A New Ally in the War on Foreign Exchange Program Compliance

Posted on September 27th, 2007 in Rave by Barry

For those of you who read my previous post on my family’s experience with ASSE International Student Exchange, you know that it was quite an eye opening, gut wrenching, blood boiling experience. The saga is still not over, but due to actions already in play an update will have to wait until the dust settles.

Does Starbucks Practice Age Discrimination?

Posted on September 24th, 2007 in Rant by Bret

My father is retired but still enjoys working part-time. He’s been a big fan of Starbucks for a long time and thought it might be fun to work for them. He’s a hard worker, likes to work at unnaturally early hours of the morning, and has an extremely flexible schedule allowing him to work during times when it’s hard to get a 20-something-tattoo-generation to work. Basically, he’s an ideal job candidate for a place like Starbucks, but does Starbucks agree?

Will Hawaii Claim Star Simpson as One of Their Own?

Posted on September 21st, 2007 in Rant by Bret

Back where I grew up, Hawaii, there was a popular label applied to any previous resident that “hit the big time” - Hawaii’s own. Normally, the label was only applied to the “famous” but I wonder if after today’s events it’ll get applied to the “infamous?”

Hawaii’s own Star Simpson accused of carrying a BOMB into Boston’s Logan Airport!

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The Amish Life For Me

Posted on September 20th, 2007 in Review by Barry

As I was trying to come up with a title for my post this week, that little diddy of “a pirate’s life for me” popped into my head. Where do these things hide? Is there some attic space in my cranium that houses these silly songs? Very scary.

NFL Commissioner Goodell use Patriots to make his point loud and clear

Posted on September 17th, 2007 in Rant by Bret

My beloved New England Patriots and favorite commander-n-chief Bill Belichick were caught with their hand in the proverbial cookie jar. And with that “smoking gun” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell got just what he wanted: the perfect scenario to make his warning of 12 months ago “real.”

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Do I really need a Realtor?

Posted on September 13th, 2007 in Review by Barry

For the past couple of years, after just missing being annexed by the city of Winston-Salem in North Carolina, my wife and I considered selling our home and moving even further away from the city line. From the moment we entertained this idea I knew that I was going to sell our home WITHOUT a Realtor.

Cheney and Rumsfeld to Blame for Iraq War

Posted on September 10th, 2007 in Review by Bret

It should come as no surprise to anyone that there are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and there never were. We marched into Iraq under false pretense and who’s to blame? Cheney and Rumsfeld.

Silent Running?

Posted on September 3rd, 2007 in Rant by Bret

No, I’m not talking about 1972 sci-fi film of the same name. I’m talking about the latest debate in the world of competitive running: should devices with headphones such as MP3 players be allowed?