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5 | § ¶Abusive Victims
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I feel terrible every time I think about the families of those who died on the September 11th attacks. A loss like that has a lifetime impact on their lives -- on everyone's lives, but primarily on the victim's families. I always wished that in some way the people responsible for the attacks -- terrorists and the organizations and countries supporting them -- paid in some way for what they did.
But for the 150 victims families that have decided to sue the Airlines and the Port Authority I feel no pain.
Read More 2 5 | § ¶Hotel Amenities Connoisseur(1)
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Yes, I accept it! I love collecting hotel amenities: scented soap, little flasks of goo (e.g. shampoo), and small packets with miscellaneous content of sometimes-questionable usefulness. It pays homage to the "single serving life"(2) a business traveler has. Read More
5 1 | § ¶Felony Vote
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In most states, convicted felons can't vote while serving their sentences (Maine, and Vermont are the exception). This is a controversial topic, as these convicted felons are still citizens, yet they are denied their constitutional right to vote. Some of them are even denied voting rights after they have paid their sentences. 2% of the voting population is barred from voting because they comited a felony.
After reading some statistics, I prefer them to stay away from the polls -- at least the ones serving the sentences.
Read More 2 7 | § ¶Less Room Throught Coach
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During the boom of the .com era, American Airlines aired a marketting campaing promoting their "More Room Through Coach". I sure did felt the change as they removed rows of seats from their airliners, allowing that precious extra couple of inches that return to you a portion of the freedom you loose while traveling by air.
During the recent airline crisis, American has been adding those seats back. And if I had to guess, I would say they have been adding even more rows of seats than they had before the .com era.
Read More 3 5 | § ¶The Day After Thanksgiving
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After I go through all my favorite shops during the early morning hours of the Friday after Thanksgiving, I sit down and remind myself of one important thing: There is about a month left for this year (for this TAX YEAR).
As much as I love Uncle Sam, and Taxachusetts, I prefer to let them have their fair share, and not a single cent more!
Read More 3 5 | § ¶Window or Aisle
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This is the never ending debate, what is the better choice for airplane seats: window or aisle? Counter Check-In Agent: please, if you ask the question and I answer Window, DON'T give me Seat 31A (or F) on a Boeing 717 from AirTran. Read More