” – Captain Kirk Going back to the concept of advertising I touched on in...
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