Lil letdown, BB FAIL

It’s weird, I have felt a little down in the dumps since the triathlon.  Maybe it is something along the same line as the day after Christmas.  You know, where something is anticipated for awhile and then after it actually happens you feel a bit down.

I also am a bit annoyed that my time on the triathlon wasn’t better, specifically that almost 7 minutes was spent in the transition area.  Both Michelle and Ali placed significantly better in their age groups than I did.

So I have all of my paperwork to file for my Florida HVAC rebate finally.  Now there is only one problem, the program is suspended.  The state evidently had a brain fart.  From what I heard, the state basically started the program without jumping through all of the hoops to make sure the federal funds were actually available.  I mean how in the world does this happen?  So now the plan is suspended until the funds are available. Morons.

I heard that Blockbuster filed for bankruptcy. What a surprise, not.  I remember when Blockbuster hit the scene back in the late 80’s, early 90’s.  Being able to RENT movies?  What a concept.  Imagine the convenience of being able to drive a couple miles and walk around a big store to pick out what you wanted.

Fast forward to 25 years later.  DRIVE to a place??  WTF, are you crazy? That is so inconvenient! I’d much rather park my big fat ass on the couch and find what I want with a few movements of my thumb.  I don’t even need to walk over to the VCR to put a tape in, I’ll just start the video stream.

Hey I am a loyal Netflix customer and a former card carrying BlockBuster member. (think I still have the card actually)  Like everyone else I am guilty of enjoying  the convenience of being able to do more and more from within the four walls of my house. That doesn’t mean I don’t recognize that every step of progress usually means that someone is getting scraped off in the weeds behind.  Just ask BlockBuster.