Commercials

Haven't ranted in a while. You never notice how many friggin' commercials there so much as when you record something and have to fast forward through them. I know it takes a lot of money to finance a good show, but when you hear how much they are getting for a 30 second spot these days, you just wonder where all the money is going. No doubt some fat cat at the top who has really very little to do with the actual production of the show. Makes you wonder too when you see some of the crap that stays on and some of the great shows that get cancelled.

Search Engine Placement

It drives me crazy trying to get some kind of good listing on the search engines and not be buried on 17,115th page or something. This blog is not the first thing I have done on the net and that is always the hardest thing to get over. You can have the neatest site in the universe, but if you don't get listed nobody is ever going to see it. It is like some kind of weird cross between science, voodoo, and just plain sh*thouse luck.

Workplace reviews and raises

Every year this time they come around. The review of your work, where do you want your career to go etc. Its depressing when you see your comments on your career are the same as last year meaning you haven't moved at all. Also you get all the praise in the world, but when it comes back around and you get that crappy raise percentage what are your thoughts?

1) That doesn't even cover the cost of my gas to get here. May be time to check out those hybrid mopeds.

2) Screw those health experts, I mean is it really that important that all the food groups be represented in your daily diet?

3) Uhhh, son, have you given any thought to community college?

4) Looks like I picked a bad week to stop gambling.

5) Note to self to check with HR -- If I go postal here, does that count as a personal day?

'Book of Daniel'

As I write this I have not seen it yet, I think it comes on tonight. A show like this can't win though. The religious nuts go crazy saying it is disrespectful to Jesus and the critics give it a thumbs down because it doesn't appeal to some weird humor asthetic that only they seem to possess. They seem to think it always has to have some redeeming message when in the in some people just want to laugh, to escape. Hey, we get enough message in the real world, can't I just take a break for a while. Maybe the real world doesn't intrude on your life in your ivory towers, but for me I get enough of it. Thanks.

Pizza Continued

No word from the manager, so I complained to the corporate headquarters. Got this response from them:

Mr. Xxxxx:

Thank you for taking the time to write Pizza Inn. Let me first apologize for your experience. We pride ourselves on exceeding our guests' expectations, and clearly, we were unable to achieve this for you. Your comments are important to us, and we take them very seriously.

The location, in question, is a franchise-owned store. I will forward your concerns to the owners of this location so they may look into the situation and get with their staff immediately. Your frustration is understandable, but please allow us to address this issue in a timely manner.

Thank you, and have a pleasant day.