Jeremy Herndon Blog

This past weekend I had to travel from DC to Philadelphia. I didn’t want to drive, so I decided to take Amtrak. I have to say that the trip was a lot more pleasant than I expected. I bought the ticket in advance on line and printed out the receipt and took it with me in case I needed it. I took the Metro to Union Station. The Metro stop put me right inside Union Station, which was cool. Once inside I found a self-serve kiosk that I could use to print out my own ticket. From there I found a television screen that told me what gate my train was departing from, so I went to that gate.

There was no long waiting at a security screening section; I simply went to the gate. When they opened the doors to board the train, no one stopped me to security check me or look at my ID or ticket, all that was done AFTER I got on the train. The seats were comparable to airplane seats as far as comfort goes. I did not have to stay in my seat; I could walk around and go to the snack car or the restroom if I needed to. The train left on time, and the ride was comfortable and fast. Since travelling by air is becoming more of a hassle, and more expensive, I’ll be looking into taking the train more often in the future!

I received a gift in the mail today from one of my brothers.  Apparently he didn’t get it to the post office in time for me to get it before Christmas and then he got busy and never sent it until now.  But that’s OK – I always say “better late than never!”  Anyway, it was another really cool gadget for my computer!  It is a wireless mouse that looks like a yellow Mustang!  I’ve been wanting a wireless mouse for quite some time now, but could never really justify the expense.  So it is totally awesome that my brother sent it to me for a Christmas gift!  I have a great family!

Do you love a bargain? I sure do. Just a couple of weeks ago my wife found a bargain website that she has really fallen in love with. The website is called nomorerack.com, and almost every day she is buying something from that website. Just a few minutes ago she purchased three cardigan sweaters for $10 each that would have normally cost around $40 each. How can you resist a shopping bargain like that?

Of course it helps that she really DOES need some new sweaters, since she has recently gained some weight and all of her “old” sweaters no longer fit her. I don’t have a big problem with that, she has always been underweight, and now she is finally getting some meat on her bones. And most of her “old” sweaters really ARE at least ten years old. I’ve never known anyone take such good care of their clothes that they seem to last forever! We’ve bookmarked their page, and signed up for their email so we get a notice every day what the next day’s bargains will be. We like that feature a lot – getting some advance notice of sales is a good thing!

The Author of this post is Solomon Dejesus

I think that I have decided to get a new credit card. My favorite store, Ann Taylor, has started offering free shipping off of their website if you use your Ann Taylor credit card. I have only had one credit card since I was sixteen years old. My parents always warned me never to get a credit card. They said that I should only use it for emergencies. They said that if I couldn’t buy something straight out, I didn’t need it. Anyway, I always use my clear wireless internet Reading connection to log onto Ann Taylor.com and do some shopping. They usually have a greater variety of sizes and have great sales. The shipping though is usually a flat ten dollars and fifty cents. That really is a pretty good bit of money. Unless I am going to order a lot of things ( over hundred and fifty dollars worth), ordering on-line doesn’t really make sense to me. I think that I am going to think really hard about getting the credit card. I think that I will use it a lot, get free shipping, and can turn around and pay off my account as soon as I use the card.

I came across this post from 2008 and wondered why I never heard that the car I wrote about below actually coming out onto the market. Do you know if it did or not?

Post from 1/22/2008 below:

I was reading on the Discovery Channel’s website that a new car will be hitting the market later this year.  It is a flying car!  Basically it is a plane that has wings that can fold up so that you can drive it home and park it in your garage.  It will fly for 500 miles on one tank of regular unleaded gas!  Now I think this is a really awesome creation, and I’d love to have one!  (I’d also like to get one of those car-boat things that were sold back in the 60s! – oh, and a hovercraft!)

Anyway, it will retail for (are you sitting down?) $194,000!  I think I’ll have to wait a few decades for the price to come down!  But it sure would be really awesome to own one of them!