This entry has been written over the course of the entire day as events with Toshiba Customer Service developed. I am publishing it for the first time with two updates included. Instead of going back to edit and correct the misinformation I received as I uncovered it, I chose instead to write events as they happened chronologically. There is a ( Read more... )

There are days where I absolutely loathe my job; today is one of them. This is why...

Headlines from today's news that I've had to read/moderate:

New Orleans man booked with raping 85-year-old grandmother, a double amputee

Houston police: Twins lived with dead mother for 3 months
The home was in "deplorable condition and smelled terribly," and ( Read more... )

Just three words: GOOD FOR HER!

Woman shoots man after he pulls gun on her and her children in their Carrollton-area home

My favorite of the comments...
"The shooting victim got into the home in the 1700 block of Cambronne Street about 7 p.m., said officer Garry Flot, a New Orleans Police Department spokesman ( Read more... )

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2: MuggleNet's spoiler-free review

I am quite happy to hear...

Two surprisingly prominent characters in this film were Neville and Professor McGonagall. They both have shining moments that will get the theaters cheering.

and

Snape as Headmaster is great. Alan Rickman puts on his Snape character ( Read more... )

A friend of mine shared this on FaceBook. I agree with so much that is said here...

Yes, My Grown Homeschooled Children Are Odd - And Yours Will Be Too!

They haven’t been indoctrinated in the same way. They have not been steeped in the popular consumer culture to the degree that most schooled kids have been. They are not adult-phobic and peer- ( Read more... )

Some will say I'm no fun and that I have no sense of humor; I say differently. I say I'm lots of fun. I just don't like April Fools' day. I never have. I'm fairly certain I never will. In fact, I'd have to say that "don't like" doesn't even begin to cover it. I DESPISE it ( Read more... )

"The effort to understand the universe is one of the very few things that lifts human life a little above the level of farce, and gives it some of the grace of tragedy." - Steven Weinberg The First Three Minutes

I am absolutely appalled by GA Rep. Bobby Franklin’s proposed anti-abortion bill requiring investigations into miscarriages. It’s unfathomable to think that a woman (family) who experiences a miscarriage would then have to be further traumatized by undergoing an investigation into MURDER. I can’t even express how utterly and completely wrong this ( Read more... )

Southwest Portland trespasser locks himself in bathroom, calls 9-1-1 on homeowner

I think the only thing that surprises me about this is that the police actually arrested the trespasser and not the homeowner. Had he actually had a gun out, I think it probably would have been the other way around.

I don’t think I can really lead in to this one…just yeah...

Stallion Semen Served Up in New Zealand as New Energy Drink

It is sort of quirky, I suppose...
sort of? SORT OF???

It is the protein of the stallion. It is going to be tastefully done.
Honest, hon. You’ll like it.

[…] will sell for $10, are pitched as being healthy energy boosters ( Read more... )