Yet More New Toys, More Citibank Hatred, And Some Week 2 (Fantasy) Football Thoughts
Quick-hitters:
- Rain? RAIN??? WTF???
I want summer back!
- I went to the Post Office yesterday, and to my utter amazement, I did not come close to getting hit by a car! Even more amazing than that was the fact that, when I stepped into the PO, there was NOBODY in line! A guy who walked in with me turned towards me and grinned, as we raced to the front of the line.
(He beat me.)
- “Personal rebate filer” needs to be a real job. I’m so good at it, it’s ridiculous.
(Tangent: I really need to get a second scanner. Maybe I can find a cheapy one on Craigslist or something.)
Hey! Filling out rebate forms, cutting UPCs, scanning everything, printing to PDF, merging all PDFs into one document, addressing envelopes, sealing and stamping them, and repeating ad nauseum…that’s tough to do!
- So my UPS guy dropped off my latest set of toys today: a Pinzon 10-piece stainless steel cookware set and a Circulon 5.5qt. Dutch oven! I was skeptical about the Pinzonset, because of the fact that I’ve never heard of that brand before; however, I was impressed by the number of 5-star ratings, though, so I decided to take a chance.
Wow. From the moment I took the cookware out of the packaging, I knew I was definitely getting my money’s worth.
(Tangent: I’ve never had nice cookware before. The nicest piece of cookware I own is a stainless steel Dutch oven that my mom gave me.
As the Amazon.com reviews say, the cookware was packaged extremely well. The pots and pans were quite heavy, as well! Each piece has a thick aluminum base, and it was funny to watch my sister struggle to pick up the 10″ frying pan. I’m not too much of a fan of the lids–they felt a bit on the light side–but if the lids are the only thing I can complain about, I know I’ll be happy with these things. I have not had the chance to cook with the wares yet, but that’s what the ground beef (yep, more “premium” stuff) in my refrigerator is for.
- So I have yet another reason to hate Citibank. I mentioned, in a previous blog, that Citibank no longer reported the credit limit on one of my cards (which had a sizable limit). Well, I recently pulled up my credit report + score, and noticed that my credit score took a huge nose dive! Now, I had opened a new credit card and a new checking account (three inquiries; it should be two…thanks, BofA), and that could account for, maybe, a 10-15 point drop in my score.
So you could imagine my horror when I saw the huge drop in my score. What caused the precipitous fall? Well, recently Citibank sent me a replacement Citi PremierPass card, that supposedly came with new features. Apparently, one of these features is the lack of a credit limit reporting! To make things worse, this card has a limit equal to nearly half of my total credit limit!!!
According to my credit report, Citibank only is reporting the limit on one of my cards, and the limit on that card is a paltry $1,000. So, I have devised a plan: I’m going to re-allocate most of my total Citibank credit limit on to this one card, and hope that Citibank reports the new limit to the three bureaus.
I also couldn’t resist opening another credit card: a Citibank Amex card. Hopefully my lowered credit score doesn’t disqualify me from getting this card. Just look at the perks! 5% in Thank You points for gas, groceries, and drug stores for two years, 3% everywhere else, and 15,000 points after making $300 in purchases.
me <– crosses fingers
- Here are my NFL Week 2 (Fantasy) Football thoughts:
1) Two of my fantasy football teams are 0-2. Two of them are 1-1. What do the two 0-2 teams have in common? Donovan freaking McNabb.
(Remind me never to draft a QB one year removed from major knee surgery. Last year, it was Daunte Culpepper, this year it’s Donovan McNabb).
Speaking of Donovan McNabb, how about the insinuation that black quarterbacks face more pressure to succeed than white quarterbacks? I don’t agree at all with this opinion. I don’t believe that black QBs face more pressure than white QBs, but I do believe that McNabb faces more scrutiny than the average QB. Fair or not, he has had a number of chances to win a Super Bowl ring, and has come short every time. Whether it’s the Tampa Bay Bucs, the St. Louis Rams, T.O., or whatever else, he has come up short every year of his career. Because he plays for such a success-starved city as Philadelphia, he’s going to have to face the fact that he’s going to be blamed for much of the team’s failures.
Donovan, this is not a race thing. This is an inability to succeed thing.
2) So the Pats played real well last week, dominating San Diego. Congrats, Patriots; you guys are now 2*-0!
3) What were the Colts doing, going pass-pass-pass late in the fourth quarter against Tennessee?
By the way, I love the fact that Indy is tied with the Houston Texans for first place in the AFC South.
4) Was that Cincy-Cleveland or two NFL Blitz teams? Seriously, 96 points?!?
And Chad Johnson sure has some guts to jump into the seats after scoring a TD.
5) Green Bay’s 2-0. Houston’s 2-0. Detroit’s 2-0. San Francisco’s 2-0. Washington’s 2-0. Philadelphia’s 0-2. St. Louis is 0-2. New Orleans is 0-2.
Wow.
Finally, nice job, Dodgers. A four-game sweep to the Rockies? I guess I’ll have to look forward to 2008.
Happy blogging!