I had an interesting interaction with AMC the last few days. After my comments on Friday I decided to really get to the bottom of the concerns I had and did some digging. I finally found their corporate contact info on a business-related site and called their Vice President of Operations. I didn’t actually reach […]

I recently have been writing about my disdain for AMC Theaters and I wanted to mention that I’ve been trying to contact the right people to try to at least reach someone in a position of authority that can explain to me why the experience at an AMC theater has to be so awful. The […]

I think one thing that I can find wide support for across this country is that a large percentage of people have real concerns about the honesty and integrity of many car repair shops whether they’re at dealers, chains or independent (like at a local gas station). I’ve been driving (and owning) cars since 1982. […]

Back in high school I realized that nearly every male adult I knew was playing golf at every opportunity, and that it was one hugely expensive sport. When a friend and fellow classmate, John Clark, mentioned joining the golf team my freshman year, my first thought was, “The GOLF team?” That’s when the previous thought hit […]

I’ve been catching commercials from two major companies that offer supplemental car repair insurance for your car and wondered if they’d be of any value. I called the one I see most often—US Fidelis. Their ads are pitched to us by NASCAR star Rusty Wallace. As soon as I landed in the voicemail system I […]

Dip what? Dip tubes I say. So, last week I was in the bathroom (on the second floor) and while brushing my teeth I noticed that the water pressure suddenly dropped down very low. I checked both the hot and cold side and it was low on both. I dismissed it for the evening. The […]

Just got a new advertisement from my bank and it bothers me. My bank, for the record, is TD Bank (formerly Commerce Bank) and they’ve been a rather exceptional bank over the years with just a hiccup or two along the way. However, this latest marketing effort just hit me entirely the wrong way. Let […]

Today is my birthday. I turned 45 today. I woke up to find my e-mail mailbox bursting with well-wishers. Let’s see who spends their time worrying about my personal well-being: Hmm, first I have a note from FlightSim.com. That’s nice. Then there’s a note from Sunday River (ski resort) and here’s one from Scriblink! It […]

People have discussed aging since the first cavemen could grunt out complaints about bad teeth. Clearly this isn’t a novel topic. At 45 (coming Thursday) I’ve reached a pretty interesting age. I’m young enough that the finality of death still seems like a long ways off (unless I get hit by lightning of course) and […]

At first there was no place for us to goUntil someone put up that “Black Granite Wall.”Now, every day and night, my Brothers and my Sisters waitTo see the many people from places afar file in front of this “Wall.”Many stopping briefly and many for hoursAnd some that come on a regular basis. It was […]

I grew up with Dunkin Donuts. So much so that I still view competitor Krispy Kreme as a poor imitation (and still don’t like all the glaze they use on nearly all their flavors). However, I’ve had to come to the realization that this view may need to be relegated to the confines of pure […]

I woke up at 4am Thursday morning to a dire urge to purge. I rushed to the bathroom and somehow managed to compose myself before anything happened. However, nausea dominated me for the next 18+ hours (still there) and I lost the battle around 10am. It was a pitched struggle as it should be. I […]