The Lex Files

UPS and downs

I had ordered some fun recording equipment last weekend. One package was due to arrive yesterday via UPS. I was pleased, since that meant I could have some time over the weekend to learn the equipment and play with it a bit.

At 1:30pm, I heard the UPS truck lumber down our snow-plowed street. Since I work from home, in my office on the second floor, with a window behind me that faces the street, it was easy enough to swivel in my desk chair, peer through the blinds, and verify that the big brown box truck was indeed on Memorial Road.

The truck stopped across the street at a neighbor’s house. (I had alerted Lauren to the delivery’s impending arrival, since without taking immediate action, the doorbell ring would alert Charlie, who would start barking his head off, which would rouse napping Anya.)

As the driver started up the truck again, he (not our normal “she” deliveryperson) slowly coasted right by our house.

I thought (and I quote): “Huh.”

I figured that my package must be on a later delivery truck. And then I checked the UPS website, which had updated my package’s status: “THE RECEIVER WAS UNAVAILABLE TO SIGN ON THE 1ST DELIVERY ATTEMPT. A 2ND DELIVERY ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE.”

But I work from home! I saw the truck! He didn’t stop! As a wise man once said, WTF?!

I called UPS. They said they were sorry, but not much could be done until Monday.

Thirty minutes later, UPS called back again. They said the driver would be headed back towards me to make the delivery. He did indeed, but he was clearly not happy about being called on his lie.

Now, in full disclosure, I’m guessing that he didn’t make the delivery since our driveway wasn’t plowed. Now, UPS never pulls into the driveway, and by this time there was less than an inch of thin, wet snow on the ground, but I’m thinking he just didn’t went to trek through it and figured he could just say we weren’t home to avoid it.

Well, Mr. UPS Man, I’m an attentive jerk — so YOU LOSE!

Victory.

Angry Fatso

Besides resolving to blog every day more this year, I also vowed to record 12 songs in 2008.

The first to be released is Angry Fatso.

Patrick Murphy For President

I join with Bleeding Green Nation in endorsing Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA) for President. Why? Here’s the reason.

On Wednesday, the House passed a resolution congratulating the New York Giants on winning this year’s Super Bowl “and completing one of the most remarkable postseason runs in professional sports history.” The resolution passed by a vote of 412 to 1. Murphy, a diehard Eagles fan who worked at Veterans Stadium as a security guard when he was 16, was the only House member to vote against it. “As a former 700-level security guard and lifelong Eagles fan, I couldn’t, in good conscience, vote for the New York Giants,” Murphy said Thursday. “The only thing worse would have been a resolution honoring the Dallas Cowboys.”

Dear Freezing Cold

Go away.

Love, Lex

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Memo to Charlie and Any Other Dogs Who Live Here

Memo: To Charlie and Any Other Dogs Who Live Here February 7th, 2008

Urination should occur outside. In a toilet is fine, if you can figure out how to work it, but we are more than happy for all of your urination to occur outdoors. You will find said outdoors right through the doggy door we installed when we first moved in.

We are not aiming for 99% cooperation with this rule. Failure, my best friend, is not an option.

What I’m saying is, peepee outside. If you peepee in the playroom again, I will peepee on your head.

The Religion of Politics

Lauren and I have been discussing the parallels between religions and politics. When Hillary mentions the Republicans, the crowd boos like she shouted “Haman.” When Romney mentions, I don’t know, whatever crazy Mormon politicians say, his throngs of beleivers hoot and holler like they’re having revelations. His supporters started chanting words from his speech right along with him, “Dayeinu”-style.

The New York Giants.

For the past few hours, I was a BIG, HUGE, New York Giants fan.

This post is to officially acknowledge that I now once again hate the Giants with a passion.

My Patriots hatred remains unchanged.

Forgiveness

January didn’t end as well as it began, in terms of my blogging resolution. But I forgive myself. I had surgery on the 28th which has left me mostly sidelined since it happened.

I’ll be back on top soon.