BurningbirdGovernment is not the enemy.
The Consumerist has more on the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007. People Over Profits has an email campaign but it also helps to contact your Congressional rep directly. A letter of phone call also works wonders. How important is this bill? There is no bill pending in Congress that scares Corporate America more than this one. There is no […]
Sheila points to a good story on the recent Boston ‘terror’ alert, with bomb squad folks blowing up electronic boards with characters flipping the bird. She also has a good comment of her own: Get a grip and admit you jumped straight to the doomsday scenario without investigating more plausible explanations. It’s not the kids’ fault that […]
Christmas Eve I spent in Lone Elk park, just outside of St. Louis. It’s a large animal preserve and outdoor facility with a 3.2 mile hike around the perimeter. My hiking book described the hike as ‘easy’ but the park labeled it difficult. I side with the park–though the trail was very well marked and […]
I am about to set off on a journey, an adventure through time and space. I’m about to enter… The car registration zone Since this is an even year, and my car is an even year car (though it was released for sale in an odd year) to renew my registration, I must have a […]
This week and last have been difficult weeks, starting with the storms and then the situation with the IRS. Thanks to the Taxpayer Advocate’s office, we have established that a) I have done nothing wrong, and b) the revenue officer has gone way beyond standard operating procedure in her behavior. All forms that need filed, […]