So, everything went pretty much according to plan this past weekend. We stopped by the Cingular store here in Fairfax on Sunday, but they were having a network problem so we moved on to the store in Fair Oaks Mall. The store at Fair Oaks, however, was out of the phone I wanted, so the poor guy had to drive to the Fairfax store to pick one up and bring it back while Melissa dragged me around the mall for 20 minutes.
‘He’s Throwing Away My Dream’
Saw this on Monday but haven’t had time to blog it ’til now. John Fund writes about Milwaukee’s school choice program and how it is benefiting both those who utilize it and those who have stayed behind in the public schools. Yes, school choice is actually helping Milwaukee’s public schools.
Metro Drops Longtime Manager
Setting Dates for New Phone, New Car
Lots of fun, exciting things going on. We’ve finished our test driving and have tentative dates set for a car purchase and our switch to Cingular wireless.
Our Verizon Wireless contracts expire this coming Saturday, and the plan is to drop by the Cingular store on Sunday (the 15th) to pick up my new phone, get Melissa’s active on a regular account, and get both of our numbers switched over. The Palm Treo 650 remains the distant frontrunner—Palm OS seems to be the lesser of three evils in the depressingly uninspired smartphone market right now.
The Ugliest Cars of the 2006 Model Year
There are some big changes in this year’s list of the Ten Ugliest Cars. Three of the top four vehicles from the 2005 list (the Ford Thunderbird [#4], Toyota Echo [#3], and Pontiac Aztek [#2]) have been discontinued, and there have been some repulsive new models introduced and major styling updates to the old.
Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.