Claire's Random Thoughts

PPP v4.0 Now Live

Claire — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:21:27 +0000

This post sponsored by PayPerPost v4.0 PayPerPost.com (definition in a nutshell) = How the starving blogger survives A few of my posts in the past have been paid advertisements for merchants who hire bloggers to promote their sites and products through PayPerPost.com. Basically, advertisers pay you (bloggers) for exploring their sites and blogging about your opinion about [...]

Dropbox Online Backup

Claire — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:45:43 +0000

Those of you who know me probably know that I am obsessive and excessive over data backup. I have two separate external hard drives (so I can have a backup of a backup, as if one were not enough) where I keep an archive of all my files I’ve accumulated in this lifetime. Whenever I [...]

Why Credit Cardholders’ “Bill of Rights” is a Misnomer for H.R. 627

Claire — Thu, 28 May 2009 08:38:41 +0000

That’s right, calling the new bill, H.R. 627, the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights is misnomer if not a disgrace to what any “Bill of Rights” should stand for. In fact, for responsible cardholders, this may prove to be the opposite of a bill of rights, because it will ultimately detract from responsible cardholders to [...]

The Pinocchio Paradox

Claire — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:10:05 +0000

What happens when Pinocchio says…

The Perfect Ideal Day

Claire — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:25:09 +0000

If I can’t live the “perfect” day, I might as well at least philosophize during my sleepless night alone and dream it. I shall refrain from describing an “ideal” day as “perfect” simply because I avoid using absolutes whenever possible. There are exceptions to virtually (notice I’m avoiding the absolute again) everything in reality, so I [...]