Archive for March, 2009

Landmark Honda Shows Me Some Love

19, Mar 2009

Honda (My CR-V), originally uploaded by Prince Turtle.
Two weeks ago I told my salesman at Landmark Honda never to contact me again. I was frustrated and angry about my experience at the dealership. So when my caller ID showed “Landmark Honda” this afternoon, I contemplated whether to answer the phone. Something told me that I [...]

A New Conservative Voice for the Times

11, Mar 2009

Ross Douthat, originally uploaded by Don Irvine.
Ross Douthat, a senior editor at The Atlantic, will soon leave the monthly magazine for a post as conservative columnist for The New York Times. I was thrilled when I heard the news today.
My wife, the magazine’s assistant art director, has had nothing but nice things to say about [...]

links for 2009-03-11

11, Mar 2009

Departure of RNC's Top Web Strategist Worries Conservatives – ClickZ
Conservative technologists are sorry to see Cyrus Krohn resign as the cyber strategist for the Republican National Committee (RNC). In fact, several of them had formed a Facebook group, titled "Change Anything But Cyrus Krohn," dedicated to keeping him on after Michael Steele assumed leadership of [...]

The Case of the Exploding OJ Container

5, Mar 2009

 
Can I have my 210ml back?, originally uploaded by cleber.
I’m a big fan of Tropicana orange juice. I can’t start my day without a glass. But after an unfortunate explosion yesterday morning, I’m no fan of the new packaging.
At the grocery store over the weekend I decided to get the 89 ounce bottle (pictured above) [...]

Another Landmark Honda Horror Story

4, Mar 2009

It has been 10 days since I last set foot in Rosenthal Landmark Honda. Over that time period, I’ve had five calls from my salesman. My wife has had four. Add in a couple of email messages, and Landmark has contacted me an average of once a day.
I stopped answering Landmark’s phone calls on Feb. [...]