I think high speed internet access should be free in hotels. They often charge so much for local calls anyway. And nothing is ever free in hotels. They will fold it into the price of the room.
Everything looks good from here... Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land.' I think we should call it 'your grave!' Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal! Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh! Now die! Oh, no, God! Oh, dear God in heaven!
Wash ,'Serenity'
Natter 39 and Holding
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
le nubian - Oct 13, 2005 4:58:18 am PDT #5709 of 10002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
DXMachina - Oct 13, 2005 4:59:29 am PDT #5710 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I'm still not quite sure who the Osmonds are or why I might be aware of them.
The Osmonds were the Mormon equivalent of the Jackson 5.
Connie Neil - Oct 13, 2005 5:00:19 am PDT #5711 of 10002
brillig
I'm still not quite sure who the Osmonds are
Nobody important, they live up the hill from me and I see them at the mall occasionally. Them and Bob Redford, though he generally doesn't wave back when you yell "Hi!" at him.
Jessica - Oct 13, 2005 5:01:15 am PDT #5712 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Okay, and now having read the article, these people need to stop bitching and instead just read the fricking amenities lists before they check in. The way to protest a charge for internet access is to stay at a different hotel. Complaining about the bill after the fact because you didn't read the directions before you logged on? LAME.
Sophia Brooks - Oct 13, 2005 5:03:16 am PDT #5713 of 10002
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
When I was little, I alway thought Donny and Marie were boyfriend/girlfriend, and not brother/sister. I am not sure if I was picking up some weird vibe, or I was just confused because Sonny and Cher and Captain and Tenille were couples.
le nubian - Oct 13, 2005 5:04:56 am PDT #5714 of 10002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Jessica, maybe. but hotels have pulled a bait and switch on me. They have a different rate plan for phone calls (and internet access) listed in the room then what I was charged at the front desk. I have had to argue with the front desk people about the rate I should have been charged for crap.
This has happened more than once and probably happens 1-2 times a year that I travel for work.
Steph L. - Oct 13, 2005 5:05:56 am PDT #5715 of 10002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Happy Birthdays, Cashmere and Matt!!!
(I listed you alphabetically, to be fair.)
sarameg - Oct 13, 2005 5:17:38 am PDT #5716 of 10002
The Osmonds were the Mormon equivalent of the Jackson 5.
I didn't know who they were either! (until much later.)
Instead, I knew Woody Guthrie, Baez, Paul Robeson, Kingston Trio, Beatles, Creedence, Buddy Holly,Vangelis and um....you get the idea. And a boatload of classical. Betcha can date my parents based on that!
What can I say, my mom fed me whole wheat carob cookies at one point.
Fred Pete - Oct 13, 2005 5:20:47 am PDT #5717 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Even my parents owned a Donny Osmond album (Sweet and Innocent, IIRC). There was supposed to be a reason behind it (my parents' tastes tending more toward Hank Williams and similar country), but I've forgotten.
Nutty - Oct 13, 2005 5:22:39 am PDT #5718 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Birthdays galore! Excellent. Party time.
The ump made a good call in the Sox-Angels game. Why the hell didn't Josh Paul tag him out? WTF?
Well, there is the part where he did the fist that usually means "you're out." Watching the replay without closeups or slomo, I actually had no idea what was going on -- the umpire made a couple of gestures, only some of which I understood. All other eight Angels on the field thought Pierzynski was out, anyway, so it's reasonable to expect Paul thought he had been called out as well.
OTOH, I'm used to watching a catcher tag the batter if there's even a scintilla of doubt, and sometimes if there's not. On the other-other hand, I'm also used to watching a catcher skedaddle on the third strike to end an inning, as if getting out of position faster will mean that the umpire won't dare call him back and tell him it was a ball instead.
Anyway, something to keep it all exciting, and to make sure Mike Scioscia is doing his slow-burn routine in the dugout.