Mighty's Rants

Customer Services Stories last updated 25/JUN/01

The genesis of this page is the atrocious customer service I've gotten from several companies lately.

Cell phones in the car 15/JUN/01

And, no, hands-free isn't any safer.

Pascal's Wager 25/JUN/01

Bet on God?  Is it really such a good wager?

What about Hoyle? 12/AUG/01

Jerry Pournelle keeps asking this question and blows off the replies.  Here's my perspective.

Global Warming 08/OCT/01

A specific example of people basing opinions on sound-bite news

Education 23/DEC/01

My experiences when transferring to a highly regarded school district

Why Not Religion? 25/FEB/02

Religion's indoctrination of blind faith is a danger to society.

The Case Against Christian Creationism 01/DEC/03

"Creation Science" is so easy to refute I've listed a few of the obvious fallacies

"But what if you meet the perfect woman..." 13/SEP/05

...and she has kids?

What are the odds? 19/SEP/05

...of finding the woman I'm right for

"I'll cherish it" 19/NOV/05

The perils of online dating

That can't be how it is! 01/JAN/06

Feelings of helpless panic

"No charge for refills" 17/JAN/06

I felt so helpless

They need it 14/FEB/06 - Updated 17/APR/06

Motivation

My Religious Background 22/FEB/06

A blank slate

He Speaks Spanish? 03/MAR/06

I'm one of the most color-blind people you'll ever meet.

Spirituality vs Religion 05/MAR/06

Search vs Study

There must be a reason 11/JUN/06

"You can't believe the way you do without a reason."

There but for the grace of... 13/JUN/06

A nice guy, a tornado, and his house

Scamming 101 04/JUL/06

Plot points

She blocked me? 29/AUG/06

Someone looking for reasons to be mad at me

Speed of Light 05/SEP/06

It took seventeen years

State of War 18/SEP/06

Are we at war with terrorists?

Some of My Favorites 11/DEC/06

Some of my favorite online stories

Driving (in the) Rain 03/APR/07

Kept my cool in the rain

Sedation 28/APR/07

I was put under sedation for the first time in my life

Real Life Parables - Incidents in my life that illustrate a general theme

Perfection 29/JUN/01

How two kids approach a game

Mighty's Diet Plan 06/SEP/05

Crash diets don't work

Future rants:

Sound-bite news

Politics, science, etc.

Tabloid news

Hyped news like O. J. and Jon-Benet.  Most of the fault falls on the buying/viewing public

Violence in video games

If there were anything to this then there would be thousands or millions of incidents

Cigarette lawsuits

I'm tired of today's society of blame.  Take responsibility for your own decisions and actions.

Anecdote on how I won Mary

A real-life parable, maybe.  Maybe just an anecdote

Metaphysical auto-centered search-and-destroy mission

Just a description of all the things that have happened to my cars.  Most not my fault.

Money

It doesn't appear to be at the top of my priority list

The RIAA is a Menace to Society

The music industry is nearly the poster child of Big American Corporations Gone Bad.

"What went wrong?"

The contrast between two managers.

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