Donotcall.gov Redux
Since my original, little piece on donotcall.gov, quite a few people have written about opting out. You may send $20 and the form below to:
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rant
Intaxication
I usually delete anything with multiple forwards… unless it’s from my friend Steve Leahy. The text claims to be from “The Washington Post’s Style Invitational,” though I couldn’t find this on the www.washingtonpost.com site for proper accreditation. The premise is to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one
donotcall.gov
www.donotcall.gov is the official FTC site where one can register to “opt out” of telemarketing phone calls. It’s a nice idea, but done the wrong way.
The car buying process sucks
Thought I was going to buy a minivan today, but things got a little weird …
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Ted is not 100% human
The Seattle PI recently wrote about the disappearance of “A day in the life of” blog from someone named “Ted” on my employer’s recruiting site. Among the more interesting revelations was a quote from an unnamed sources that the tone of Ted’s writing was “not 100% human.” To assist with the investigation, I’ll answer some
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Free cars now!
Rob Cockerham, whose website, cockeyed.com has provided many hours of amusement, had an eBay auction to fund research into the “Free Car” scam. I agreed to sponsor this.
Trying to help job seekers
Since the job market is pretty tepid, I’ve offered to help folks find positions. For a while, I was maintaining a job bulletin board, posting positions I’d come across and trying to match people up. I discovered two things.
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Life, Oat Bran, and Uncle Sam
Quaker Oat Life vs. Quaker Oat Bran vs. Uncle Sam Cereal
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