You’re wondering where I’ve been…why haven’t I been posting more.

It’s because I’ve been doing other things. Namely training, for a different aircraft. So that’s nice.

And since the virtual world seems to reflect the real one right now, a new WoW guild as well.

So you know, changes.

That’s what’s been going on in my world…yours?

That is Hockey Night in Canada. Even when you’re not in Canada. Or Canadian. All without the Timmy Horton’s and a double double…

Her: I can only concentrate on one thing at a time

Me: You really shouldn’t spend all your time thinking about me.

You think all of my decisions are wrong…

No, just the ones I know about…

Looking for high paying job requiring little to no effort.  Willing to consider offer that doesn’t require consistent attendance.  Applicant has 15 years quality experience.  Serious offers only.

It is my birthday after all.  Feel free to send me stuffs as well.

This computer=good reviews, and Best Buy’s version has some pretty good ones as well.

So I thought to myself, I shall buy one. After finishing that thought, and a healthy pause to make sure that it was finished, I get in my very own car, and drive to the nearest Best Buy only to be told that yes, it is a very good computer but they don’t have any. After checking the fancy Best Buy inventory computer, I learn there isn’t one at any store in the Dallas Fort Worth area. But at least it’s a good computer, it’s not like I wasted a trip or anything only to return home without a crappy computer. No I came home without a very good computer.

Feeling quite proud of my ability to select a high quality computer, I ponder my options.

A nicer computer would be better, I’m fuzzy on a lot of things but in general I understand that better is better so I decide to just buy the fancier version from the website. Expected shipping date in a week. I order it, only to find out in the rarely used Gateway Calendar one week is actually 21 days. It is however negotiable so we negotiate. I spend some more money but Gateway promises their new calendar has special 10 day weeks just for me.

I become enamored with the really helpful order status page they have. So useful. I use it.

It never changes, remaining committed to the original 21 day week. When I call the helpful help line, they tell me not to worry, they have a different calendar they are using for my order and they will stick to the agreed 10 day week (just for me, don’t tell anyone or everyone will want 10 day weeks). So not only am I brilliant, I qualify for special treatment.

Yesterday, the day before the delivery date, I call and inquire as to what is really going on since I no longer am confident in my ability to interpret the Gateway Calendar as displayed on the order status page. The helpful person answering the help line phone informs me that yes, everything is as scheduled and my computer should ship to arrive here today.

Sweet.

We apologize for being unable to ship your items as planned. We expect to ship your items by 04/03/2008

Gateway via Email

Best Buy still doesn’t have any computers either. I’m not exactly sure what it is that Gateway is trying to do here since it obviously doesn’t involve actually providing any computers for purchase. Perhaps this is merely a plan to revise the calendar to some sort of 30 day cycle, thereby reducing the number of weekends.

Order cancelled, I want my weekends back.  Guess I’ll get in my very own car and take a trip to Fry’s.

Because it was so obvious there was no way I’d forget it.  So obviously I didn’t forget it, but still I wonder…

Otherwise Known As Economic Stimulus

As someone who is at least nominally considered to be conservative, I am really really (and I do mean really) annoyed by this. I understand the philosophy of it. People have money to spend, so they buy things. Someone has to make these things (or at least drive the truck that brings them to the store) and therefore has a job that pays a salary. Now this person wants to buy things and well the economy grows. Or the pie gets higher. Or something…

Of course the government doesn’t have any extra money to toss into the economy and it’s not a conservative thing to be using government expenditures in such a manner anyway. Tax cuts and rebates on the other hand, that is conservative, so that’s what they call it. From my viewpoint though, it looks like a government spending program not a tax cut. The truth is in the stated intent of the program, economic stimulus.

If You’re Going To Do It Do It Right

The problem with tax rebates as stimulus is that people do economically inefficient things with the money. Like saving it. Or by stimulating the criminal parts of the economy that you’d really rather be left alone. Some percentage of the money doesn’t get to where you want it to go. If you want to dump 170 Billion (with a B) dollars into the economy, then dump 170 Billion dollars and stand by it. I won’t like it, I’ll disagree with it and think it’s a bad plan, but at least I can respect and appreciate the intent. This way though, it takes 170 Billion dollars to get something less than 170 Billion worth of stimulus. Maybe we should change what we print on our money to “Doing Less With More…”

Don’t expect me to give it back though…

Me?  I think I’m going with Leaping Volkswagen…