Monthly Archive for June, 2010

Chase: Worse Than Bank Of America?

Born on June 17, 2010 Catagory: Observations. 15 Comments Tags: , , , .

I was sorting through my junk snail mail the other evening when I stumbled across something that made me pause for a minute. It was a letter from Chase, no, not some guy named Chase, but the big mega bank that recently acquired my ex-mega bank WaMu. A number of years ago I stopped using WaMu as my main bank because I…

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Feeling The Burn

Born on June 10, 2010 Catagory: Stories. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , .

It was a typical day in a typical year, and I was out mountain biking with my friends Moe and Jatt. It had been a good day; we got a lot of riding done in a short amount of time. It was Sunday evening so we couldn’t ride for more than a few hours seeing as we all had work the next day. During a breather about half way through…

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Prepare To Be Outraged

Born on June 1, 2010 Catagory: Observations. 6 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

Human nature is such that we like being shocked, and I don’t mean by electricity. We like to be offended, outraged, insulted, amazed, flabbergasted, and overwhelmed by disbelief. Think I don’t know what I’m talking about? Pick up a grocery store gossip magazine, watch reality television, or tune in to the local news. Shock sells. The more outrage can be generated, the more coverage something will get. Facts and information…

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