Category - Moments

Tuesday, I posted an entry describing a 52-day ordeal that began when we tried to order a minor television repair through our Circuit City Advantage Protection Plan. Instead of the quick and easy repair our extended warranty promised, we found...

Editor's Note: This horror story has been updated with a brighter ending. If you read this account, be sure to read how things turned out, too. When we bought our new Samsung DLP television in March of 2004, we also purchased a Circuit City...

Yesterday, we had to pick up our beloved Samsung DLP television from the home of a local man who had tried (unsuccessfully) to repair it. (That saga, in itself, is a long story -- I'll tell you about it later this week.) When I called the gentleman...

It's Wednesday night, so Clyde and I are sitting on the couch, watching American Idol.

The phone rings. "Hello?"

"Mr. McElroy, I'm Teresa Terrell, with your credit card company. We've noticed some unusual activity on your card."

Recently, Video Library closed its 5,000 square foot store and moved to another, smaller shop (just 900 square feet). Even though the new store is in the same shopping plaza -- just two doors down from the original location -- all too many people...

My auction of more than 200 Tarot decks is almost complete. The auction process has been an adventure -- particularly with regard to one question I've received dozens of times from dozens of potential bidders: "Why aren't ALL of your auctions...