Blogging 365, Day 32: Free Birthday Crap, Part II

Well, would you look at this: more free birthday crap! Today’s gift is from the good people at Sport Chalet whom I am rather partial to for more reasons than one. First, they know their stuff in the Shoe Department and are always willing to help. This goes for the Long Beach and Huntington Beach … Continue reading Blogging 365, Day 32: Free Birthday Crap, Part II

Blogging 365, Day 24: The Class Action King

It seems like every time I go to the mailbox there’s some kind of card in there informing me that I’m eligible to participate in a class action lawsuit against whomever for whatever reason. It happened with ProFlowers, Best Buy, Sears, Sony BMG, Stamps.com and Classmates.com. Out of all of them, Best Buy’s proved to … Continue reading Blogging 365, Day 24: The Class Action King

Blogging 365, Day 20: Car Trouble

While driving home from work on Friday I had a little car trouble. I was almost home when the dreaded “check engine” (CEL) light reared its ugly illuminated head. You know, the light that means anything from the oxygen sensor (whatever the hell that is anyway) went out “Holy crap, your car is about ready … Continue reading Blogging 365, Day 20: Car Trouble

In Retrospect

Having the week off and doing some shopping has given me a better perspective on what I do and my thoughts on leaving the profession which I was considering earlier this year. I'm very fortunate in not having to deal with demanding customers (or any for that matter), working on my own most of the … Continue reading In Retrospect

A Weekend of Bargains!

I have to admit that last weekend was a bargain hunter’s dream. First of all, we went to free event that was held at our not-so-local Sport Chalet store in Huntington Beach. The event was promoting and sponsored by the Steamboat Resort in Colorado and everything, I mean everything, within the confines of the arbitrary … Continue reading A Weekend of Bargains!