I have to admit that I’d never heard of Hobby Lobby until the first time I went to Alabama with Geoff. The first time I actually laid eyes on one I started laughing. I couldn’t believe that someone would actually name their store something that utterly ridiculous. It turns out that’s not the limit to their ridiculousness.
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I read this story, and it actually made me feel pretty good. I am happy for the guy. Call it karma, or good deeds going rewarded, or the golden rule, or whatever you want, just one spontaneous act of friendly positivity, and now the guy has had all sorts of goodness visited back on him. Bravo, sir. I particularly like how the attempts by some angry bitter people to destroy this man and his business have not really had any effect. In fact, they seem to have caused a huge reaction in the other direction. I hope for his sake, things stay good. Be well, Mr. Van Duzer.
-Geoff
I am not a Morning Person. I never have been and I never will be. I have sometimes managed to pretend to be one for some of the jobs that I’ve held, but it’s never lasted very long. The reality is, I hate Morning People.
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Dogs and politics always make strange interesting bedfellows. One has only to check out Dogs Against Romney and read about the Seamus saga to know that, or to witness the swift death of Michael Vick’s career to know that being cruel to a dog is a great way to kill your public persona in the minds of the American public.
As it happens with these things, Geoff and I were approved for Commonwealth Care. We picked Neighborhood Health Plan, paid our premiums, and promptly got screwed over in every way imaginable. Before you click through to read the rest, know this. This isn’t a screed against Obamacare or Socialized Medicine, I am a fan of those things. This is a screed against incompetent people, those who don’t want to do their jobs, and corporations that put their bottom line over the health of individuals and, in this case, possibly thousands of people.
The Universe rears up its ugly head and reminds you that it can rain hell on you at any time.
Those of you who call our home number (not the numbers on our resume and not one I will post here) may notice something different about our voice mail. We’ve changed the message to make it a deterrent to auto-dialers and telemarketers.
Someone vandalized the Shaw monument today. It happened this afternoon, literally while I was working down the street. In fact, I walked past the monument on my lunch break. I really cannot fathom why someone would do such a thing. I know I am not your average person when it comes to how I feel about this particular monument, but still, I cannot understand it.
-Geoff
We had a yard sale today. On the whole it went really well. However, when you’re dealing with random people on the street and people who saw your ad on Craigslist, you never know what you’re going to get.
…you shouldn’t have married him.” The immortal words of Teri and she’s so right.
Teri is getting married and so, like me when I was engaged, she’s getting a lot of wedding related crap via email. Today she got this.
The Books are Taking Over... 