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March 20, 2005

Spring is here and I haven't been blogging much

I was just reading something on MSNBC that explains why today is officially the first day of spring. It's the same deal that gives us leap year. At the most basic explaination, our calendar system isn't perfect (what is?) and adjustments are made because of it.

So, with that being said ... I wish you all a happy 1st day of spring.

Now, on to other newsworthy notes and things ...

SkyWay has finally gone over the preverbial "hump" to getting our new platform launched. We're closer than ever, and it's really getting to the point where you can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Soon, I'll be able to tell everyone what exactly I've been doing over the past few months since I left WHAS. I don't like keeping people in the dark, but this is an extremely cool project. It's definately broadened my horizons as an IT person, to be sure.

Amanda celebrated her 24th birthday on the 8th of this month. I didn't post anything about it mostly because I've been too damn busy to post anything at all. Tomorrow, the 21st, is Steven's 27th birthday. I plan on giving him a call this evening to wish him the best, as I doubt I'll be able to call within a reasonable hour tomorrow.

Oh, here's another interesting tidbit of information.

Amanda and I ordered a couch in the middle of last month, which was supposed to be delivered on March 2nd. The 2nd came, and they didn't have it, so the delivery date was pushed to March 14th. They didn't have it again, and pushed the delivery date to the end of the month. This didn't set well with me at all, as I see it as a kind of fraud. On the 2nd I called them up and told them I wanted the delivery fee refunded. They agreed. On the 14th, I called and spoke with them again and demanded 25% off the total purchase price. They disagreed. I threatened them with legal action and continued to call. They finally gave in and agreed.

So, we have had a total of $350 refunded to us on our couch that we still haven't received yet. If it doesn't come in by the end of the month, then I'm going to ask for an additional 25% off the total purchase price. This is going to continue until either I have a couch, or I have received all my money back and I have a couch. I'm not normally a dick about these kinds of things, but in this case I'm being a very nice dick.

Oh, Post Cereals has started making Fruity Pebbles with Splenda. I can once again have one of my all time favorite cereals without the guilt of sugar indulgence. Although the Pebbles cereal isn't the best example, there have been quite a few cereals lately that have come out with low-sugar counterparts to their originals. A good example is yet another one of my childhood favorites, Cocoa Puffs, which actually have 1/3rd of the amount of sugar as the regular cereal. It's all because of Splenda, which I'm sure is slowly poisoning my system much like the way Equal is.

Posted by ed at March 20, 2005 01:12 PM

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