The email below and a couple more very similar to it were caught in my spam filter. A couple of things became evident right off the bat. That is not the password to my email. But it is the password and email address that was associated with this Livejournal account ( Read more... )

Breaux Bridge, LA - It has come to my attention that a small group of Christians are suggesting that Judgment Day, also known as the Rapture, will occur this Saturday, May 21, 2011.

As I will not be among those being carried away to eternal bliss at the Lord's right hand (Way too many acts of television to be forgiven at this point) I would like ( Read more... )

Washington, DC - If you got this e-mail…

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Yesterday, Washington DC was under 30+ inches of snow. Mother Nature is expected to deliver another 15 inches by the end of the day. Trees are down. Power is out. Flat roofs are collapsing. The city is paralyzed.

This would be a great time to hold a congressional debate on global warming.

The sky is not burning, and to claim that it is amounts ( Read more... )

Today's mail brought the most magnanimous offer from the Credit One Bank of Las Vegas, NV. A pre-approved offer for a Platinum Visa Card (Woot!). A Platinum Visa Card, imagine that. Better then a gold card, it must have the sky as a limit.

( The offer is under the cut... )

My friend divalea had a fire a little over a year ago. Lea and her family got out safely. But the house and contents were destroyed. Worse then that she lost several beloved animals that no amount of money can ever replace. For those things that could be replaced, fortunately they have State Farm insurance ( Read more... )

Morrisville, NC - A good friend of mine went through her credit card statements only to discovered that the interest on her Amazon sponsored credit card through Chase Bank had been jacked up to 22.24% annually. Puzzled, as she had in introductory rate of 5.9% that was still well within the allotted period she called to have the mistake corrected ( Read more... )

Columbia, SC - From today's e-mail was this plain Jane missive with the subject "You've received a greeting card from a friend!":
Good day ( Read more... )

Ft. Myers, FL - It seems I'm not the only one mad at BestBuy right now. paltergo sent me this link to a User Friendly cartoon.

BestBuy is in for a well earned rough ride over the next few months.

I'm a con artist in that I'm an actor. I make people believe something is real when they know perfectly well it isn't.
- John Lithgow

Ft. Myers, FL - One of my favorite columnists and bloggers, Andrew Kantor, passed along information on a scam BestBuy ran on it's customers. It appears they discovered a new variation on bait and switch pricing ( Read more... )