Life

Thoughts and comments about life, as I live it.

United Airlines breaks stuff, including guitars

Posted on by Forrest Corbett — Posted in Life

For several years I was flying on average about once per month. Sometimes that included United Airlines. Always with my luggage I am very careful packing. Even still, more than any other airline, United broke things more often than not. One of the best examples was a brand new hard sided suitcase that was on its second ever segment. One corner was totally crunched and the case was deformed quite badly.

It seems like I’m not alone in my experience that United Airline is a champion at breaking stuff.

Choosing truth over freedom: “I mean, a man has to stand for something”

Posted on by Forrest Corbett — Posted in Life

Last Sunday the CBS show 60 Minutes ran a story about Texas inmates being released after DNA tests ((CBSNews.com: DNA Helps Free Inmate After 27 Years)). One of the stories was quite amazing. A gentleman by the name of James Woodard spent 27 years in prison before a DNA test proved he was not guilty.

That’s not the amazing part. What truly makes Mr. Woodard stand out as a man of integrity, is the fact that he chose not to lie to the parole board even though doing so would have had him released much sooner. Here’s some of the story:

When he went in, Woodard had just turned 28; he is 55 years old now.
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iTunes Movie Rentals – Take 1

Posted on by Forrest Corbett — Posted in Life, Techknow

Last week Apple, Inc announced US consumers could now rent movies from the iTunes Store. Although Steve Jobs primarily focused on the AppleTV method of renting movies, one can also rent movies through iTunes and view on a computer or iPod.

There are a load of Cans and Cannots–which Engadget has concisely charted ((iTunes and Apple TV rentals and purchases: what you can (and can’t) do)). For instance, one cannot rent HD movies via iTunes.

Not having an HDTV, that’s not much of an issue to me. Overall my experience was fair and while I will likely rent movies from it again, there is much room for improvement.
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