Apr 22Member-onlyThe Two Most Important Words I Ever Said“It’s OK” Sometimes people need permission or forgiveness for something. When you give it, it can come right back to you. When I got to my 84-year-old Dad’s hospital death bed, he was on oxygen, struggling to breathe. The family had gathered. Many complex medical issues had overwhelmed his body…Death And Dying2 min readDeath And Dying2 min read
Dec 5, 2022Member-only“Suspend The Constitution” Trump QuoteHe really means “make me dictator”. We have current experience on how dictators treat even their own people. The elites fall out of windows, rank and file are sent to be killed to prove a point. How can anyone, no matter their political stripe support this guy? He is such…Trump1 min readTrump1 min read
Nov 7, 2022Member-onlyDear Walgreens, Please Quit LyingWalgreens annual net income for 2022 was $4.337B, a 70.61% increase from 2021. Walgreens annual net income for 2021 was $2.542B, a 457.46% increase from 2020. With all of that profit, it seems like you should be able to keep simple commitments to your customers. My wife and I scheduled…Pharmacy2 min readPharmacy2 min read
Published inTim’s Variety Pages·Sep 23, 2022Member-onlyMint Mobile, My 60 Day ReviewThere are two cell phones in our household, mine and my wife’s. An iPhone 7 and a 7 plus. My wife has the plus. (I know, past their use by date). My wife is a light user, phone calls, texts, and Googles something from time to time. …Cell Service4 min readCell Service4 min read
Published inTim’s Variety Pages·Jul 31, 2022Member-onlyDear Verizon, We Broke up Today and You Didn’t CareIt started innocently enough. You agreed to hang out with me, for a price. Like every relationship, we found a balance. We spent almost every day together for five-ish years, you did your part I did mine. Looking back it was nothing more than a relationship of convenience. Eventually, our…Verizon3 min readVerizon3 min read
Jul 5, 2022Member-onlyMy Brush With Cultish ReligionI grew up in a conservative Baptist church. So conservative the Southern Baptists were practically considered Satanists. That was well before they proved they might be with recent revelations. At a minimum, it verged on being a cult. …Religion4 min readReligion4 min read
Jun 25, 2022Member-onlyExperimenting with YouTube ShortsThe winners and losers in shorts make no sense at all. I recently day-tripped to Downtown Chicago and shot a bunch of random short videos with my iPhone 7. Yes, 7. In case you don’t know the video quality of a 7 is nothing compared to what is out there…YouTube3 min readYouTube3 min read
Jun 22, 2022Member-onlyUPS is no Longer a Package Delivery ServiceThat may be what is on the side of their trucks, but it’s a secondary business. They are doing everything they can to turn the customer into a commodity. Much like Facebook does so well. Here is the deal: I ordered a super cool new iPhone from Verizon to ship to my house. It’s…Shipping3 min readShipping3 min read
Published inTim’s Variety Pages·Jun 12, 2022Member-onlyVote No on Fake InflationEveryone in the consumer products supply chain is using inflation as an excuse to charge more, a lot more. It’s creating a self-perpetuating loop of price increases that are killing us at the cash register. The store-made bakery goods pictured above were, until recently, $5. For the exact. Same. Thing…Shopping3 min readShopping3 min read
May 29, 2022Member-onlyThe Best Car Rental HackNews report after news report has covered the shortage of rental cars. In some ways, it puzzles me. The picture above is of an actual lot in Crystal Lake Illinois where Hertz has cars for sale, not for rent. …Car Rental Services2 min readCar Rental Services2 min read