We should never forget that everything Adolf Hitler did in Germany was “legal” and everything the Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary was “illegal.” »» Martin Luther King, Jr., “Letter From Birmingham Jail,” 1963

GEICO Car Insurance Knows Customer Service

Posted on September 22, 2008 - Filed Under Personal Finance | Leave a Comment

Last September I wrote a post titled Lies of a Gecko in which I took GEICO to task for their “we’re lowering Californians’ auto insurance rates” advertising campaign.  They hadn’t lowered mine at all :(  Well a couple of weeks back I received my semi-annual auto insurance renewal and this time they reduced my six month insurance rate from $252.10 (a $4 reduction from last fall’s bill) to $195.30.  Now that’s what I call savings!

Apparently this was a result of my…

Yet Another Car Insurance Bill

Posted on November 11, 2007 - Filed Under Shopping | 2 Comments

Another Geico bill arrived in Saturday’s mail. I wrote a couple of month’s back about my frustration over Geico’s latest advertising scheme. They keep saying they’ve lowered their rates in California, but my rates still haven’t gone down. So I went looking for car insurance quotes again. This time I checked out Auto Insurance Remedy, whose slogan is: “Making It Easy To Find The Best Rates”.

The front page has a deceptively simple form asking only for your first name, state and…

The Lies Of A Gecko

Posted on September 17, 2007 - Filed Under Anarchy, Shopping | Leave a Comment

Despite my insurance company advertising they’ve lowered their rates, mine have stayed the same. So, I’m off to find a new carrier.

Practicing What We Preach

Posted on August 28, 2007 - Filed Under Living Free | Leave a Comment

I’m struggling with balancing my relationship with my daughter and my shedding of the state.


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