I have a rule that if an online vendor doesn’t have a phone number I won’t deal with them. Email is fine, but not as a substitute for actually speaking to someone should the need arise. And usually, when the need arises, trouble has already reared its ugly head, which makes human communication even more important.
This morning as I was returning from the airport and my workout (no, 2 different things, just all in one drive), as I approached my driveway I saw a jogger headed for my driveway as she jogged down the sidewalk.
I don’t trust them individually, and I damned sure don’t trust them as a group.
They all drive similarly marked and equipped vehicles, they all wear similar uniforms, they all carry lethal weapons and tools to take away my freedom, they all have monstrous governmental backing that supports them even when they lie under oath, or falsify official documents, and they all wear badges.
At CNN today:
(CNN) – A total of 250 clerics in the Boston Archdiocese have been accused of child abuse in recent decades, according to information made public Thursday by Cardinal Sean O’Malley in an attempt to help resolve an issue tearing at the core of Catholicism.
From the LA Times:
[Rep (D-Los Angeles) Maxine] Waters vowed to push Congress to focus on creating more jobs. “I’m not afraid of anybody,” said Waters. “This is a tough game. You can’t be intimidated. You can’t be frightened. And as far as I’m concerned, the ‘tea party’ can go straight to hell.”
Well, the Republicans had their debate the other night, if you want to call it that. Given some of the questions I heard (I popped in and out, admittedly mostly out but did I get a random sampling) there wasn’t much of an opportunity to impress. Or at least I didn’t hear any answers that were particularly impressive.
