No, not a conspiracy theory, but an annoyance.
I contacted Qwest customer service today to find out about getting DSL setup in Denver.
The people on the phone are not technically oriented.
In fact, if anything they’re geared towards always telling everyone the same
thing: buy our package.
This is a good thing for Qwest, who’s in bankruptcy.
If I buy their marked-up garbage, then they get more money and I get yet
another DSL router.
I’ve got one already thanks.
I looked up online and there are two major types of DSL – both of which my
router supports.
So, I suppose I could buy a second router just to say that I’m part of the
American pollution, I mean population that buys lots of stuff.
A Few Happy Thoughts
Less Wired
Tonight I went to Jason’s Deli for dinner with Jessica and I told the manager
that I appreciated that they had Caffeine Free Diet Coke (I can’t have the
regular Coke because of my allergies to the Corn syrup, plus I don’t
handle lots of sugar well).
They are the only restaurant that I have been to that serves this.
Thanks Jason (or whatever corporate board that presents themselves as ‘Jason’)
for choosing to offer this little difference.
My Buddy
Tonight I got a phone call at 9:00 PM from my friend Tony
that started out sounding serious.
Tony told me that he had something bad to tell me.
Which caused my mind to come up with 4-5 seriously negative guesses.
- Tony was fired
- Someone died
- Someone was on their way to the hospital
- Someone got fired on their way to the hospital while dyeing
- All of the above
However, it turned out that Josh had somehow gotten Jessica’s lotion on his blanket when we were visiting earlier this week.
Josh told his dad while preparing to go to bed that he liked the way that his blanket, Buddy, smelled.
This is rather funny, but you know what?
I didn’t laugh.
I was still waiting for the bad news.
I told Jessica, because it was funny, and she laughed, but I couldn’t laugh,
I was in ‘manly’ mode.
A time and place where I do whatever it takes to not cry and get ready to
pray like a dedicated pray machine.
I do pray regularly (I Thes. 5:17 says, “Pray without ceasing.”), but I was
in battle mode.
The moral of the story: I should know better than to think Tony would call me
with bad news 😉
Lastly
We’re sad and glad to announce that we will be selling the Stratus next
Friday to our friends.
I am glad to have the Stratus, it has been a blessing to own, but in Denver
we’ll only need the one car.
I pray the ‘Start Us’ will bless them with many more miles and long, hassle
free driving pleasure.
Resting in Him,
Randy “Gullible” Peterman