Solitude in MotionA journal of ideas, rants and other thoughts.Typical Morning- July 23, 2007 Got to the tax collector around 8:45... the conversation went something like this: Clerk: That will be $28.10. I hand him a credit card.. Clerk: There's a $1.50 charge for paying with a debit card. Me: There's a fee to pay taxes to the State of Florida Clerk: Yes, but it's only $1.50. Me: Are you willing to give me $1.50 Clerk: Um.. no Me: Exactly. I will go the ATM machine and will be back to use cash. Is there a fee to use cash Clerk: No, but then I have to start...http://blog.davidcarr.org/2007/07/typical_morning.php Ceiling Fans- July 4, 2007 You don't realize what a difference ceiling fans make until you have to sleep in a bedroom that doesn't have them.http://blog.davidcarr.org/2007/07/ceiling_fans.php Lack of Class- July 3, 2007 There is a young couple that live in the condo next to ours. They seem pleasant, though not all that classy. They have two dogs, one of which is a Pomeranian. Frankly, I think that's a breed that should be extinct. I've never seen an animal that just barks to hear itself bark. Fortunately, it virtually never barks in its house, so it doesn't bother us, but there's never any question when they are taking it out. Which leads us to our next clue that they are trash. What kind of person...http://blog.davidcarr.org/2007/07/lack_of_class.php |