The View From Wisconsin

Just a random set of rants from a Sports Fan from Wisconsin.

Vacation Thoughts

A week off from the state of Wisconsin's grind, and here I stand:

There is a downside to being able to pay your bills online. One of my oil company credit cards decided to stop taking online payments via CheckFree back on July 1, but I was under the (mistaken) impression that I'd be able to make one more payment before they did so. Surprise, surprise, my bill for July came back with a huge balance, a late fee, and finance charges. So, now I'm waiting for my payment to be registered, and then call the company back and ask if I can get those charges taken off.
I'm also waiting on the new copy of SOM Hockey on CD-ROM - and a new remote for our upstairs TV/DVD/VCR combo. The worst part about ordering stuff online is the waiting for it to show up in your mailbox or at your door.
I'm into collecting the 2005-06 Parkhurst Hockey set (a Fleer knockoff by Upper Deck), and was actually rewarded with an "authentic autograph" card. It wasn't anyone special, though - Brad Winchester of the Oilers. His only notable action this year was that he carried off an octopus thrown onto the ice during the Wings-Oilers CQF series this year. I do like the overall design of the set, though not having more than just stats on the back (no vitals or anything) is a bit strange.
In response to a situation last week where my wife ended up late for work because of a brief power outage, I bought one of those Emerson self-setting clocks. In a few minutes, I'll get to see if the alarm works for my wife.

# posted by Joseph Houk @ 4:34 AM - 0 comments