When you need to do THIS to get people to read your circulars, you know you’re in trouble
I got a big envelope in the mail recently which had this on the back: and this on the front:
Category Archives: Boston
Two MBTA complaints for the price of one
This morning’s complaint:
Harvard University, women-only gyms, and anti-religious bigotry
Harvard University is in hot water over its decision to schedule women-only hours at one of its gyms to accommodate requests from women Muslim students whose religious beliefs prohibit them from working out in front of men in exercise wear. Harvard has scheduled only six women-only hours per week, out of the seventy hours the… Read More: Harvard University, women-only gyms, and anti-religious bigotry »
Why I left jewish-boston
I’ve just asked to be unsubscribed from the “jewish-boston” mailing list. I just can’t take it anymore.
Rabbinic irony
I just saw an announcement for a talk being given tonight in a Boston Jewish venue by a visiting rabbi who shall rename nameless. The title of the talk is, “Self-Righteousness — Going on an Ego Trip”. The announcement of the talk included the following biography of the speaker (emphases mine): Rabbi [deleted] was born… Read More: Rabbinic irony »
BFD vs. Menino: City government is a business, not a charity
I just sent this to the Herald: To the editor: Here’s what the Boston Firefighters Union seems to be saying: “We deserve to be compensated fairly. There is little we can do to force the city to pay us more, because legally and ethically, we have to keep working no matter what. Therefore, we must… Read More: BFD vs. Menino: City government is a business, not a… »
Newton’s Honda Village enters the Hall of Shame
[You can read the whole series of Honda Village postings here.] My wife and I were pleased by the experience we had about six months ago buying a Honda Odyssey from Honda Village in Newton, MA. Certainly, Honda Village was a lot more pleasant than Herb Chambers Honda of Boston, the other dealership with which… Read More: Newton’s Honda Village enters the Hall of Shame »
Seen in today’s Boston Herald…
Apparently, the reporter knows how to spell, even if the headline writer doesn’t. Or maybe the headline writer is trying to suggest that Mitt Romney is more of a man than the other candidates?
Judge Tuttman unfairly vilified
I sent this letter to the editor to the Boston Herald three days ago:
Comcast: The bloom is off the rose
I wrote previously about my positive experience switching from Speakeasy DSL and Verizon POTS service to Comcast High-Speed Internet and Digital Voice. I’m sorry to say that I’ve had a number of rather bad interactions with Comcast since that rosy day. I’m not sure I can remember all of them, but here are some: