Johnny Carson went to his Junior Prom with Wanda Lustsome. He said she was kind of “loose”.
A belated Happy Birthday to Son-In-Law Tom. He was born many, many years ago up on the tundra, Wausau. Hope his day was special.
Ripon Foods was sold in 1999. It has been sold again and again. Recently the Ripon plant was closed. The company history lives on. Even though the Ripon community gave up on the tag line “Cookie Town, U.S.A” they are trying to perpetuate the memories. There is an effort to create a “Cookie Outlet and Museum”. The museum would include some old equipment, videos, articles and pictures. I am sure one of the major features will be baking the World’s Largest Cookie as verified by Guinness Book of Records in the 1990’s. Everybody loves a cookie!
Last July (2015), I signed up for our “cable” TV package. I agreed to one premium channel, Starz in order to get the series “The Outlander”. I was promised a $50 Visa card after 6 months as a rebate. It is approaching 9 months and I still don’t have my 50 bucks. I had to contact Starz direct for the reimbursement and prove 6 months of actual billing. I will prevail.
Which brings me to the seemingly popular practice of “rebating”. I bought a new set of tires this week which includes a $70 Visa mail-in rebate. Again I had to prove purchase and deal with the company direct. I think that the rebate practice has proven to be a very profitable practice many companies. People that don’t use the rebate contribute directly to company profits. It is kind of like “gift credit cards” at Christmas. Many cards never get used. Clever? Devious. Is this a great country or what?
In the meantime I could use a loan until my two Visa rebates come through.
Love,
Dad