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I typed into Google: Lazy blogger…

In Free Stuff Can Be Frustrating, do people really DO that? on April 20, 2009 at 7:42 pm

… I am working and I had a few minutes to spare. I thought “Well I’ll write another post to the company blog and try to pick a topic that applies to not just one section of our client base, but to all of them.” So trying to think of a topic, I realize quite a number of our clients have blogs and few of them actually take the time to actively blog. They are lazy. So I punch “Lazy Blogger” into goolge.

I found the most delightful site. Not really work appropriate so I am sharing it with you all. It is the “Lazy Blogger Post Generator”.  Here is the result of my efforts:

Blimey! I just got slapped with a wet salmon – really – I have not updated this since Paris Hilton was in jail… You would not believe the amount of people that are totally stalking me. Dudes!

I am swilling chardonnay while setting fire to people wearing Crocs, rock crushing and  just generally being a Darling to anyone unfortunate to cross my path. My day drifts aimlessly from the light through yonder window breaks to I run out of alcohol. I am quite the socialite. but this damned rock is heavy.

I will try to remember I promised you I will write something that makes sense soon. Go with God, good friends. What do you mean you don’t believe me?

The funny thing is I feel this generated blog post does really capture my voice.  Takes all the guess work out of blogging really… if you ever see references to me crushing rocks or getting whacked with fish, you can be pretty sure I was having a lazy day.

Getting bumped is good…

In Free Stuff Can Be Frustrating on March 24, 2009 at 9:07 pm

… and no I am not talking about knocking the boots. I mean bumped in the good old fashion airline way. I managed to get myself not 1, but 2 free round trip tickets this past weekend. Usually I am not one to offer up my seat on a plane, but this weekend it worked out to my advantage. My outbound trip was shot anyway, due to a delay in air travel. So I volunteered my seat … free ticket. Then on my return flight, I had a 4 hour delay in Chicago, so I figured why not. So instead I sat in Fort Meyers and Hotlanta for 2 hours each. Got in 24 minutes after my originally scheduled arrival time and… FREE TICKET.

Yes, if I’d known all this before leaving for the airport, I could have enjoyed most of the day on the beach. But I was already doomed to a 4 hours wait in Chicago, why not parlay that into a free ticket. At this rate, I could start planning for this, add an extra day of travel to my trip, compensating for lost vacation time, and then continually get bumped off of my flights. The way airlines run these days, I could never pay for air travel again. It could be an ongoing cycle of sucky customer service and me benefiting. Hallelujah!

Phew… but here is the real question… Do you see the flaw in my plan? Its glaringly obvious once you spot it. Clearly if these airlines have that hard of a time getting their shit together… I will never get anywhere and if I do actually arrive, I won’t have my allotted time for actual enjoyment of the trip. I’ll spend all my time pretending to read my book club books in the airport and no time actually at my destination.

It’s a give and take really.