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The San Diego Museum of Art Blows

Sunday, July 25th, 2010
Museum of Art Entrance at Balboa Park

Museum of Art Entrance at Balboa Park

How’s that for an incendiary title?  I suppose I should backtrack slightly and explain myself: during a recent trip to southern California, we stopped by Balboa Park. Great place, and it happened to have some wonderful things going on for children.  Acrobats, stencil drawing (Persian-style) on tile, block-painting (very lithographic).

My daughter loved it all, so therefore I loved it.

Until we hit the SD MOA, that is. We were greeted at the door by a cheerful woman, welcoming us in.  “Entry is free,” she informed us, “but no cameras and no drinks. You have to leave your bags at the front.” With this, she gestured to a side room where there was a check-in service. Click to continue »

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Alaska is a part of the united states, dammit!

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Pardon me, but I’m tired of trying to purchase things online & getting shafted with a giant “2nd day” shipping charge.  FedEx, UPS… doesn’t matter.  Shoot, even when they charge the “ground” rates fo those guys, it ends up costing as much as the air rates. What, we’re not in the US?  Hell, it’s still the same continent.

A couple of days ago I was mumbling about wanting a new photo bag.  Today I finally managed to make a decision, only to be thwarted with… a $35 charge for Ground delivery (UPS).  I’ve ordered bags before & they’re large – the shipping rate is usually a little higher because of that.  But 1/3 the total price?  Drives me nuts, when USPS will ship for far less.

So no thinktank for me, and no cash for them. It’s a deal.

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