I've ordered from Amazon maybe three times, total, but they keep on humpin' even though by now they've written me off as a 2012 seasonal sucker. This morning's in-box was at last free of pitches for their Bavarian village snow globes and so forth.
But the Amazing database remembers that I'm weird for one-inch, high-grade, cloth-backed, sanding belts which are again on sale and, to boot, qualify for Free Shipping (!).
Guys, I'm just a tinkerer. I mean, if I had contract with Bushmaster to polish assault rifle parts I'd be more likely to lunge at today's irresistible offer. But the ten-pack I bought last year lasts me quite a while, and I'll let you know when the stash gets low.
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And on the subject of internet commerce, here's a plug for the Laptop Battery Store. I needed a fresh one for the old MacBook. The LBS price was right ($55) and It was in my hands on the third day after the order -- even with the cheapest ($6) USPS shipping option.(And if you're reading this, it works fine.)
Dec 21, 2012
The gummint loves me again
A reader relayed to me a notice saying the TMR was banned from the Department of Defense computer system "for operational reasons."
I'm now informed that it has been reinstated.
Damn. Damn. Damn. I was soooooo proud of myself.
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I'm now informed that it has been reinstated.
Damn. Damn. Damn. I was soooooo proud of myself.
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Dec 19, 2012
Judge Bork
The title should be Justice Bork, but United States senators could not abide the idea of confirming a man that much smarter than themselves.
Judge Bork's message in his confirmation hearing was: "The orderly process of law, under the Constitution, is infinitely more important than the outcome of any given case, no matter how the case crumbles your political cookie. It is high time you guttersnipes started honoring that principle."
A moral man. RIP.
Judge Bork's message in his confirmation hearing was: "The orderly process of law, under the Constitution, is infinitely more important than the outcome of any given case, no matter how the case crumbles your political cookie. It is high time you guttersnipes started honoring that principle."
A moral man. RIP.
Joe Biden to the rescue
Tuesday: No one knows who His Ineptness will put in charge of raping modifying the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. Gun maker stocks plunge.
Wednesday: His Ineptness appoints Joe Biden as national gun control czar. Gun stocks open more than 4 per cent higher.
We can't expect a break like that every day, folks, so march on. Make them prove the blame for murder falls on the people who didn't kill anyone.
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(Dead-cat bounce remarks cheerfully considered.)
Wednesday: His Ineptness appoints Joe Biden as national gun control czar. Gun stocks open more than 4 per cent higher.
We can't expect a break like that every day, folks, so march on. Make them prove the blame for murder falls on the people who didn't kill anyone.
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(Dead-cat bounce remarks cheerfully considered.)
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