Author Archives: jik

ACTION ALERT: Fight the Israel Boycott — shop at Trader Joe’s!

I am sorry to say that the “boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS)” movement against the state of Israel is once again picking up steam in the United States.  The Anti-Defamation League has published a good overview of recent events as well as a response to the BDS campaign which explains far better than I could… Read More: ACTION ALERT: Fight the Israel Boycott — shop at Trader… »

Another reason why we will never buy another car from Honda Village (Newton, MA)

[You can read the whole series of Honda Village postings here.] Long-readers of my blog may remember the experience my wife and I had when we bought a minivan from Honda Village in Newton, MA. To summarize, the salesman from whom we bought our van outright lied to us about one of the warranties he… Read More: Another reason why we will never buy another car from… »

Electronic irony

I just received an email message from Continental Airlines which starts as follows: Subject: Continental Airlines Feedback Dear M Kamens, Your opinion is important to us. You are receiving this email because you recently contacted Continental Airlines Reservations. Continental kindly requests your feedback regarding the service you received when you contacted them regarding travel options.… Read More: Electronic irony »

Yes, Continental, you CAN prevent this from happening again

Some have suggested that Continental already has the right policies and procedures in place, it was nothing more than an unfortunate mistake (a series of mistakes, actually) that caused my daughter to end up on the wrong flight, and there’s nothing more that Continental can do to make it right. Well, I beg to differ, and… Read More: Yes, Continental, you CAN prevent this from happening again »

News update: Early Show out, MSNBC (maybe) in

The Early Show canceled because I wouldn’t let them interview my daughter; they said the story wouldn’t have enough “impact” without her.  Well, the “impact” of their story is less important than my daughter’s well-being. That leaves Good Morning America and Fox & Friends as pretty certain. I just recorded the Good Morning America interview;… Read More: News update: Early Show out, MSNBC (maybe) in »