Posted by Geof on Jan 10, 2010 in
My Rants So I have been a directv subscriber since 1999. I love directv and subscribe to almost every package they offer. They also have excellent customer service when something goes wrong.
However, that certainly doesn’t apply to explaining new rate increase. I received an email from Directv letting me know that there was a rate change taking place. The email contained a link to this very clear and well detailed explanation.
http://www.directv.com/email/30896-0_PriceIncrease_2010_Final.pdf
Really Directv? How about sending your loyal customers a detailed rate change letter with current bill and upcoming bill. I am really considering cutting back based on this rate increase. I think the first victims will be the MLB ticket, followed by the ESPN gameplans.
I hope Directv will use some of these rate increases to get back Versus, how about ESPNU HD? Amazing to me that they raised the monthly DVR fee to over $7. At some point I may just set up a Mac Mini with some DVR capability and Digital TV tuner and cut back on Directv service or god forbid go to cable.
Tags: directv
Posted by Geof on Dec 24, 2009 in
Otto Otto turned one on December 22! To celebrate he enjoyed a very large birthday cookie treat.
Tags: Otto
Posted by Geof on Nov 16, 2009 in
My Rants,
Otto Its already the middle of November and Thanksgiving and Christmas will soon be here. This weekend I made Otto pose for pictures for this year’s Christmas Cards. He was less than thrilled – although later he did want to chew on his outfit.
Posted by Geof on Aug 22, 2009 in
Cigars This is the first of hopefully many to come cigar posts.
Tonight, before a wine dinner I am enjoying a La Aroma De Cuba Edicion Especial. Recently rated as one of Cigar Aficionado’s Top 25 Cigars of 2009. Good steady burn and a mild-medium bodied cigar.
Tags: cigar
Posted by Geof on Aug 6, 2009 in
My Rants So today I tried out the RunKeeper App on my iPhone. Very impressive. It tracks my route, mileage, time, etc. One feature would be built-in music control but I just started the iPod feature first and then started the RunKeeper. It even has a pause button in case you stop for a quick break (like I did today to grab some coffee and water for Otto).
Here is today’s route – love the ability to track speed versus terrain all the while it moves along the route on the map.
Just another great iPhone App!!
Posted by Geof on Jul 31, 2009 in
Cigars,
My Rants If you are ever in Philly you simply have to visit Mahogany on Walnut. It is simply the best cigar bar in America in my opinion. Mahogany on Walnut
Tags: cigars
Posted by Geof on Jul 25, 2009 in
My Rants Yesterday was the firm golf outing. This year it was an unofficial event so the group was smaller but still a great day. Good cigars, people and weather. I wish my golf was better but oh well. After the outing a group of us had dinner at The Golden Lamb. Good time.
Tags: golf
Posted by Geof on Jul 23, 2009 in
My Rants Wow, July is almost over. Where has the summer gone. It seems like Reds Opening Day was only a few weeks ago. My schedule lately has been very busy. Work has significantly increased as well as my leadership responsibilities for chairing our Professional Development Committee. Lots of work, but the rewards are high as we have excellent speakers and content for our attorneys.
Firm golf outing is tomorrow which is always a good time. I have playe more golf this year than any other year since becoming a lawyer. Signed up for another 5k. It’s at Kings Island which should be a blast. I considered doing the 10k but chickened out. I hope to run a 10k sometime this fall.
Tags: summer
Posted by Geof on Jul 20, 2009 in
My Rants The conversion of the old blog into wordpress has been finalized. I am going to leave the old blog up for at least some time due to search engines, etc. I also redesigned the main webpage for Geof’s Waste of Bandwidth. It’s at Geof’s Waste of Bandwidth 2.0
Tags: website
Posted by Geof on Jul 19, 2009 in
My Rants Last week I was on a family vacation at Lake Cumberland. Great times.
Tags: lake cumberland, vacation