UngsungBlog: A (Fantasy) Sports Blog

Quick-hitters:

- In the mail today, I got another bottle of refill toner for my laser printer.

If you don’t see another blog entry here in the next week, assume the worst :P.

(Note to self: apparently the new Samsung laser printer—the ML-2510—has a reset fuse on the cartridge, making refilling impossible without replacing said fuse.)

- I made mention last time about a $25 Kaspersky rebate that I’m still fighting for:

AllRebates.com is currently giving me a hard time on a $25 rebate with the purchase of a Kaspersky software title. I have faxed in my resubmission twice now (as instructed by their customer service), and they have yet to validate my rebate.

A week after my second faxed resubmission, I got this wonderful email from their CS:

Thank you for participating in the AllRebates program.

In researching your fax, we find that your submission did not include the full requirements of the rebate. While the faxed receipt was acceptable [gee, thanks!], both the UPC and the proof of competitor’s ownership were cut off at the top, and the competitor data was also covered by the UPC.

Here is the exact copy of the scan that I faxed to AllRebates. Need I explain out that the UPC is on the left, and the proof of competitor’s ownership is on the right?

One more rejection, and the CA Attorney General’s office will be hearing my complaints.

(Tangent: For those of you, like me, that don’t own a fax machine—and in my case, I don’t even have a land line—and don’t readily have access to a fax machine, FaxZero is a lifesaver. The three-page maximum sucks, and the fact that they include an ad on the first page of the fax makes using FaxZero for important documents a bad idea, but for basic fax duties, it’s pretty neat.

[Warning: The following is a testimonial for FaxZero. None of the participants of the testimonial have been compensated for their appearance on this blog.]

FaxZero has helped getting me somewhere in the vicinity of $300 in invalidated rebates approved!)

- Here are my very quick NFL Conference Championship thoughts:

1) Lawrence Tynes is lucky Giants’ coach Tom Coughlin didn’t make him walk all the way back to New York (or New Jersey, or wherever the Giants practice) after hooking those first two field goals.

2) Who had money on a Manning making it to the Super Bowl?  Ok, who had money on the other Manning?

3) 2006 Giants — Tiki Barber = Super Bowl appearance.  If that doesn’t prove Bill Simmons’ “Ewing Theory,” nothing will.  Here are a couple early predictions I have for 2008:

• 2007 Colts — Marvin Harrison (sudden retirement) = Super Bowl appearance.
• 2007 Seahawks — Shaun Alexander = NFC Championship appearance.

4) Props to the Chargers for sticking around most of the game, but you had to figure that not having LT or a healthy Rivers or Gates was going to catch up to the Bolts eventually.  Still…FOUR Kaeding FGs?  You guys couldn’t cash in any one of those for TDs?  If any one of those FGs were converted into a TD, the game probably plays out much differently than it did.

And finally…

5) Congrats*, Pats*, for* now* being* 18*-0*.  Just* one* more* win*, and* you* guys* could* legitimately* start* the* Greatest* Team*/Greatest* Player* Of* All* Time* talk*.

As much as I dislike Eli Manning for his draft-day whining, I’d much rather see him win his first Super Bowl than for the Greatest QB Of All Time* to win his fourth*.

(Nah, I’m not bitter or anything :P)

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