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MCI is living under a rock
I received my Sprint PCS bill today and was pleased to see the slight decrease in the bill (about $6) due to the federal government no longer imposing the federal excise tax on most telecommunications. For those that don't know, the federal excise tax was enacted in 1898 to help fund the Spanish American War. I also got my MCI bill (local and long distance) and I asked them when they would stop collecting the tax (they're required to stop collecting it on August 1). Their response was laughable:
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I'm not a plumber, but...
Sometimes I pretend to be one. This past weekend, I finally decided to fix our toilet that seems to keep running as the flush chain keeps hanging. Since I had to muck with the toilet, I decided to replace the major components. It isn't rocket science to do plumbing, but it is harder than it looks. I figured I could replace the parts in 30-45 minutes. I open the directions (after the trip to Home Depot), unscrew some of the stuff and then get to removing the bolts from the tank. The bolts were rusted and wouldn't budge. 2 hours later after using my Dremel to cut them off (without putting a hole in the tank), I managed to get the bolts off and put the toilet back together. I didn't see any leaks from what I put back together, but the next day, the only part I didn't replace started leaking...another trip to Home Depot to get that part. This part only took about 45 minutes to replace instead of the 3.5 hours to get the other parts replaced. However, I cheated and gave up installing the "LeakSentry" feature as the little piece of plastic didn't want to cooperate.
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New marathon pictures!
The image CD I ordered from the marathon showed up today. I've put up the pictures for all to enjoy (OK, maybe just me). These images are for personal use only and as such, Action Sports International has granted me permission to put them up here. They have done an amazing job with the pictures and the number of pictures they were able to capture. (There are more pictures, just click on one below to see the rest.)
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So now what?
I'm not sure what to do now that I've run a marathon. I spent over 4 months training and that took up a lot of time. Now that I'm not training, what do I do? Get a hobby? Hmmm...I've been threatening to get a hobby for awhile now, but I'm a workaholic. Maybe things will change on this attempt; I want to get into model railroads, but it requires space and time; I'm impatient for results (that's why I write software). I'm thinking that Lego trains might be the way to go as they are easy to put together, easy to customize, and I really like Legos. Now, I just have to commandeer part of our guest room for them.