After some long back-and-forth and multiple phone calls (and retelling the entire saga at least three more times), it has been decided I am worthy for FIOS at an equal rate, with an additional three months reduction (of about 50%) plus free installation. And when told the earliest install date was Oct 15, the nice …
So according to one department, my DSL is connected and functioning. Yet I can’t connect to the internet. After some digging by the tech people, it’s discovered that no, actually, there’s no DSL order attached to my line. I need to call sales to ‘add’ the order. Which I’d done back at the beginning of …
100_5800 Verizon Truck, courtesy of rememberwhatgodhasdone I’m sure many people are wondering where the heck I am these days. I’ve been unavailable by phone and severely limited in my online time since our ‘big move’ two weeks back. Well, settle back, kids. I’ve got a story for you. In fact, I’ll let you read the …
Back in July of 2007, one of my friends, Brian, organized (with the help of a couple others) an impromptu ‘East Coast Commandothon’ Battletech event up in Gaithersburg, MD. Originally I wasn’t able to go, but managed to swap schedules with my work and drive up to the store for six hours of hyperactive BattleTech …
Watched Red Dawn a while back. What of it? Just enough unbelievability in it to make it a less-than-serious movie, but a great mind-sink to just lay on the couch and wander. And as I half-watched, I realized why I kinda don’t like it. It’s not because of Patrick Swayze – though I will admit …
Chateau D’if, courtesy of meuh Finished the abridged Count of Monte Cristo not too long ago (abridged…yet still 600+ pages…and I’m flummoxed to find a complete unabridged work, as there are two major plot threads I remember that are missing…) and the following questions popped into my head, as I am wont to do after …
courtesy of swishphotos My entertainment complex hasn’t changed all that much since my humble beginnings with the audio experience back when I was a teenager. (Isn’t that when most guys get involved?) Of course, by that time, I’d been “indoctrinated” with piano lessons since I was 5, impromptu drum lessons by my uncle when I …
On a recent drive to and from Pittsburgh, I’ve come to realize that residents of certain states have a typical driving style. Illinois: Hell-bent on getting there as fast as possible. Adept at maneuvering in and out of lanes with scant clearance between cars. Able to dodge lane-changing trucks without incident and arrive at the …
NYC 9/11 Memorial Field, Inwood Hill Park, courtesy of baslow We ran a nice feature today on 9/11. Enjoy.
I’ll admit right off the bat this website is still in “toddler stages” as I get things up and going. Therefore, I encourage you to return often as the site will be continually updated as I have time. Being a full-time on-staff writer as well as a freelancer in the game industry does tend to …