For some reason, I had trouble uploading this to “I Has a Hotdog,” so I'll share with you via LiveJournal instead.


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I figured out how the credit union avoids fraudulent check deposits via their new e-Deposit system. They simply reject checks entirely, claiming they can't find the account numbers. Oops, OCR fail. (It's possible that it was just a quirk of the rebate check I tried to deposit. Still, it was a significant waste of time, and I'm not too happy about

Climbing the stairs to my office, I tripped on a step, right in front of two co-workers. “I guess they raised that one a couple inches since yesterday,” I quipped. That got a laugh, but the trip still hurt, and I can't tell whether I broke my toenail. At least I didn't faceplant, just stumbled ( Read more... )

Today my bank notified me of a new service called “e-Deposit.” You endorse a check, mark it “for deposit only,” scan it into your computer, and upload it to their Web site. Bam, deposit done, no bank required.

Once upon a time, my condo had an alarm system. It's been inactive since before I moved in, and the control panel has always been kind of a hassle. It's just around a blind corner at shoulder height, really bad placement ( Read more... )

I like humor the way I like martinis: with vodka, and extra olives.

Kiddo & I recently stumbled upon the new “Curry House” restaurant in Cupertino. The sign advertises “Japanese Curry & Spaghetti,” and the logo combines pseudo-Japanese calligraphy with a cartoon of a fat white chef obviously related to Mr. Boy-ar-Dee. Some investigation revealed that they serve only Japanese curry, not Indian curry. Japanese curry ( Read more... )

I had a series of odd dreams this morning, all about money, women, and games, although maybe not in the way you'd expect ( Read more... )

When suffering extreme heartburn, do not eat more.

I'm not sure where the postcard was mailed from, but the reverse side describes the picture on the front.

Four Seasons of the Imperial Palace • Dokan-bori Moat in Autumn

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