Jousting with Time Bandits

(The dark side of online shopping)

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Lately, I seem to have become a jackass magnet. I hope it’s not a case of kindred spirits.

Of course, my moron magnetism is not at all in the same league as MSNBC, or some of the Republicans running for President, but the attraction’s still unnerving.

As just one example, here’s a little horror story involving an online transaction. (The names have not been changed to protect the innocent, because nobody in this tale is innocent.)

Nearly two mont...