Peter’s Soapbox

6 Days - Still (Relatively) Sugar Free

On Friday night I slipped and put some honey into my tea, totally by force of habit.

Coffee just isn’t as good anymore, and as a result, I am drinking less, which is also a good thing.

Verizon: We’ll Have This Issue Resolved in 24-72 Hours

You know, if you tell someone that you’ll have their issue resolved in 24-72 hours, every time they call, sooner or later, (sooner, in my case), they’ll stop believing you.
Yes, as of this morning, our Business DSL is still not working. And they tell me they’ll have it fixed within 24-72 hours. Except, that’s what they’ve been saying for the last six days.

Skunk Count: 4

We caught the fourth skunk in our trap last night. Four down, three (or more) to go.

Yep, Verizon’s Done it (Yet) Again!

Today, around 12PM, our DSL service went out.

After they fixed it on Friday afternoon (back to our dynamic IP account), they turned it off again today. The rep today says “I’m still showing you as having a static IP - it should have never worked with a PPPoE account). And yet, it did, all weekend.

Curiously, it’s not working with the static IP they’ve assigned either. After 30 min on the phone with them, they’re “opening a ticket.”

Soon I Will Be Invincible - Great Book

After finishing it, I highly recommend the book. The parallels between Grossman’s characters and DC Universe mainstays are obvious, but the differences are refreshing and humorous. The split perspectives, half of the story told by the villain, the other half by a hero, also adds an interesting element. If you like superheroes, you’ll like this book.