“It is not the ship so much as the
skillful sailing that assures
the prosperous voyage.”
George William Curtis
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Monthly Archives: July 2015
Verizon SUCKS !!!
We have had nothing but problems the last week with our Verizon phone and internet service. The connection drops every other minute. We have called Verizon customer service ten times a day for the last week. They say they fixed the problem and then ten minutes later we have no connection.
My husband and I have talked with dozens of technical people (none of them actually located in the US) and have spent well over 40 hours going back and forth with Verizon. We have had two technicians out to our home to fix the problem and they have spent hours and still they have not fixed the problem.
As of today at 4:30 pm, after spending all day on the phone with someone from Verizon, they say they have put a “team together” to fix the problems. They said the problem should be resolved by Thursday 8:00 pm. I DON’T BELIEVE A WORD THEY SAY ! Why? Because, their records show that we have only called them five times this past week. When in fact, we’ve called them three times that amount just today.
The real slap in the face is that they have the balls to raise their rates for internet service, when we don’t even have any internet to use.
The thing that really pisses me off is that we can’t use anyone but Verizon, because no other provider is offered to us at our location. I am so frustrated with Verizon I have filed a complaint with the FCC and am contacting NBC’s consumer reporter to look into Verizon and their practices.
Hopefully, I won’t lose this post before I hit Publish.
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Moon Over Redondo
“Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.”
W. Clement Stone
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A Mind-boggling Mouse
“The difference between stupidity and genius
is that genius has its limits”
Albert Einstein
If you have been using a computer for over thirty years like I have, you have noticed how the computer mouse has come a long way from its original design.
When the mouse was first invented, wireless was unheard of. Today, both the PC and the Apple are wireless.
The mouse technology has changed a great deal since the 1980’s. My first IBM PC computer mouse had a roller ball device. It would constantly pick up dirt and dust and need cleaning. I haven’t used a mouse for my Apple in years.
The latest mouse on the market is so advanced that you can point it at your screen like a TV remote. What’s next, a mind controlling mouse? Whichever it is, I’m sure the next generation will be a mind-boggling mouse.
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Birds of a Feather
“Birds of a feather flock together.”
William Turner
Jimmy 1986 to 2013
The saying, Birds of a feather, flock together, has been around for hundreds of years. It means, people who have similar characters or similar interests will often choose to spend time together.
In nature, birds of a single species frequently form flocks. Ornithologists explain this behavior as a ‘safety in numbers’ a tactic to reduce their risk of predation.
Take for example the horse. In the wild the horse likes to stay in a herd with usually one stallion in charge of the entire herd. They do this because they do not like to be alone and when they are alone they become exposed to possible predators.
For centuries now the domesticated horse still have the same instincts as a wild horse. Often when a stable mate leaves the barn and the other horse is left behind alone, both horses can become nervous and anxious. This is known as the horse being “herd bound”.
There was one particular horse at the stable where my horse Jimmy lived that became so nervous, you could hear the tension in her high-pitch whinny to her stable mate when they were separated.
Jimmy on the other hand, was entirely focused on me and never got nervous or attached to his stable mates. In fact the opposite was true with him. We were so bonded, that he was known to break-out of his stall when he heard my voice, but could’t see where I was.
Everyday when I arrived at the stable I would call out his name. Jimmy always gave me a welcome whinny like no other horse at the barn. Although I did get other whinnies from his stable mates, Jimmy always greeted me with the most welcoming whinny of any horse I’ve ever known.
Jimmy and I had a strong kinship. I often knew what he was going to do before he even did something. Often he knew what I wanted from him with just the most subtle cue. We would protect and look out for each other, no matter what the circumstances were.
Call it love, call it respect, call it what you may. But, I like to think that we were, birds of a feather.
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