The Eye of Kris

I don't know what I did to Montezuma, but he got me back last night, and then some. I'll spare you the details. Needless to say, I'm not at work again today.

We're supposed to go to the Sounds game tonight, but I don't think I'm going to be up to it. Even if I feel much better, I should rest. I hate to miss it, though, because a lot of people from our church are going to be there, and Pastor Dan is going to sing the national anthem, and Pastor Davis is going to throw out the first pitch. Plus, we already paid for the tickets (which are now available for free to anyone who wants them, by the way).

Our memory foam mattress topper should be arriving today, via FedEx. I dislike FedEx, and here's a perfectly good example of why. According to their tracking website, my mattress topper has been in Nashville for three full days, yet they would not deliver it until today because I did not choose any of the faster shipping options. This has happened to me before with FedEx, but never with UPS. I've had items shipped to me via UPS ground and had them show up in two days. What's the motivation for holding something like that? Presumably to encourage me to spend more on quicker shipping, but instead it makes me want to use UPS whenever possible. It would be one thing if I didn't know how long it really takes to get it here, but since they provide a tracking service, I can easily see that my package is right down the road, yet they refuse to bring it to me for three days, in hopes of getting more money out of me in the future. Unfortunately, most retailers do not provide options as to how your item is shipped, so FedEx's foolish tactics actually hurt their retail customers, because I am more inclined to buy something from a retailer that will ship via UPS, knowing there's a good chance I will get it faster, even if it's farther away.

There - I feel better having gotten that off my chest. I'm going to go watch another James Bond film.