Category Archives: Rants

Enjoying Life on the DirecTV "A-List"

In March I finally decided to go proactive with getting HD into my home theater through the satellite dish.  My indoor antenna just wasn’t working — it didn’t work for most local channels and for those it did, I nearly … Continue reading

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Mending Fences (Not)

On February 24th, we had a strangely windy day which made Dallas resemble Lubbock — very dusty and hazy. As a result of the wind that day, our neighbors had their fence nearly blow down. In the days and weeks … Continue reading

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Coach Fran Must Go!

Its mere minutes after the Aggies 28-27 loss to Nebraska, so my emotions are still very raw.  But I think I will read what I am about to write tomorrow or the next day and feel the same way. Coach … Continue reading

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Lowe's Customer (Un)service

Suzanne and I continue to add refinements to our house — its Extreme Makeover: Married Edition!  So the latest project is getting new countertops. As we were disappointed by Home Depot in our island installation, we decided to try Lowe’s.  … Continue reading

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Compass Bank Sucks

I have long realized that most every post on this blog tends to be negative or whiny in nature.  I think its really just therapeutic for me to write about things to get them off my chest.  If you want … Continue reading

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Lowe's and Home Depot Frustrations

With the marriage now approaching the completion of its sixth month, we’ve been busy nesting.  In doing so, we’ve been adding to the kitchen.  We contracted with Home Depot to install an island.  And now we’re contracting with Lowe’s to … Continue reading

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Bathroom Behavior…

Nothing entertains me more than bathroom behaviour gone awry.  This post is for the men since those bathrooms are the only ones I have experience with. Would someone please explain the following odd behaviors to me? Washing your hands before … Continue reading

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Dealerships Suck II

This is a continuation of my experience with Park Place Motor Cars – Bedford. And if the last rant seemed questionable, this one is surely not. As I mentioned in the last post, I took my car in for service … Continue reading

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Dealerships Suck…

In advance of my trip to San Antonio for my Grandmother’s funeral, I decided to finally get my car in for service. I am the worst procastinator where car service is concerned. So today I took my car to Park … Continue reading

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Election Fallout

I’ve been stewing on this for a couple of weeks now. I have a couple of former co-worker friends who were involved in an e-mail thread that I was part of.  One of them suggested that a friend who was … Continue reading

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