Cigars Can Be Sexy

I do not believe in smoking. Oh my no! Too many people in my family have died from lung cancer. But still, I think cigars are sexy. A friend of mine from law school occasionally smokes one, and I think he is sexy. So, there you go! I once asked him what kind he smokes, and he mentioned a bunch of kinds, including swisher .
Now that we have graduated, I never see him anymore. And I do miss that, and law school too to some degree.

I Love, But Hate Technology

I love technology, because it is fun, optimistic, and exciting. I hate it when I can't get it to work. Which is more than I care to think about. I bought a new printer--a four-in-one--printer, copier, scanner, and fax. I can do all of that except fax. Now I know some are saying the fax is going the way of the dinosaur, but I don't think so. I know a lot of fax machines are humming away. People say they scan now. But why would you spend hours scanning a hundred page document, when it would take a few minutes to fax? Except, when you don't know how to fax. A technician came to my house to set it up and show me how to work it. When he was talking, it sounded easy of course. But after he left, I couldn't get the fax to work. And I have to as I have multiple 100-page documents to send. If I do it at Office Depot, it would be several hundred dollars to fax. I need to figure it out!

I Love The Lineup at AMC

Ok, I am a TV junkie. At least as much as I can be. One of my favorite channels now is AMC. I love, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Mad Men, and The Killing. I could never get into The Killing last season, but I am on board this year. And boy does it draw you in. Can't wait till Breaking Bad starts again. I wish there were more quality show like this on TV.

I Am Eyeing Those Rental Bikes In Town

I see people driving all around with those hitch bike racks on the back of their cars and am sort of jealous. I would love to do leisurely, or active, bike rides for that matter. But I don't have a bike, and I sure don't have a bike rack. I have great visions of bike riding, but one of the last times I rode, I almost killed myself. When my bike hit a pebble on the trial and fell down, and i fell on top of the bike. The outcome was not good! Now I am seeing all of those rental bikes around town, and I am wanting to do that sometime. Maybe I will get the nerve sometime soon?

Should I Join The NRA?

First of all, I am a liberal. Second, I don't own a gun and don't want to. I want at least some gun control. I am tired of gun proliferation. And all the talk about gun shows, gun nuts, and the stupid talk about guns. And I am definitely tired of all the mass and other shootings.

I am thinking I should join teh NRA though. Why? To help dilute their membership and bring some balance to their nuttiness. I need to look into it. Care to join me?

Budget Travel Is The Way To Go

As I have mentioned--but in no great detail--I have a new job. It is my dream job. I will work from home, travel a number of times a month, make more money, and have more flex time. Now, who wouldn't want that job!

I am excited about the travel. The company will reimburse me for my travel expenses, and I want to be a good steward of their money. But it is the flex time and freedom of schedule that I am excited about. Not only will it help me be more organized, a better housekeeper (I hope), but I also will be able to do more personal travel. I see more personal travel in my future. I need to increase my world travel. And I always love to travel to see family and friends.

What is important for me in my personal travel is affordability. I am a budget traveler! Therefore I look for cheap airfares, cheap hotel rooms, and the like. This allows me to stretch my travel dollars and go to more places and stay longer. That is not to say that I don't like my occasional splash of luxury. But cheap airfares and hotel rooms are important. After all, most of the time the focus of the trip is the travel experience itself and not just the hotel room. Here's to more travel in 2013. Bon Voyage!

Yesterday Was Bad Customer Service Day

I have been through a lot lately, but I also have a lot to be grateful for. I am out of a bad job situation and into a fabulous one. I have a lot of good friends, I have good health, and a good spirit. I am happy with life. But yesterday I felt out of sorts. Why? I am not sure! The only thing that comes to mind is poor customer service. Not once, but twice.

First, I need to replace my dryer lint screen. It has a tear in it, which enables the lint to escape. That of course is not safe. I called a parts warehouse, and a woman told me to come on out--that they have lots of these on hand. So, I drive out there to an inconvenient location. My goal was to come back home with a new lint screen. 

Well, the guy behind the counter takes the screen from me and goes out into the warehouse. He comes back minutes later, saying they don't have any. What? I say. The woman earlier told me you always have those on hand. She doesn't know what she is talking about. You must call back with the serial number off of the dryer, he says. That pains me, as the dryer is in a bad location, and it is hard to kneel down to see that number.

I go back home, get the number and call back. Talk to a different person. Oh, yes, we have these out here. What? I say. The guy earlier told me you didn't. Well, I am more familiar with the warehouse, the other guy says. So I will troop back out there and hope that I come home with a new lint screen.

My other bad customer service experience will be fodder for another post.