Ethiopian Shim Sham

Does anyone remember History of the World, Part 1? An eBayer has shammed me. I sold an item to someone who's claimed not to have received the item. Because of my ignorace of eBay savvy, I shipped the item sans tracking information, so I have no way to verify the delivery. I did take out insurance, but that does not seem to be good enough. Should I reveal the identity of this scammer? Probably not. I suppose in the grand scheme of things, it was I that was at fault for allowing him to take advantage of me. Depressing? Not really. It was an expensive lesson.

Vacuous Retards

I've been avoiding the blogging world for sometime and naturally expect someone to tell me to continue doing so. As I read through some of these posts, the blogging community is seemingly comprised of angry weasels cloaked in proxy shouting obscenities at each other about how no one understands their position or how stupid the other is for non-concurrence. I am beginning to understand the importance of these outlets though, considering that rights and freedoms have dwindled to that of smoking at least 25 feet away from any edifice and consuming 1.42 ounces of alcohol legally before the badge of intoxication is worn. If someone pisses you off, you can no longer legally beat them up. Why not bring guns to school and blast off? Go postal perhaps? Complaisance and ignorance runs rampant in the good 'ol US and naturally the politicians are there to take advantage. I'll continue this shortly.