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otherstuff
02:29 PM - 02/13/2006

The topic: Damned credit cards

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I just checked the balance for my Disney card, the one that got hijacked.  That $530 charge had been authorized, despite what I was told back on the day it happened.  So, now, we have to fill out the damned affadavit and get it notarized. 

And they started charging us interest.  From the minute there was an amount due at the statement closing.  Not a “previous balance”, but an amount due.  If I charged nothing during the month, had a zero balance all month long, then I charge something on the day before the statement closing, I’ll be hit with a finance charge for the total.  The only way to not get the interest charge is to pay before the closing.  And it takes a couple of days for the payments to clear, even online, so unless we don’t use the card on the last week of their fiscal month, we’ll get hit with a 14.4%  finance charge. This is absolutely unacceptable.

I just sent them an email via the online contact form letting them know I didn’t like this.  Yes, I know that they’re not making money off of us directly if we’re not paying a finance charge, but they do make money from the merchants where we use the card.   It may not be much, but it was more than they’d be making if we didn’t use the card.  Sadly, the rewards points I get aren’t enough to offset the finance charge.  The rewards points are 1%.   Finance charge is 14.4%.  There are promotions, where you don’t get charged for using it for Disney stuff. 

Well, that’s what we originally had planned on using the card for in the first place.  Disney stuff.


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catstuff
12:43 PM - 02/13/2006

The topic: Annie

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Annie had a good day yesterday.  She’s having a bad day today.  I don’t think the fluids are really helping all that much.  Or there’s something else going on with her. 

Friday, she passed a fair sized chunk of nasty stuff while trying to pee.  I put her back on amoxicillan.  She was getting better, or so I thought, but this morning, she’s very uncomfortable.  I just hope I’m doing right by her.  She just looked so damned good yesterday, stretched out sleeping, more relaxed than I’d seen her in a while and now, this morning, she’s done a 180°. 

I know this isn’t good.   Maybe it’s just one bad day and she’ll be better later on.  I did give her fluids this morning, today is a fluid day.  If she’s doing better tomorrow, I’ll try giving her fluids again.  I know the vet said every other day, but right now, I don’t think it’s really going to change the outcome. 

She’s still not eating, although I just got her to eat half of the meat from the Healthy Choice dinner I had for lunch.  She did like it.  I thought about cooking up a little steak for her and freezing part of it and just giving it to her in little portions at a time.  Maybe I will do that. 

I guess right now all I want to do is to keep her comfortable for the rest of her days.


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otherstuff
12:35 PM - 02/13/2006
We found a quarter and a dime on our walk this morning
The current weather is is wrong. Too hot.

The topic: Routines

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I’m finding it difficult to get back into the internet routing since we started walking last Monday.  

Last week, I was pretty sore since it had been so long.  But now, it’s just really hard for me to come back here, sit down and start typing.  Of course, the heat doesn’t help.   I’d love for it to cool down and to finally start getting some much needed precipitation.

I started working on the Disneyland DVDs last week, but didn’t get too far.   I couldn’t view the pictures I’d been sent as a slideshow since they weren’t in the “My Pictures” directory on my computer.  I did find software that allows me to view them this way, though.  It works nicely.  It will go a long way in helping me do what I want to do.

We had a repairman come out to look at the television, too.  The remote sensor is going out.  Unfortunately, for the work to be done, the entertainment center will need to be pulled out from the wall.  So, when they call to schedule the appointment (the part had to be ordered), I’m going to request a Monday morning.  If we have to wait a couple of weeks, we’ll have to wait a couple of weeks.  I want Brian to be here.


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