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Rolling hypocrisy

Tuesday, 22 May 2007 (12:35 am) Steve No comments

Saw a car the other day with handwritten notes on the rear window and trunk saying things like “back off” and “the closer you drive, the slower I go.” Why do I mention this? Well, ignoring some of the other driving-related annoyances she exhibited, she was also tailgating everyone. Love it.

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Creeped way, way out

Saturday, 19 May 2007 (10:23 pm) Steve No comments

I don’t know what it is about it, exactly, but the movie “Signs” has always creeped me out. I’ve seen it several times, edited and not, with commercials and without, and it fundamentally wigs me out. Hair on my neck standing up, goosebumps, the whole bit. Every freaking time.

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My good deed for the day

Tuesday, 8 May 2007 (3:32 pm) Steve No comments

I was at the gas station this morning, adding close to three-figures’ (!!)  worth of gas to my truck, when I noticed the white-haired grandma-type at the next island over. She glanced my way more than a few times, but I ascribed that to a general disapproval of my attire. When I was done fueling, though, [...]

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Customer service the way it used to be

Wednesday, 2 May 2007 (4:54 pm) Steve No comments

I recently ordered a new window net for my racecar from M&R Products. Unfortunately for me, a typo on their Web site meant that the part number for the net I ordered is the same as for another net of similar size and style. (Apparently, the person who packed the order just went by the [...]

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