Workout Class Groupons

I don't know what the impossibly attractive lady in the above picture did to achieve that physique.  Probably some combination of starvation and photoshop.  But if it had anything to do with that ridiculous kettlebell, I will eat my hat.

Hulu Privacy Fail

Hulu has recently come under fire for illegally sharing users' viewing history with Facebook and other companies.  Because of this, I decided to check my account options to see what kind of privacy concerns I might have.  I was disappointed to learn that Hulu is tracking the websites that I visit.  I was even more disappointed that they have an Opt-Out rather than an Opt-In approach to this intrusion of your privacy.  Reading the description of their policy, I am not even sure if I opt out now that I will be 100% out as they mention something about storing cookies on my machine.  Does that mean I need to opt out on every computer that I use?

I Wasn't Finished With That

Dear Waiter at Lucia's,

You did a great job for most of my lunch.  You got my order right and re-filled my drink.  But, without asking, you took my plate away that had food on it that I was still eating.

I'm sorry, but that unfortunate event lowered your tip from 20% to 15%.

Yours Truly,
Rants

FIOS Fiasco

After years of frustration with Comcast (see this or this) we finally decided to switch the household over to FIOS.  Here are a few of the annoyances discovered within the first week of ownership...

SPAM

Within days of getting the new account, spam started showing up.  This is despite that we never even USED the email, let alone gave out the address.  How are the evil spammers able to figure out our brand new email address?


STANDARD TROUBLESHOOTING

After having some difficulty with my digital voice line, I followed Verizon's online troubleshooting guide to figure out the problem.  The first step in solving the problem was to power off the equipment.  No, not the router sitting on the desk, the FIOS box outside in the shed.  And, because it has battery back-up, you have to first remove the access panel, remove the battery, and wait a few minutes before plugging it all back together.  I used to think that unplugging the router all the time (a common occurrence with Comcast) was annoying,  but I can now say that having to go outside into the shed to troubleshoot is much worse.

 

Infinite Loop at the Gym

Thank goodness I bring my own music to the gym, because the music they play has the following play list...

1. Blurred Lines (Robin Thicke)
2. Brave (Sara Bareilles)
3. Safe and Sound (Capital Cities)
4. Titanium (David Guetta)
5. repeat...