September 11, 2011

There were 5 posts published on September 11, 2011 (this is page 1 of 1).

Appliance rental ripoffs

Highway robbers

I spent Saturday afternoon emceeing the second annual East Raleigh Community Day, which went better than I expected considering it was the make-up day for the original August date. Anyway, I returned to my car to find a yellow paper stuffed under the windshield wiper.

It was an ad for Rent-A-Center, a rental appliance store at the other end of the shopping center. On the paper were the smiling mugs of Hulk Hogan and Troy Aikman, flashing thumbs up signs from the screen of an LG 60″ HDTV. Folks who don’t know any better could have this TV delivered for the special rental price of only $29.99 per week (regularly $39.99 per week). Yes, $29.99 per week. That’s supposedly a deal.
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Democrats Fret Aloud Over Obama’s Chances

If Obama doesn’t stop arrogantly brushing aside the concerns of his grassroots, he’ll soon be handing the White House keys over to President Romney. If there’s any “unity and enthusiasm” over Obama right now, I’m sure not seeing it.

At a gathering of the Democratic National Committee in Chicago this weekend, some party leaders sounded upbeat after they toured the Obama campaign headquarters. But others expressed anxiety that Mr. Obama’s accomplishments were not being conveyed loudly enough to ordinary people, that Republican lawmakers were making it impossible for him to get more done, and that Mr. Obama’s conciliatory approach might be translating to some voters as weakness.

“Now that they’re slapping him in the side of the face, he’s coming back,” said William George, a committee member from Pennsylvania. “He needs to start stomping his foot and pounding the desk.” At the White House and at Mr. Obama’s campaign headquarters in Chicago, officials bristled at the critiques, which they dismissed as familiar intraparty carping and second-guessing that would give way to unity and enthusiasm once the nation is facing a clear choice between the president and the Republican nominee.

via Democrats Fret Aloud Over Obama’s Chances – NYTimes.com.

Ted Cassidy

The kids have discovered the Addams Family TV show courtesy of Netflix. I forgot how good the writing is on this show, and the humorous, amorous interaction between Gomez and Morticia.

While the show is full of great comedy actors, the star of the show in my opinion is Lurch, played by Ted Cassidy. Cassidy has the fewest lines in the show yet he manages to steal every scene he’s in. His timing is perfect. I love the way Lurch simply turns away from Gomez when he doesn’t want to do something.

Cassidy also played Thing in the show. He went on to play memorable roles in other TV shows and do voiceover work until his untimely death in 1979.

Happy anniversary

It was a beautifully sunny day twelve years ago that Kelly and I tied the knot. While others might choose to spend the day feeling sad, today will always be a happy day of remembrance for me.