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Wednesday September 11, 2013 · 1:02 PM PDT

2013/09/11 · 13:02

I attended my third Burn this year, at Black Rock City, NV. I now have a clear idea of what continues to draw me back. Asked at one point whether I would return next year, I could only answer "I can't, not." The reason I can't, not attend, is because Black Rock City and its inhabitants epitomize for me what the world COULD be.

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Capital One loosed the collection hounds on me for 83 cents

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Tuesday March 09, 2010 · 9:56 AM PST

2010/03/09 · 09:56

I have been receiving calls from unknown numbers for a couple of weeks now. Last Friday, I decided to call the number back to see who it was, and I was put into a voicemail queue, for which the voicemail box was full.

Yesterday morning, I received another call, and a gruff male voice indicated that it was extremely urgent that I contact the as-yet unidentified company immediately. I called back a few minutes later, and was shocked to learn that Capital One had sent a claim to a collection agency, seeking to recover $0.83. That's right, eighty-three cents.

A few months ago Capital One raised the interest rate on my card to 29.99%, so I called them and paid the payoff amount via check-by-phone. Apparently they undercharged me by $0.83, and since I'm a stubborn cuss, I asked the gentleman at the collection agency to send me an invoice and prove up the debt. The gentleman hung up on me. This was yesterday morning, at work. I was furious.

damn the man!

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