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Cartoon spells it out beautifully. I'd like to think Canada as a population never buys into ANY religious zealotry.

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I've come to the conclusion that cell phone service providers are just like political parties; no matter who you go with, they will screw you in the end!  Having dealt with Bell Mobility to today has led me to this conclusion.

A month ago I went into a Bell Mobility(screw them, I'm not linking) store to see when I could possibly upgrade my cell phone since mine is starting to crap out. Now I still have just over a year to go on my 36 month contract.   I was told then that as of June 9 I could get $100 off the regular price of any phone.  So I walk into the Bell Mobility store to get a newer phone and guess what, now it's only $50 and I'd have to wait until September!  Pissed off, and at the insistence of the clerk who actually helpful, I called Bell Mobility directly and let it rip(being mindful and telling the person at the other end, this wasn't directed at them personally, but at the crappy customer relations, as a company they were providing.  Hey, I worked a call centre job for a year, so I understand).  Bell Mobility being the only cell carrier I have ever used and with for the last 11 years, I asked that something be done, otherwise I'm walking when my term is up, thanks now to number portability.  After being on hold for 5 minutes, I was told that as a one time exception, I would get my $100 off the regular price of any phone...AS LONG AS I RENEWED FOR ANOTHER 3 YEARS!!!!  So let me see.  If I was a new customer, I would get  a new phone at a deeply discounted rate for 3 years, but because I'm upgrading for another 3 years as a long time customer, I get $100 of the regular price?  KISS MY ASS!!!  Hopefully my phone will get by until next year, and then I walking to Rogers.  Yeah, I've heard they're crap to, but at least they'll have the iPhone by then hopefully, which I may consider, and my wife and I could have a couple plan.  I think it's time, just like in politics, I give someone else a chance to screw me.

Well it's been awhile since I've posted here, but I've kept up(somewhat) with my other blog at Blogger, The Room Above The Garage.  It's just that I find it easier over there to add a video or picture to a post.  I'll try to keep up with this end as much as I can for all of you(is there anybody out there anymore?) who still read this.

Well 2007 has arrived and 2006 has been regulated to the dust bin. Thankfully. It was not a good year overall with the death of my father in law, but we, as many others who have lost loved ones must and will persevere.

We rang in the New Year by going out to dinner with both our mothers (great steak!) and then watching the Beverly Hills Cop Marathon on Bravo. Man are we a bunch of party animals or what! My mother in law and my wife were both half asleep when the big moment arrived. Personally now that I'm a little older I prefer my New Years celebrations to be more low key. It's just a number anyway. Do you get excited when the odometer in your car rolls over? I know I don't so what's another year? Hope as always the new year is better than the last.

Just to update everyone that my Audiri.com page has changed. The site has changed it's name to Stage.FM which should be easier to remember and spell. So my url there is now stage.fm/moniz. If you go there using the old url, it will redirect for the time being.   Adjust your bookmarks accordingly. Cheers!

Check out this Honda concept!   Holy cow it looks cool.  Here's a link giving some more info.  Is it any wonder all I've ever owned is a Honda.

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This only applies to our American friends since it's not available in Canada(thankfully!) yet. There is a reason the iPod has 85% of the mp3 player market!

Episode # 2 of Net@Nite has been released.  Get it here.  Leo mixed my song Satriani Style in a little more underneath the beginning of the show and lets the last 50 seconds of the show ride out with the last 50 seconds of the song.  The hits my Audiri music site has gotten since he's used my song had been amazing.  I can't thank him enough.

...you'll definitely find this funny!  I know I did.

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I'm excited to say that my song "Satriani Style" is now the theme music for the TWiT Network's latest weekly netcast, Net@Nite.  I submitted it to Leo Laporte (chief TWiT) on a whim, if he ever needed some theme music for any netcasts he would be developing. Lo and behold, he liked and is using it.  Check it out here.   I'm so stoked!

Satriani Style