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Flying with rude people? Do a Steven Slater

Wed, 11 August 2010

There’s been a big bru-ha-ha in the press these past couple of days because of the antics of Steven Slater – a (now ex) flight attendant for JetBlue airways.
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Are Westboro Baptist Church members mad?

Fri, 23 July 2010

Satan's spawn and destroyer of worlds... and President Obama

God hates fags, apparently. Quite right too – they give you lung cancer. Oh, hang on you mean “fags” as in homosexuals? Does S/He? Really?
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Chase cashback debit card

Sun, 18 July 2010

A recent TV commercial sees two brothers “competing” to pay for transactions at shops, fast food and gas stations. To the sound of Duelin’ Banjos they “race” to pay before the other and proudly declare they’ve “Got it!”
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Victory over California DMV – license problem solved

Sat, 22 May 2010

Yes folks, finally. After over six months wait I have received my driver license photocard. Bloody hell.
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Upping the ante with California DMV

Wed, 5 May 2010

Yes folks, I still have not received my California driver’s license photocard from the DMV. It’s been nearly six months since I passed my test at Fullerton DMV, and I’m still waiting patiently.
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Icelandic volcanic rumblings

Mon, 19 April 2010

It’s amazing how fragile our control over the earth is. It just takes once teensy-weensy (massive) volcano to ground half of Europe and strand millions of people away from their homes. Sleeping in an airport lounge for best part of a week is not my idea of fun.
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Magic Castle Madness

Sun, 11 April 2010

This week we were invited to go to The Magic Castle in Hollywood. Originally I thought it was something like Chuck E Cheese’s, but alas not. It bills itself as the world’s most famous club for magicians and magic enthusiasts and is an “exclusive” members’ only club. However, on the Saturday night when we visited it seemed it was strictly limited to half the population of L.A.
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Still waiting for California DMV to send my driver’s license

Wed, 24 March 2010

I have been settling in nicely to my new life and have just about got all the things I need to feel at home – SSN, bank accounts, credit card, store card and driver’s license.
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