Dec 29th, 2009
Somehow the credit card company of Capital One, along with a few others of its lending brothers, have stumbled upon a fantastic money making model – reviving paid debt.
Yup, you read right. The companies are taking records of old debt that people have paid off and reinstating them. This means that a person needing a [...]
Dec 28th, 2009
It’s not uncommon for me to see debate on whether or not Charlie Sheen can be called a good actor. He has his fans, but I’ve never cared for him and today didn’t help his case.
Today, I ran across a little news article revealing some of Charlie’s domestic antics – and they’re none too flattering.
Charlie, [...]
Dec 23rd, 2009
Lay offs are not a new concept, and unfortunately, many people have had the opportunity to get familiar with the idea during this recession year.
More often than not, companies will let these people go with a certain amount of regret. They will break the news to an employee as tactfully as possible, often providing generous [...]
Dec 22nd, 2009
It looks like the governor was a little fond of some hank-panky on the side. I still have to wonder, if a person goes into the notoriously public political ring, why on earth would they choose to engage in unscrupulous activities? It’s like they’re asking to be scandalized in a horrifically public manner.
Wikipedia had this [...]
Dec 10th, 2009
When you are voted into a public office and allow people into your social networking sites, it helps to keep a little discretion.
Arlington Mayor Russell Wiseman didn’t get that memo. In a moment completely devoid of though or foresight, he posted an incredibly non-politically correct, and downright hateful, Facebook update. Evidently he didn’t care to [...]
Dec 4th, 2009
I thought we were past all this no-holds-barred type of discrimination. But evidently, it still survives despite our best attempts to stomp it out.
A little 5 year-old boy of Native American descent was punished by his school, the Needville Independent School District or NISD, for wearing his hair in two long braids in accordance with [...]