I recently screwed up and paid a credit card bill late. I forgot to make the payment until after the 5 pm EDT cut-off, and got hit with a $39 late fee.The funny thing is this: I actually made this payment two days before the actual due date. But it was still considered late.Why? The due date fell on a Sunday. However, payments made after 5 pm on Friday are not processed until the following Monday
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Monday, July 30, 2007
A Houston icon passes away
Posted on 6:53 PM by jackline
When it was announced a few weeks ago that Marvin Zindler had pancreatic cancer which had metastasized to his liver, I knew that the end was near for him. I just didn't think it would happen this quickly. As everybody who lives in Houston now knows, Zindler shoved off this mortal coil yesterday evening. He was 85.Marvin Zindler has been a local television fixture longer than I have been alive; he
Sunday, July 29, 2007
It's just me and the boy...
Posted on 9:27 AM by jackline
For the next few days, at least. Yesterday Lori left to attend the annual convention for her wine-tasting gig. She'll be hanging out in Sonoma, touring wineries, rubbing shoulders with fellow consultants and enjoying the cool northern California climate until Wednesday. It's a mini-vacation for her, one that she's been looking forward to for awhile.My parents also left town yesterday, finally
Monday, July 23, 2007
Dodgeball time in Denton
Posted on 9:59 PM by jackline
There's a good write-up about new University of North Texas head football coach Todd Dodge on usatoday.com right now. It includes this frightening tidbit about his past, which I did not know before I read the article:In the spring of 1987 the former standout University of Texas quarterback was working for an electric company in Austin while he finished coursework at the university. During routine
Saturday, July 21, 2007
It's now official
Posted on 9:44 PM by jackline
The concrete skeleton of the Burj Dubai has just surpassed Taipei 101 to become the tallest building in the world - and it's still nowhere close to completion. At 1,680 feet, the building is more than a quarter-mile high."Burj Dubai is now taller than Taipei 101 in Taiwan, which at 508 meters has held the tallest-building-in-the-world title since it opened in 2004," Emaar Properties, which is
Rabbit-sitting
Posted on 8:51 PM by jackline
I still think they make lousy pets, but the bunny I'm taking care of for the weekend is actually rather well-behaved. That is to say, she hasn't gnawed through any baseboards or power cords (at least, not yet), she hasn't used the restroom outside of her cage, and she actually comes up to Lori and me looking to for a hand to pet her.Frieda lives at Kirby's daycare, but routine maintenance over
Friday, July 13, 2007
So much for religious tolerance...
Posted on 5:50 PM by jackline
Yesterday, for the first time, the daily prayer that opens Senate proceedings was recited by a Hindu chaplain.One would think the recital of a Hindu prayer on the Senate floor would be a wonderful statement about the diversity and tolerance that make the United States great, especially considering that over 750,000 thousand Americans are practicing Hindus. Unfortunately, some people in the Senate
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