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DHL rant again

Do you know that if you search on Google you get over 430,000 hits for the word's DHL rant?

Yet again DHL has blown it. Today I wait for a delivery that went on the truck at noon - now at 9PM there is no sign of DHL delivery. I called twice and the best they can do is apologize. Lame-o. DHL should offer a return of money for time wasted waiting, maybe deducted from the poor planners who can't adequately deliver on time. Since there is no penalty for these dopes, there is little incentive to improve.

 

Way to waste my time DHL. Once again your service is disappointing. So much for getting my delivery as expected.
 

Yes we did

I am traveling in Amsterdam for work this week and just got back in. The time is 12:40 AM and I had dinner at The Supper Club, and a drink after nearby.

Why write this late?

Because we elected Barack Obama and that is good. In the Supper Club tonight there was a band and they started and ended their set with cheers for Obama. It is a nice feeling to be an expatriate abroad and feel our international family feel excited collectively based on the results of an election in the U.S.A..

On the way home from the bar a drunk walking one way and I exchanged greetings. Obviously noting my American accent, he said "Howabout Obama!" and I said it is good. I am loving the day.

I woke up at 5AM to see election results and watched President Elect-Obama give his speech to a crowd of thousands in Chicago. How grateful I am that we, the American collective, have put in an office a smart guy, one who seems to have a steady hand and a cool appreciation for technical details - something I think has been lacking in the last  eight years.

And the biggest bonus? The instant perception change that I have noticed here abroad. I've meaning to write about what it means to me personally to be an expatriate American and maybe this is the start.

Congratulations Senator Obama. I voted for you. Let's see what we can do together to change the world.

Tourist? Should say "Idiot"

I saw this link today:

Tourist gored on third day of Spanish bull run

Made me wonder why they just didn't say "Idiot gored on third day of Spanish bull run." I can't say I'm not intrigued with the idea of testing my skills with a heavy animal, but, you'd really have to be a dope to get in to a large crowd of people and run with bulls. Would I try it? Sure, but I expect people to think I'm a slight nut case afterward.

Commuting Home

I jusr reinstalled the blogging sotware for my phone. This is a picture of my commute home. It smells crowded too. Ick.

Valley Wag

I attended an event my co-worker sponsored (I blogged about it here) and the event got captured on another site. Fun. My 10 nanoseconds of fame. I didn't get mentioned by name, but I am in a group photo that made it on Valley Wag. :)

http://valleywag.com/tech/parallel-universe/bay-area-web-culture-is-not-unique-263771.php