Things That Make You Go "Hmmm"Who cares what it's about. Just come on in, sit down, and relax a while.AOL's Latest Price-Gouging Ploy- March 21, 2006 Did you know AOL's new billing prices went into effect this month I'm sure you noticed the $2 increase if you pay attention. I remember getting an email a month or so ago saying how AOL was now going to be offering one price for dial-up and high-speed users. I've even seen the commercials on TV. I was a little confused at first. I thought, didn't we already pay the same price I have DSL through AOL and my mom has dial-up and we compared prices. Yep, same price. The only difference is AOL...http://journals.aol.com/frchteaze/ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmmm/entries/2006/03/20/aols-latest-p... Language- March 20, 2006 As a former editor and avid student of linguistics and psychology, I found this article from Echelon Magazine fascinating. The article discusses recent updates to the Associated Press Stylebook as it relates to the GLBT community. For those of you who don't know, the AP Stylebook is the primary guide to writing and editing used by newspapers and many magazines. Basically, the article discusses key terms such as "gay" and "lesbian" and compares the 2005 entry with the newly updated entry. The...http://journals.aol.com/frchteaze/ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmmm/entries/2006/03/20/language/3504 Cruising- March 19, 2006 Yes. I am finally going on a cruise! This is a family group cruise thing, so I didn't have any choice on wherewhenwhich ship to go on. But, researching queen that I am, I've been spending tons of time over at the Cruise Critic message boards. I think we lucked out. That tiny little picture above is Celebrity's Mercury. It's a smaller ship than the big rock-climbing wall, specialty dining restaurant bohemoths you see advertised on TV, but with 1800 passengers, I think it will be full...http://journals.aol.com/frchteaze/ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmmm/entries/2006/03/18/cruising/3501 Life Lately- March 18, 2006 Things have been going well. I'm finally graduating in May. It's been a long journey, but it's finally here. The reality is beginning to set in. Now I have to find a job. The gf and I are still together. We've certainly had our rocky times like any couple, but we seem to be stronger as time goes by. She's been completely wonderful about the whole school thing. Letting me quit work to go to school full time. Being supportive when I've delayed graduation (twice!). I'm a very lucky girl. I spent...http://journals.aol.com/frchteaze/ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmmm/entries/2006/03/18/life-lately/3... |