Category Archives: Rant

Vitriol this, vitriol that

Has anyone else noticed that the word “vitriol” is being used EVERYWHERE? In newspapers, blogs, forums, videos, interviews, etc… If there was such a thing as a “played out” word, “vitriol” would be it. I am not sure exactly when … Continue reading

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Roofing Roofers Davis, CA

All the roofing companies around Davis, CA must be rolling in piles and piles of money, because I have called almost everyone I can find and they are all busy or will never return my call. Even the ones that … Continue reading

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Vietnam 2011

Before I forget, I want to jot down my experience visiting Vietnam for 3 weeks. To dissolve my reputation as a negative person, I will start this by listing four positive impressions I had of Vietnam: Halong Bay is easily … Continue reading

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Land of milk and honey

Ten years after the Bush tax cuts, America is in a “Great Recession”. Yet the Republican Party continues to support policies that puts all the economic burdens on the backs of the poor. What’s worst, every year the cost of … Continue reading

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Citicard Credit Card Predatory Banking Practices

Ok. Let me begin this story by saying that I really like my Citicard Credit Card for two reasons Virtual Account Number — generate a temporary account number to use for online shopping. Cash Back — I spend a lot … Continue reading

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Nootkatone

I was passively listening to a story on NPR about Nootkatone and its amazing use as mosquito repellent. I quickly jumped on Namecheap to try and register the domain name. To my surprise, a bunch of other people, apparently also … Continue reading

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Paypal Hidden Foreign Transaction Fee

I’ve used paypal for many years now, but this is the first time I noticed that a “FOREIGN TRANSACTION FEE” was assessed by my credit card company because of a paypal purchase. This is a shock to me because I … Continue reading

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Larry Mendte is an idiot

Having just heard a speech about sanity, I really shouldn’t be calling anyone an idiot. But I can’t help it. Larry Mendte is a f**king idiot. My wife has this rather annoying habit of tuning to the local Sacramento news … Continue reading

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Vietnamese people are shameless and have no class

Last week I went to the Ikea’s Crawfish Party in Sacramento. I was really excited, and had dreams of eating mountains upon mountains of crawfish. But sadly Ikea was ill-prepared for the onslaught of us Vietnamese people and our fishsauce. … Continue reading

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Why is the Lowes website always down?

Dear Sys Admin of Lowes.com, Can you please fix the damn site. That shit is always lagging, or down. You are making me want to go to Home Depot! Great site, solid features, but damn, just about every time I’ve … Continue reading

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