This is the only jacket I ever wanted to own as a boy during the 1980s. I never did convince my mother to buy me one. I wonder what they cost back then?
For his 1982 teen gang video “Beat It,” the Jackson picked a casually cool outfit that would inspire millions to wear zipper-accented red leather jackets in a decade-defining look for the ’80s. I guess Amazon sells this jacket for adults and kids.
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Mental Floss highlighted something we have all wondered about. How do some street names get approved? A few years ago, in a poll sponsored by Mitsubishi, some of the best/worst names were honored, including Psycho Path (Traverse City, MI), Divorce Court (Heather Highlands, PA), and the Houston intersection of Clinton and Fidelity. If you want to add a street you think has a crazy name, or see what has already been submitted in your town, click on over to FreakStreets.com. What are some poorly named streets in Minnesota?
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I sell things on eBay throughout the year. As a seller I have lots of options to choose from when it comes to shipping. Typically, if I have a larger or heavier item to ship I will use FedEx over the U.S. Post office because the price is usually lower for my customers.
Awhile back, I enrolled in the My FedEx Rewards program offered through FedEx. I was excited about the opportunity to earn points and then claim them for things like gift cards to Target or Amazon.com. I figured that I give my business to FedEx to ship my bulkier items rather than UPS or the U.S. Post Office and star earning points. I chose FedEx over the competition for more than a year spending hundreds of dollars in shipping costs to exclusively use FedEx and earn those points.
I guess it was all for nothing. They informed me that my FedEx rewards points were going to start expiring if I didn’t start cashing them in on their “rewards.” I looked at their catalog and found I wasn’t eligible for any gift cards and could only choose between the following trade show crap shown below.
The crap I was entitled to after spending hundreds of dollars on shipping with FedEx. THANKS FEDEX!!!!
Since I didn’t need another water bottle or have any interest in a FedEx keychain, I sat back and watched more than 3,000 of my hard-earned FedEx points expire. Another 700 are set to expire before the end of the year. I don’t ship enough to ever make this up, so what’s the point. Why did they ever let me in their program in the first place knowing my shipping history? Why give a loyal customer a reward only to take it away because they aren’t shopping with you enough?
I should have known that points expired. I’m sure I read somewhere that they did when I signed up. So don’t worry FedEx, I know it’s my fault. You don’t really want to reward your small customers anyway. I get it. I’ll take my lumps and see myself out of your “rewards program.”
If you are an occasional eBay seller and use FedEx to ship, think twice about signing up for their “rewards program.” It is nearly impossible to save up enough points for anything good unless you are shipping A TON of items. You’re likely to see points expire before being able to use them on anything someone would actually want. Instead, shop UPS and the post office for a better rate and pocket the savings.
By the way, here are some good deals on shipping supplies if you need them.
If you haven’t seen the Elf Tree in Minneapolis, then you should get out and take a walk. It’s located at Lake Harriet. Have a pressing question you need an anser to? Need advice? Maybe you miss the lost art of a written letter. No email here folks. Just an Elf that answers all letters left for him. And yes, it’s a real elf.
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Perfect design for when I stumble home from the bar.
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I hate the font Copperplate Gothic. I am not alone. Here are some examples of its overuse in society. CPG and Comic Sans need to ride off into the sunset.
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1. Is it just me, or do Old Dutch Dill Pickle chips taste different now? It’s like they changed the ingredients or something. If you have noticed this, please reply.
2. How much bubble wrap would you need to wrap yourself in if you wanted to jump out of a first story window and survive? Click here to find out.
3. The first camera-phone image taken was this.
4. Political correctness run amok. Nursery World Magazine reported that Anne O’Connor, who is an “equality and diversity consultant” for school districts, thinks we should replace white writing paper with other colored paper in the classroom and replace witches’ black hats with a pink ones for Halloween as a way to prevent kids from becoming racist.
5. Facebook is kinda becoming terrifying I think. I have seen it ruin relationships. I have seen updates from people that make them look bad. I have “friends” that have completely dropped any form of human interaction and insist to only be communicated with via Facebook. I’m not saying Facebook is all bad. A lot of it is fun. I just wonder what the long-term ramifications of it will be. Here are some things about Facebook that should scare you:
– Why You Never Really Log Out of Facebook – here
– Why Facebook Integration Is Actually Antisocial – here
– A List of Creepy Things Facebook Will Remember Forever – here
6. Here is some good insight on the recession, and why it is here to stay. Factories were at the center of the industrial age. That age is now over due to new technology and efficiency that does everything faster, cheaper, and smarter. If you want to save American jobs by creating more factories, you can’t. We don’t need those jobs anymore. Seth Godin says “Job creation is a false idol,” and explains why here.
Rush - 1978
7. So the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced nominations this week. RUSH apparently was snubbed again despite having the more gold and platinum albums than any artist except The Beatles (#1) and Elvis (#2).
Speaking out: Joshua Fattal, centre, and Shane Bauer, right, speak in New York after being released from prison in Iran. Source: CNN
1. Joshua Fattal and Shane Bauer were finally ransomed out of Iran and are back safely in the U.S. With all the places on the globe to hike, why would you go anywhere near there? They were either very stupid, or actually were spies. Maybe they were stupid spies?
2. Deformed puppy, rescued from trash, learns to walk. See story.
3. Did you hear about the California couple fined $300 by the city for holding a Bible study in their home? Story here. I have no problem holding a small Bible study in their home. It does appear that Charles and Stephanie Fromm had as many as 50 people at their home twice per week. I think it is time to move a group this large to a nearby church or community building.
4. I thought this was impossible for a human to do? Guess not. Kobayashi chugs a gallon of milk in 18 seconds.
5. Carlsberg beer takes a page from Punked and makes things very uncomfortable for some regular moviegoers as they encounter a theater FULL of bikers. Watch
6. If you don’t like your neighbor, you could always use creative gardening to get back at him.
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