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Paraphrase of a cute bit from Sunday's Andromeda (which I watched last night):

Captain: [something]

Ship's computer: Denied. This exceeds acceptable safety parameters.

Captain: Override safeties, authorization shut-the-fuck-up-and-do-what-I-say.

Computer: Overriding safeties.

mortgage rates

I feel like I'm a victim of bait-and-switch.

bankrate.com has been claiming, for the last week, mortgage rates (15-year fixed) of 5.25% -- yeah, with some points and fees, but 5.25% is still pretty damn good. The problem is that none of the mortgage companies to whom they attribute this rate is quoting anything near that low -- and that info is public on their web sites. So what's up with bankrate.com? Are they dishonest, or merely inept?

The other part of the problem is actually getting a mortgage company to answer the phone to talk about a refinance these days. We've been trying for a couple weeks. Even if we can't get lower than 6.0 it's worthwhile for us; we're currently at 7.625. But I'd like to be able to lock in a lower rate, if only someone would answer the damn phone or email. Sigh.

a trip down memory lane

Web archives. Back to 1996, they say. (So I still can't see my first-ever web page from 1994, which is probably just as well.)