Tech Support: Well, I checked in two ways, and your modem has been on steady as a rock for the past week, at least. So I think it's your router.
Me: ... Was it on when I rebooted it, and had a signal sent to reset it, too?
Tech Support: ...

Yeah... I think I'll call back.

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Me:
Comcast: This issue can be best solved via a "Chat session" to get "Live Interaction."
Me: ...

The quotes and capitalization is theirs; I kid you not:
Although most issues can be addressed from within the email forum, in some cases "Live Interaction" is necessary. In order to assist you, we ask that you use the link below to open a "Chat ( Read more... )

My family left Russia (the USSR back then) 20 years ago today.

This calls for a beer.

There was a plane crash into the Hudson earlier today. A guy got a photo from a ferry:

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Dear David & Sonia,

We gave our son a Pavilion wooden Brain Benders set of puzzles but it came without the instructions so we have no idea how to put them together again. Was googling to see if anyone else had it and came across your website. Any chance you could scan & send a copy the instruction sheet to us?
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Saffy: We've a lot of New Year resolutions to keep.
Me: We?
Saffy: Yeah. You have to write this year.
Me: ... Shouldn't I come up with my own resolutions?
Saffy:

Happy new year...

Saffy: Mmmm, you smell nice.
Me:
Saffy:
Saffy: Or is that me?
Me: ...

Saffy: Alone?
Me: Well... There are probably a dozen people in the office here and there.
Saffy: Wow. All Jewish?