DEAR MATT-

“Dear Matt, you are a loser and you have a fat back.” Just one example of the individually-designed hate mail postcards drawn by London-based artist Mr Bingo. It all started when a drunken Mr Bingo impulsively tweeted that he’d send an offensive postcard to the first person who replied. Someone did, and now his hate mail has became so popular, he’s charging a fee to send expletive-laden and obscene postcards to whomever you wish. He’s even put out a collection of his nastiest work … “The Hate Mail Book”.

Daily Dose of BS Jan 24 Office Depot

Well it happened and it was bound to happen, my youngest son ended up with a crack in the glass of his tablet computer that he got for Christmas.  He was bummed and I was kind of mad, in my mind it was ruined and never to be used again after all it was purchased well before Christmas from Office Depot, and I wasn’t sure what kind of a policy they had when it came to broken electronics, boy was I pleasantly surprised as they took the tablet back with the receipt with no questions asked, plus the manager was both friendly and helpful.  This is the way that service is supposed to be, so my hats off to you Office Depot for making it easy on a parent, making a kid happy and for doing business the way it ought to be done, let me rephrase my original kudos, hats off till I head outside, it is below zero after all.  

Daily Dose of BS Jan 23 bathroom doors

I always wondered about public restroom doors, why is it you need to pull a handle toward you rather than a push or a kick motion to open.  You have been in a public restroom where someone used the facility and walked right out the door without even pretending to wash their hands, that is a whole other event using the pot and not sending the job down, gross.  Do these people do this at their own homes I bet not, then why the heck would they leave someone else’s throne disgusting?  Also if ya dribble and I am not talking about on the court or in the field, but in the stall clean it up.  Does the crappy paper that many businesses use help to save money?  Don’t you need 3 or 4x the amount to make it work?  I also think that all the automated things in the bathroom that flush, dispense soap, turn on the water and kick out paper towels or turn on the dryer are nice, but even with all the automation you still have to grab a dirty door handle and turn and pull. 

Daily Dose of BS Jan 22 warming up your car

La Crosse cops could be ticketing ya soon for warming up your car on the public streets.  If a person leaves their car unattended you are subject to a fine of $114, this applies to vehicles on the street or any other public place.  The ordinance is in place to protect people from car thieves, because if someone passing by who might not have thought about stealing a car may be tempted to take advantage of an easy target.  This is some flawed logic I think, people should have better will power than to take something that isn’t nailed down.  If I walk into a store and there are no cameras and the clerk is in back the opportunity is there for me to clean out the store of their goods, what my parents taught me and the golden rule teaches me to not take stuff that is not mine.  The fining of $114 to warm your car is flawed in my opinion; cause no one likes to get into a cold car and I really hate grabbing the ice cold steering wheel.  I got a better idea make an example of the person who steals the car and make it so that others don’t steal cars.  

Daily Dose of BS Jan 21 inventions

So there I was yesterday afternoon sitting on my recliner, playing on my computer while talking on my smartphone all this while watching a program that recorded a couple weeks ago.  This made me think what are the most important inventions ever, or at least the ones that make a difference in your life?  Some of the ones that I have mentioned are on my list for the best and the worst just think about how much more time we had before we had any of the above because they truly are time suckers and anti-human contact machines.  I also think the car, toilets, indoor plumbing, heat and refrigeration should make the list and the best fix it material out there duct tape should be on the list also.  What are the inventions that you can't live without?   

Some good books

"A World Without Us" by Alan Weisman


"Concussions and Our Kids" by Robert Cantu


"God's Hotel" by Victoria Sweet


"Indomitable Will: LBJ and the Presidency" by Mark Updegrove




"Medicine for the Soul" - inscription at the Library of Thebes
Terri Schlichenmeyer
The Bookworm Sez, LLC
W5556 State Road 33
LaCrosse, WI 54601
office: 608-782-BOOK (2665)
mobile: 608-792-3314
fax: 608-787-8222

Daily Dose of BS Jan 17 conspiracy theories

I heard yesterday that there are conspiracy theories out there about Newtown, CT.  The conspiracy people are saying that it is an elaborate scheme that the media, the government, and Obama administration either manipulated or orchestrated the shooting to move political opinion on gun control, I call BS.  In particular, a video that focuses on discrepancies in initial reporting about the number and types of guns used in the shooting, information was being found as it happened and the national media was doing what they could.  ENOUGH!  Who would fake such a thing, why would anyone fake such a horrific event?