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Hello loyal readers of The Constant Complainer. Yes, I’m still alive, although it’s been a few months since I last posted. Please accept my apologies for being away. I’m rested, ready to get back on track and hope to be around again on a more regular basis. What, do you ask, was so monumental that…
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My one buddy calls it “riding the bus.” My other buddy calls it “same-siders.” I’ve been known to say that it’s just plain weird. But I’ll be curious to see what you think. So take a moment to picture this story for me. My family and I are in a restaurant over the weekend. We…
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After working for all of these years in Risk Management and seeing just about every workplace situation, it’s often difficult to find something that truly shocks me. Ah, who am I kidding, I still get surprised at least once a day. And this story is no example. On Saturday, the Associated Press reported that Transocean…
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Allow me to introduce you J. Michael Bailey, a Psychology Professor at the prestigious Northwestern University. Bailey recently came under fire and apologized for “letting a couple demonstrate the use of a sex toy after one of his classes.” According to this Associated Press article, “about 100 students attended the after-class, optional seminar on fetishes.” …
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Dear Time Warner Cable, I’d like to take a moment to comment on your horrible service last week. And while I normally wouldn’t go to such public lengths to complain, I am fed up with the continuous problems in our area and feel that something needs to be done about them. Let me take you…
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Yesterday, I almost fell out of my chair when my friend showed me her niece’s cell phone bill from last month. The most notable portion of the bill was the amount of text messages that were sent. The 17-year-old niece sent 11,799 text messages in one 30-day cycle. Here’s a copy of the bill to…
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Our house has been for sale for a few months. And as we’ve been going through the process of trying to sell ours and looking for another one, I’ve been keeping tabs on anything that is blogworthy. Originally I was going to do one post about everything, but I think it might be too much. …
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So let me set this up for you. A woman (Stephanie Van Groll) is nearly choked to death by her boyfriend. The boyfriend is arrested and put on trial. The Prosecutor is Calumet County District Attorney Kenneth Kratz. What is Kratz’s job? Well, it’s to convict the scumbag boyfriend for the crime. What does Kratz…
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I thought “Yo Adrian” was a great way to start this post. As you know, that quote was made famous by Sylvester Stallone in the “Rocky” movies. But I started off with it because this post is about a new and quirky Philadelphia law that has many bloggers in an uproar. The law requires bloggers…
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Here at The Constant Complainer, in addition to my own posts, readers can submit Guest Posts on topics they’d like to complain about. Leo Nevoli is back with another Guest Post today. His post discusses a relative of his affected by the September 11th attacks. So without further adieu, here’s Leo… At least once a…
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