Tis’ the sniping season
Actually, it’s always the sniping season on Ebay. Since I’m busy gathering materials for a future blog post, I’m reminded again about how useful a program called JbidWatcher really is. “Sniping” or...
View ArticleMaybe this is the wrong time to say something… (website design)
… I mean, Hurricane Gustav just roared through, but when you google yourself up a New Orleans radio station’s website, and up in the “masthead” it’s got a logo that says “24/7 Internet Broadcast”, you...
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Copper Mesh Scourers by Quickie
Lest you think I’ve started splogging, let me assure you that is not the case. This is a “cranky consumer” post. I use copper scrubbers to clean gasket surfaces on engines and surface rust on steel...
View ArticleTo anyone who may be tracking my “guilty pleasures” RSS feed…
Violent Acres is out. While I throughly enjoyed stories like Drastic Measures to Reduce Debt, quality has slipped, and she has admitted to selling out (I hope she got a good price). While it may be...
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like cellaring a wine box
Uncle reminds me about my favorite cheap (but good) booze: Pikesville Rye is a “Maryland” style rye that used to be made in Pikesville, Maryland. Now it’s made in Kentucky by Heaven Hill. It’s...
View Articlecheap rugged leather belts
I used to bring in my old belt-buckle to the Tandy leather store in Rockville, Maryland, where the clerk would gladly pick a dyed blank off the rack and customize it for me. He’d spend about two...
View Articleyou can’t negotate for lower healthcare costs (debunked yet again)
Last time I went in for an eye exam, my regular doctor wasn’t there. I like my regular doctor because he’s ex-military and understands peep sights, 6 o’clock holds and minutes-of-angle. He’s also the...
View ArticleDuck Duck Go
I’ve been using the SSL version of Duck Duck Go as my initial search engine for the past week or so, only switching to my fall back list of engines when the syntax of the search goes into “power user”...
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What does an Ebay shill look like?
It’s harder to tell since ebay stopped displaying the handles of the bidders that bid against you. But this one looks pretty suspicious: (clickable to enlarge) Above is the recent bid history of the...
View ArticleWhy yes, that’s why I gave those bastards my email address!
Hi SM, According to our Advance Auto Parts garage records, your Toyota Camry may be due for its 45,000 mile scheduled service. Learn More…[snip] I got news for you guys, the 45k scheduled maintenance...
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