Makes You Wonder
In the last month, how many times did you hear people say…
I don’t know if I’m going to vote. I mean, it’s not like I make a difference. We’ll end up with the Conservatives anyway.
I wonder how many of the 40.9% that didn’t cast a vote in this election were made up of those people?
Thanks a lot, jerks.
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Thanks a Bunch!
Lately, I have been the recipient of excellent customer service from various places. Whether it’s a deal on a video card, or a faulty DVD box set that was replaced for free, or even a replaced sippy cup for little J by a wonderful company, it’s been a great week.
I’m don’t usually rock the boat unless it is for a good reason.
A few weeks ago, I spilled pop all over my Sony Headphones (Shatton calls it The Fanta Menace), so I bought a replacement from Future Shop.
The sales person recommended these due to my query about headphones that are good for running. In theory, the pair that I bought would be great. However, the earbuds are somewhat large, so they tend to fall out even when I walking.
I emailed Sony’s customer support to find out what I could do about it (I wasn’t looking to replace them. I thought that perhaps there was a way to configure the harness to make it a bit more snug). They contacted me shortly after my request, informing me that the headphones (by default) ship with the medium size earbuds and if I wanted to replace them with small or large buds, I would have to pay.
Excuse me?
There is no option in the store to buy anything other than the standard size earbuds. The default size (medium) is pretty large (I have big ears, so I can only imagine how well these would fit smaller-eared people).
So thank you, Sony. Thank you for making a product that requires people to purchase an extra part for them to work properly.
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Apropos
Before I get to the one line that will either make you laugh or make you angry, I just wanted to say something.
I like Amy Winehouse’s music. I don’t like Amy Winehouse’s behaviour.
We live in a society that has to constantly pat itself on the back for things that already have succeeded beyond measure. We reward the wrong things.
That being said…
Am I the only one who gets a kick out of the fact that Amy Winehouse won five Grammys?
I wonder if they’re up her nose yet?
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The Good
My friend Rebecca came over yesterday for dinner and some Wii-ing.
I met her through Dave’s blog, in the comments section. She was in town a while ago for a convention and we went for coffee.
I suggested she come over for dinner and so that’s what we did.
After dinner we played some Wii games.
Needless to say, my ass was handed to me on a silver platter in Wii Tennis.
The Bad and Ugly
I used to give spare change to homeless people.
That is, until I gave one a generous sum and then saw him walking into an LCBO later that day.
Do you think it’s wrong of me not to give spare change out anymore?
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All the Energy You Want, Now With Less Feline Retinal Degredation!
The other day I was standing in one of our Subway stations, looking at some of the new posters on the wall across the tracks touting a new energy drink.
Energy drinks always make me laugh because they don’t really work for me. Certainly things like Gatorade and Powerade help restore electrolyte balance, which is great after a strenuous, sweaty workout.
But for the most part, energy drinks just make me want to pee a lot.
I haven’t actually tried the product in these recent ads. I doubt I will, as I have better things to drink (like beer).
If I really want to know how good it is, though, I’ll just ask my cats.
I have a feeling that there are eyebrows being raised at the previous line.
One of the ingredients displayed across the top of the can (proudly, I would assume) is Taurine.
The discovery and isolation of this “amino acid” is documented here, and although the source for energy drinks is not the typical one, it may still make you think about what you’re drinking.
Taurine is an important ingredient in cat food, as it prevents central retinal degredation.
The value of Taurine in energy drinks as an “energy giver” is in question. Studies have shown, though, that it may have a hand in reducing muscle fatigue.
Either way, though, I will probably not bother with it, as my eyes are decidedly not feline.
This Article Has Been Deemed 100% Awesome by Me
Another advertisement-related blurb.
Are people really so gullible as to believe that a product endorsed by it’s own manufacturer is actually better than one that is not?
Certainly all maunfacturers endorse their products. Why wouldn’t they?
But you have to laugh when you see things like Product X proudly bears the Product X seal of approval, or Product Y has been proclaimed excellent by the makers of Product Y.
We should all walk around talking about how awesome we are and see how long it takes for someone to smack us in the mouth for being idiots.
🙂
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