rant

Listen to me rant about various things

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I Am The Lorax

I am not a fan of Ameren. Ever since I spent seven days without electricity in the throes of a...

June 11, 2011
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Hey Airline Industry!

Recent surveys have indicated that the airlines are getting worse instead of better when it comes to customer satisfaction, one...

August 19, 2010
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Missourah

This is addressed to those who routinely mispronounce the name of my home state. Some of you, inexplicably, are from...

June 15, 2010
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Bye Bye DirecTV!

Earlier this year, I documented my Home Theater PC project. My primary motivation for this endeavor was to find a...

June 3, 2010
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The Big Box Office Bamboozle

It looks like my prediction about Avatar is on track to come true, but the box office reports today reminded...

January 8, 2010
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Whither Tobacco

This is the halfway point in this year’s 30 Days of Blog, and I thought I would devote at least...

June 15, 2009
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Wanna Play Monopoly?

As I write this, there are still over 500 people in the St. Louis area without electricity, according to AmerenUE‘s...

August 12, 2006
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Why AOL Sucks

Almost exactly ten years ago I wrote my first rant on this web site entitled “Why AOL Sucks.” It is...

August 4, 2006
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Take My Identity, Please

I just can’t win. Between my employer and the Veteran’s Administration, and their penchant for storing my personal data on...

May 28, 2006
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Why Movies Suck

So it’s been almost five years since I last ranted about this topic. But recent developments have forced me to...

July 29, 2005
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Why Netflix Sucks

In April of this year, I received an email from Netflix informing me that in June they would be raising...

October 25, 2004