Piled Higher and Deeper

>> Tuesday, May 6, 2008 8:58pm posted by Cecilia

Better World Club
Good bye, AAA! After thinking about it for a while and missing my cancellation window (because I had it on auto-pay) last year, I finally pulled the plug on my AAA membership and switched to the Better World Club. It costs about the same as AAA and provides pretty much the same roadside assistance, but they also offer roadside assistance for cyclists and don't lobby against environmental protection.

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>> Saturday, May 3, 2008 4:37pm posted by Cecilia

smoker
A smoker moved to the desk closest to mine two weeks ago. He doesn't smoke at his desk, of course, but every time he comes back from a smoking break, he reeks of cigarette smoke and it permeates the entire area around him for a while before it fades a bit. The smell never really goes away until he leaves.

My springtime allergies have been flaring up for the past month or so, but I also developed an annoying cough at the same time the smoker moved in. Coincidence or causation? I have no way to prove either, but I'm still coughing.

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>> Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:57pm posted by Cecilia

rice purchase limits
Wow, Costco and Sam's Club are limiting how much rice their customers can buy. That and the price increases for other grains sound like signs of the apocalypse to me. Damn you, biofuels!

I must admit that I'm part of the group of rice consumers who are picky about the kind of rice they will buy. White jasmine rice is my favorite (I'm not very particular about the brand as long as it tastes good), but lately I've changed my rice consumption to be half brown rice, half white jasmine rice, because brown rice is supposed to be better for me.

Oh, and instant rice is horrible! No amount of convenience is worth the taste trade-off of instant rice.

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