Just wanted to share this little video I made a few years ago – four years ago, to be precise. And the words still ring true, even if the candidates are different. You need to vote today. Get out to your polling place and vote for the candidate of your choice. Vote for the person…
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Skip a YouTube ad, catch some malware?
Yesterday, I was zipping around YouTube, looking for some clips for an upcoming K-Chuck Radio blog entry. One of the tracks I wanted to include was an upcoming collaboration between Pentatonix and Manhattan Transfer on a version of “White Christmas” from Pentatonix’ upcoming album. Oh, here it is, right here on YouTube. Let me just…
Read MoreRunning commentary across the aisle
So recently I had the pleasure of attending two amazing concerts at the Palace Theater. The first, a couple of months ago, came when my friend Dan gave me a call. He had extra tickets to the Australian Pink Floyd show, and wanted to know if I would be interested in joining him and his…
Read MoreRacer disqualified for using ChapStick?
I know that sounds like the worst clickbait headline, but you have to follow along with me on this. In order to qualify for the top triathalon race in the world, the IRONMAN World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, triathletes have to score well in various other triathalon races. If they reach the top level in…
Read MoreA lizard and a stag stole $300 from me.
As many of you know, last June I was involved in a horrible car accident in which my beloved 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS, nicknamed “The Blackbird,” was destroyed. The accident happened in North Carolina; I had to get home to New York. My car was completely undriveable; and in that moment, I had to find…
Read MoreHey phone scammer … sing along with me!!
My tolerance for telephone scammers, robocallers and unsolicited solicitations, varies from day to day. Sometimes I just hang up on them. Sometimes I tell them I’m not interest and hang up on them. And sometimes I want to have some fun. This is one of those times when I want to have fun. Yesterday, I…
Read MoreHow to fluster a phone scammer by pretending to be the police
As you know, I’ve been having a lot of fun lately with telephone scammers and spammers. Recently I’ve been getting the “Hi, my name is Richard from Windows technical support, your computer is running slow, okay?” calls. Right. You sound more like Rajesh than Richard. And unless that accent of yours belongs to Priyanka Chopra…
Read More“Why would Windows contact me when I have a Mac?”
Aw, you poor, pathetic telemarketers and scammers. You don’t get it, do you? You’re that thick in the head. Dumber than a bag of wet mice. And you haven’t figured out that if you call me, I’m going to take out my frustrations on you. I will make you feel like you are stupid, and…
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Empire Consumer Services keeps right on calling…
Apparently Empire Consumer Services, the telemarketer that has been hassling me about purchasing an extended vehicle service contract for my dearly departed 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS, is now trying to convince me that no means yes and left means right. Which also means that today I received a telephone call from Judy. Judy, if you…
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Empire Consumer Services violates the Do Not Call Registry … twice in one day!
Here’s the deal. Last week, I received a call from a spoofed phone number. Yep, you guessed it, it was a telemarketer trying to sell me another vehicle service contract for my 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS. You know … the one that was destroyed in a car crash the week prior. I was not in…
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