Seven days and two hours ago, I closed my eyes and said goodbye to bipedal transportation for a while.

Seven days ago I came to, in one hell of a lot of pain. If you missed just what it was like, visit here. As of my last post, I had spent a night in pain, had a metric-shitload of painkillers, taken orally or injected, and nothing had worked ( Read more... )

I came across this story at Slate.com (If it's OK to reject blood from gay men, what about blacks?) about the restrictions on who can give blood, and why it is discriminatory, and since it mirrors a lot of the reasons why I no longer give blood, thought I'd show it off to the rest of you ( Read more... )

A few days ago I posted a short piece about how fitness clubs were now getting hit with higher fees to play music - a jump from 96.8 cents a class, with a cap of $2654 a year, to the new fee of $15 each class or $1 per attendee of each class. While most fitness clubs can afford this without any real issue, my concern is that it now adds ammunition ( Read more... )

Who are the Catholics blaming for their priests molesting children?

The sexual revolution is to blame.

It’s Satan’s fault.

It’s the fault of the gays.

Blame the Jews.

It’s television and/or porn’s fault.

It’s the media’s fault.

It’s the fault of sex education.

The Freemasons are to blame.

Therapy is to blame.
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Last I posted on this matter, I'd casually mentioned to the company rep that my next step involved turning up to his office with the police to get the refund in person, and how it would be a good idea to pass this on to whoever above him was blocking the refund ( Read more... )

I was directed to a whiny post last night, complaining about an event I DJ'd at recently, so I'm taking this opportunity to correct some of the misinformation presented ( Read more... )

Last night, after many dramas (see previous post) I was promised a refund overnight, in full, with an emailed confirmation ( Read more... )

5-weeks ago, I ordered a $900 netbook with built-in 3G modem. At the time of order, it was to be built/delivered in 3-5-days ( Read more... )

Bored, in pain, and the voices of backpackers is floating up from below. They were discussing fashion before... I left when it involved tights as pants, and ugg-boots.

Leg update.

11th of Jan I broke my ankle. Seven and a bit weeks ago. Normally it is healed in six-weeks (unless you are a smoker) so to be told last week to "wear the boot for ( Read more... )

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