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Dish Network Disaster

Whatever Media provider you choose, do not, I repeat, do not use Dish Network.  I started with them about 1 year ago.  I have had nothing but issues ever since.  They announced in December of 2009 that they had more than 14 million customers.  I also learned upon researching Dish Network and it’s executives for [...]

Bad Tax News Turns Into Good Tax News

A while back we did our taxes for this year and TurboTax told us we had to pay $900 this year. We were stupified <?>. Our son Johnathan ran the whole thing through again the other day and found out we actually should get a refund of $2500. He said we can still claim him [...]

The Web – Can’t Live Without It

I tried to do without, but I have to have my World Wide Web. In fact, these days, most people agree, the Internet is more important than the old media — like TV.  “For the first time more people would choose to eliminate television from their lives than the Internet, if they were forced to [...]

Don’t Listen To Mechanics-You Can Fix More Than You Think

I drive a 1995 Ford Explorer that’s doing ok, but showing it’s age. It needs a lot of maintenance now that it’s over 100 years old. I discovered I can do more repairs on my truck (and probably yours too) than what many mechanics at auto shops told me I could, thanks to sheer desire [...]

Smarties-Not So Smartie

When your in a 5th grade class with 6 and 7th graders around, you’re in for a lot. Not only that, you can get in so many fights with other 5th graders if you’re not careful.  The last thing us kids need to worry about is huffing candy.  There have been some kids at my school Drum Intermediate [...]

Sears Portrait Studio in Tacoma Sucks-Still****UPDATE

So, wayyyyy back in November I blogged about Sears Portrait Studio in Tacoma Wa and how they couldn’t seem to get it right in my book when it came to customer service.  Just an update on that, the regional manager Cheryl called me and mentioned that she had seen this blog and that she really wanted [...]