Monthly Archives: May 2009

Memorial Day 2009

Memorial Day 2009

Today we are free because greater men and women before us bled for it. Some still bleed. Others carry old scars. Let us be sure that we forget none of them. If you want to honor the fallen, find an elderly or disabled veteran and lend them your helping hands for a few hours… and [...]

So Long USAA Credit Card

So Long USAA Credit Card

After 15 years using a USAA credit card I canceled it today simply because the “specialist” on the phone – Erica Valadez – treated me like I was nothing but a number. Ummm, people are beating down my mailbox to give me credit cards with cute gifts or 0% for a year… and you think [...]

Albany Tax-Day Tea Party 2009

Albany Tax-Day Tea Party 2009

So about three weeks ago now I participated in Albany’s local extension of the national Tax-Day Tea Party. All manner of Capital Region folks came out to support positive tax reform and responsibility in government spending. This is a particularly salient point in the capital of New York State. We recently ranked last (dead last… [...]