October 2008 Entries

I Think FedEx Wants My Business...

I've gotten a few goofy emails lately, but today I got one that really made me laugh.  This one's from FedEx. I highlighted the areas that made me laugh the most. From my experience with outbound shipping at my current employer, DHL has been pretty lousy, but I didn't know FedEx would ever make such a bold move to poach customers.  What's particularly interesting, is that I have never received any unsolicited emails from FedEx in the past.

posted @ Tuesday, October 28, 2008 10:05 PM | Feedback (0)

Steve Jobs: 'Blu-Ray Is Just A Bag Of Hurt'

The real kicker in Apple's notebook announcements wasn't the release of their new manufacturing process, MacBook upgrades, or glass multi-touch trackpads, but Steve Jobs' response to a question on why the new additions didn't include options for a Blu-Ray player: "Blu-ray is just a bag of hurt. It's great to watch the movies, but the licensing of the tech is so complex, we're waiting till things settle down and Blu-ray takes off in the marketplace." Phil Schiller chimed in immediately after Steve saying, "We have the best HD movie and TV options in iTunes."  Ouch.  In other words, Stevo isn't convinced that...

posted @ Tuesday, October 14, 2008 5:42 PM | Feedback (0)

My Ode To Doctors

I hate doctors. Even more than lawyers. Yes, they are way worse. In a doctors office, you are stuck sitting amongst the sickly of society. You have no idea who they are, what the have-- could it get me sick?! I don't know of any service that when you make an appointment, you could be stuck waiting for a very long time.  It's not like taking your car to the shop.  At least there you can drop it off and go do things.  Doctors don't acknowledge you, don't respect you enough to keep the magazines stocked and updated, and if...

posted @ Thursday, October 09, 2008 4:55 PM | Feedback (0)

Be Careful To Whom You Send Email

Sometimes the best joys in life are the ones that happen totally at random.  In this case, I received an email from someone who thought they were sending a mail to Wayne Hartman.  Just not this Wayne Hartman.  Ben says (leaving all poor grammar and spelling intact): Well my girlfriends name is Taylor Poling she a year younger than me and she around 5 months. Since all that happened i didnt end up going to MU just going to missouri western in st joe, when she gets done with high school we have talked about moving to columbia or kansas city...

posted @ Tuesday, October 07, 2008 1:20 AM | Feedback (0)