Public Service Announcements

A few weeks ago I posted a blog about a stray cat, Dexter, that I took in.  Dexter is FIV+ and for the last few weeks I have been trying to get him into one of the no kill cat sanctuaries here in Tucson, Arizona.  I received word tonight that a local shelter will be [...]

As my issues continue to rise with Hewlett Packard, I decided to lump together all of my posts.
HP Tech Support
A Letter to HP
An Update on Troubles with HP
Another HP Update
Hewlett-Packard Where is My Laptop?
Re: Hewlett-Packard Where is My Laptop?
After all of these issues, it is a surprise that I [...]

“A high school chemistry teacher found himself in hot water over the weekend when he was charged with making methamphetamine in his school lab, the Bakersfield Californian reported. Jeff Scheidemantel, 32, who taught at Shafter High School, came under suspicion when he went online to buy red phosphorus, an important ingredient for making the drug, [...]

“MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Milwaukee police were investigating how a 1-year-old asthmatic was left in a locked-up day care van overnight in the cold, MyFoxMilwaukee.com reports. After waiting outside for the van and then calling relatives, emergency contacts and the Sunrise to Sunset day care, which was closed, Lindsey called 911 at midnight.Police arrived at [...]

“Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s education policy is causing a stir … but not all in a good way. Advocates for space exploration are noting with dismay that he’d take billions of dollars from NASA to pay for the educational programs he’d like to expand.
The shift from exploration to education came last week when Obama [...]

“BALTIMORE  —  A freight train carrying potentially hazardous materials derailed Saturday near the center of this city, knocking at least 12 tanker cars off the tracks and overturning about five, the fire department said.There were no reports of injuries and no sign of a spill or leakage, authorities said. A hazardous materials crew was called [...]

Here is a letter that I am sending to the CEO of HP (through a link on their web page, as well as to their public relations department.
To Whom It May Concern,
In May of 2007, I purchased a Pavillion tx 1000 notebook from your website. This laptop has worked perfectly, until last month when [...]

Late last week I got an email from what claimed to be Wells Fargo.  The email claimed that there had been unsuccessful attempts to log into my account.  The email went on to explain how my password had been changed, due to the unauthorized login attempts.
However, the new password was not given in the email.  [...]

“The Air Transport Association said it expects roughly 27 million passengers to fly over 12 days beginning November 16, with planes about 90 percent full.
In an attempt to minimize travel hassles, some big airlines will add as many as 500 seasonal workers — some of whom had been furloughed — to usher fliers through airports, [...]

“WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Chinese-made toys have been pulled from shelves in North America and Australia after scientists found they contain a chemical that converts into a powerful date rape drug when ingested. Two children in the U.S. and three in Australia were hospitalized after swallowing the beads.
With only seven weeks until Christmas, the [...]