Another Opinion Among Many » Ranting http://coreythompson.com ...but I'm right!...and coming to you live, at times Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:34:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc He’s Just the Result of Bad Parenting http://coreythompson.com/2008/11/hes-just-the-result-of-bad-parenting/ http://coreythompson.com/2008/11/hes-just-the-result-of-bad-parenting/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:19:00 +0000 mrcorey http://coreythompson.com/?p=1228 Post from: Another Opinion Among Many. You should be reading this in a feed reader. If its not on my site, report the owner to your favorite search engine as a blog scraper and leave their site.

He’s Just the Result of Bad Parenting

]]> I was reading a post on Geeks are Sexy and came across this subject.

So, according to Keith Bakker, founder of the Smith and Jones center, a treatment center for gaming addiction, our son is not likely an addict. He’s just into Runescape and Battle for Wesnoth because we’re bad parents. I resemble that comment!

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    He’s Just the Result of Bad Parenting

    ]]>     http://coreythompson.com/2008/11/hes-just-the-result-of-bad-parenting/feed/ 14     Its not a magic beacon! http://coreythompson.com/2008/06/its-not-a-magic-beacon/ http://coreythompson.com/2008/06/its-not-a-magic-beacon/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:42:11 +0000 mrcorey http://coreythompson.com/?p=1057 Post from: Another Opinion Among Many. You should be reading this in a feed reader. If its not on my site, report the owner to your favorite search engine as a blog scraper and leave their site.

    Its not a magic beacon!

    ]]>     So, you have been granted Power of Attorney over someone’s affairs or named as Executor of an Estate.  Why is it that you think that everybody that you call on the phone will magically know this? Why do you get all excited and in a huff when its pointed out that you will have to send that document to the company that you’re trying to do stuff with? I mean, really! What makes you think that any company would release private information to you without proof that they could do so?

    Relax! Don’t let anyone pee in your corn fklakes any more.  Take a moment and give your head a shake.  When you’re politely provided with a reasonable solution for your unreasonable demand, just take the advise and DO IT.  Your stomach will thank you and the antacid companies can relax their production lines a bit.

    We know that its likely an emotional time for you.  That is why you’ll always be provided a solution to your problem.  Sorry for your troubles, but remember…we’;ll protect your information just as vigilantly.

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      Its not a magic beacon!

      ]]>       http://coreythompson.com/2008/06/its-not-a-magic-beacon/feed/ 9       Why, thank you! Now, scram! http://coreythompson.com/2008/01/why-thank-you-now-scram/ http://coreythompson.com/2008/01/why-thank-you-now-scram/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:21:50 +0000 mrcorey http://coreythompson.com/2008/01/29/why-thank-you-now-scram/ Post from: Another Opinion Among Many. You should be reading this in a feed reader. If its not on my site, report the owner to your favorite search engine as a blog scraper and leave their site.

      Why, thank you! Now, scram!

      ]]>       I was reviewing a few of the spam comments that Akismet caught but insisted that I read before discarding.  Here are three:

      “David”, from IP address sixty-six dot seventy-nine dot one sixty-three dot one eighty-seven wrote -

       I like your stuff, even though i came here by accident!

      “Eric”, from IP address seventy-two dot two fourty-nine dot thirt-two dot one eighty-four wrote -

       To all the uninitiated out there – read this and take heed. This is good stuff. Thanks….

      “Jessica” from IP address sixty-six dot seventy-nine dot one sixty-three dot one seventy-nine (David’s next door neighbor?) wrote -

       I came here by accident, but like it

      Its so nice to know that you’re appreciated! Thanks, random robots! I feel much better knowing that my writing is feeding your souls.  Its been fun, but scram, now.

      I have to agree with Eric, though.

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        Why, thank you! Now, scram!

        ]]>         http://coreythompson.com/2008/01/why-thank-you-now-scram/feed/ 7         If there’s no fine print, assume there is http://coreythompson.com/2007/10/if-theres-no-fine-print-assume-there-is/ http://coreythompson.com/2007/10/if-theres-no-fine-print-assume-there-is/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:14:29 +0000 mrcorey http://coreythompson.com/2007/10/31/if-theres-no-fine-print-assume-there-is/ Post from: Another Opinion Among Many. You should be reading this in a feed reader. If its not on my site, report the owner to your favorite search engine as a blog scraper and leave their site.

        If there’s no fine print, assume there is

        ]]>         I bought a prepaid long distance phone card on Friday, October 5, 2007.  You’ll notice that today is October 31 of the same year.  The card came from a company called Smartel.  I usually buy this type of card when I travel, as I don’t have a cell phone and its the cheapest way to make calls from a payphone, usually.  Normally, I had gotten a $10 card from my local gas station, which would usually net me 15-20 reasonably long calls.

        This $5 card got me one 3 minute call! Why? I called the toll free number on the back of the card when the system advised me that my account had no money (and told me to call customer service).  It turns out that my “account” had $4.10 in maintenance fees.  I found out that a domestic call costs me $0.39 if I use the toll free access number (which I did since there was no local access number) and $0.30 per day after the first call was placed, which was explained by the call center rep that it covered the cost of running the call center!  The card did not come with this rate related information attached to it, so I advise that if there’s no fine print, then they’re hiding something!

        So, now I have to try and make my call from home, during business hours.   If I’d have only plugged quarters into the payphone…

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