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So I just paid down my personal credit card to $0 for the first time in about 4 years and I’m pretty proud of myself. While enjoying the moment by admiring my current balance through the online banking website, my happiness was interrupted by a charge for $9.10 from “Center Company”.
Before calling the credit card company to contest the charge, I wanted to make sure it wasn’t something I’d bought and forgotten about. So I went to Google (as you do), and it turns out I wasn’t the only person with this experience.
Sure enough, $9 charges everywhere. So I called the Citibank Credit Cards, and to my surprise it wasn’t an off-shored call center! I digress. Then, the representative went through some basic Q&A as a matter of process when disputing a charge, and the screen popped-up: resolved. The representative claimed that she’d never seen that one before. It was clearly it’s a scam and clearly Citibank Credit Cards is aware. I just wish they had credited my account rather than me having to call about it.
Ahem.
The optimist in me hopes that I jumped on it before they had a chance to.
** Excerpts from a Dog’s Diary **
8:00 am – Dog food! My favorite thing!
9:30 am – A car ride! My favorite thing!
9:40 am – A walk in the park! My favorite thing!
10:30 am – Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing!
12:00 pm – Lunch! My favorite thing!
1:00 pm – Played in the yard! My favorite thing!
3:00 pm – Wagged my tail! My favorite thing!
5:00 pm – Milk bones! My favorite thing!
7:00 pm – Got to play ball! My favorite thing!
8:00 pm – Wow! Watched TV with the people! My favorite thing!
11:00 pm – Sleeping on the bed! My favorite thing!
** Excerpts from a Cat’s Diary **
Day 983 of my captivity.
My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while the other inmates and I are fed hash or some sort of dry nuggets. Although I make my contempt for the rations perfectly clear, I nevertheless must eat something in order to keep up my strength. The only thing that keeps me going is my dream of escape. In an attempt to disgust them, I once again vomit on the carpet.
Today , I decapitated a mouse and dropped its headless body at their feet. I had hoped this would strike fear into their hearts, since it clearly demonstrates what I am capable of, however, they merely made condescending comments about what a “good little hunter” I am.
Bastards!
There was some sort of assembly of their accomplices tonight. I was placed in solitary confinement for the duration of the event. However, I could hear the noises and smell the food. I overheard that my confinement was due to the power of “allergies.” I must learn what this means, and how to use it to my advantage.
Today I was almost successful in an attempt to assassinate one of my tormentors by weaving around his feet as he was walking. I must try this again tomorrow — but at the top of the stairs.
I am convinced that the other prisoners here are flunkies and snitches. The dog receives special privileges. He is regularly released – and seems to be more than willing to return. He is obviously retarded.
The bird has got to be an informant. I observe him communicate with the guards regularly. I am certain that he reports my every move. My captors have arranged protective custody for him in an elevated cell, so he is safe… For now…
Don’t ask me why there are only nine…
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The Galaxy – 28 million light years from Earth – was voted best picture taken by the Hubble telescope. The dimensions of the galaxy, officially called M104, are as spectacular as its appearance. It has 800 billion suns and is 50,000 light years across. |
Military Wisdom II
“Don’t ever be the first, don’t ever be the last, and don’t ever
volunteer to do anything.”
– U.S. Navy Swabbie
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“Bravery is being the only one who knows you’re afraid.”
– David Hackworth
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“If your attack is going too well, you’re walking into an ambush.”
– Infantry Journal
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“No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection.”
– Joe Gay
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“Any ship can be a minesweeper … once.”
– Anonymous
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“Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.”
– Unknown Marine Recruit
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“Don’t draw fire; it irritates the people around you.”
– Your Buddies
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“Blue water Navy truism: There are more planes in the ocean than
submarines in the sky.”
– From an old carrier sailor
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“When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you always have
enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash.”
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“What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots?
If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies;
If ATC screws up, …. the pilot dies.”
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“Progress in airline flying: now a flight attendant can get a pilot
pregnant.”
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“I remember when sex was safe and flying was dangerous.”
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“Mankind has a perfect record in aviation; we never left one up there!”
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“Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a
person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it.”
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“When a flight is proceeding incredibly well, something was
forgotten.”
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Advice given to RAF pilots during WWII: “When a prang (crash) seems
inevitable, endeavor to strike the softest, cheapest object in the
vicinity as slow and gently as possible.”
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“The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just
barely kill you.”
– Attributed to Max Stanley (Northrop test pilot)
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“Never fly in the same cockpit with someone braver than you.”
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Basic Flying Rules: “Try to stay in the middle of the air. Do not go
near the edges of it. The edges of the air can be recognized by the
appearance of ground, buildings, sea, trees and interstellar space. It is
much more difficult to fly there.”
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