Category Archives: Boston

St. Elizabeth’s evades, lies and libels others rather than simply apologizing

March 4, 2010 Janet Davis Patient Relations Coordinator St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center 736 Cambridge Street Brighton, MA 02135-2907 Dear Ms. Davis, My wife received your response, dated February 12, to my January 26 letter to John Holiver. When coupled with the problems which prompted our letter, your appalling response is enough to convince us to… Read More: St. Elizabeth’s evades, lies and libels others rather than simply… »

Honda Village stops spamming my wife, starts spamming me instead

[You can read the whole series of Honda Village postings here.] November 17, 2009 American Honda Motor Company, Incorporated Honda Automobile Customer Service Fax: (310) 783-3023 To whom it may concern: I sent you the attached letter via fax on November 17. You did not give me the courtesy of a reply, but at least… Read More: Honda Village stops spamming my wife, starts spamming me instead »

Lawyer letter from Village Automotive Group

[You can read the whole series of Honda Village postings here.] I received in the mail today a letter from E. Peter Mullane, the lawyer whom Village Automotive Group has apparently retained to respond to my Chapter 93a letter about their deceptive advertising practices. It is worth noting that E. Peter Mullane’s chief claim to… Read More: Lawyer letter from Village Automotive Group »

Boston Herald as cog in the vast right-wing anti-global-warming conspiracy

In a February 10 column printed in the Boston Herald, Jonah Goldberg repeats the anti-global-warming canard that severe snowstorms are evidence against global warming.  In response, I sent the following letter to the editor: To the editor: Jonah Goldberg’s recent suggestion that severe winter weather disproves global warning shows an alarming ignorance of basic science.… Read More: Boston Herald as cog in the vast right-wing anti-global-warming conspiracy »

Boston Herald’s Joe Fitzgerald aspires to be the next George Orwell

To: letterstoeditor@bostonherald.com To the editor: I enjoyed Joe Fitzgerald’s recent satire of the pro-life movement. I laughed so hard coffee came out my nose when I read that “the only choice [the pro-choice movement] will tolerate is its own.” It was obvious that he was joking, since it’s so patently absurd to suggest that people… Read More: Boston Herald’s Joe Fitzgerald aspires to be the next George… »

What makes a bully? Part 2

I reworked my recent blog entry a bit and submitted it to the Boston Herald for consideration as a letter to the editor and/or “As You Were Saying…” (which is what the Herald calls guest op-eds) column.  Here’s the letter they published today: Good citizenship taught The school my wife and I chose for our… Read More: What makes a bully? Part 2 »

Advent Tamale in Boston is hiring!

The Tamale RMS team at Advent Software (NASDAQ:ADVS) in Boston, where I have been happily ensconced for almost three years, is hiring Operations, Quality Assurance, and Software Engineers, Client Services Specialists, and Product Managers.  Advent Tamale is full of great people doing exciting work for demanding clients. At Advent, we offer competitive compensation and benefits,… Read More: Advent Tamale in Boston is hiring! »

Design defect in American Leather sleeper sofa sold by Jordan’s Furniture

February 1, 2010 Legal Department Jordan’s Furniture 450 Revolutionary Drive East Taunton, MA 02718-1369 To whom it may concern: I am writing to you about a design defect in a piece of furniture sold to me by Jordan’s Furniture. This defect is sufficiently serious and egregious as to violate both the implied warranty of merchantability… Read More: Design defect in American Leather sleeper sofa sold by Jordan’s… »

St. Elizabeth’s apparently faster at responding to complaints than treating patients

The letter I posted on my blog earlier today was mailed this morning. My wife received a call from someone at St. Elizabeth’s at 3:15 today: “… I just wanted to let you know that we received your letter and are looking into it….” My letter obviously didn’t make it through the mail from my… Read More: St. Elizabeth’s apparently faster at responding to complaints than treating… »

St. Elizabeth’s Hospital (Boston) ER: wait 0 minutes to be seen, 9 days to be treated

January 26, 2010 John Holiver, President St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center 736 Cambridge Street Brighton, MA 02135 Dear Mr. Holiver, My wife, A… Kamens, was treated in your emergency room (ER) early in the morning on Sunday, January 17. The doctor who treated her told her to seek follow-up care with her primary care physician (PCP),… Read More: St. Elizabeth’s Hospital (Boston) ER: wait 0 minutes to be… »