It seems like the past month, I've done more feedback than I ever have in my life. I've written numerous well-thought out to various companies, wondering if my feedback is actually being read. Today I wrote to Long John Silvers, one of my favorite fast food places, until about 5 years ago when I learned about the extremely high Trans fat content in its products. Now me, I loved the battered fish combo platter with two pieces of fish, fries, 2 hushpuppies & tons of tartar sauce and large lemonade. Unfortunately, this brings in 14 grams of Trans fat (4.5 each for the fish), over 7 times the recommended daily amount. I wrote to LJS and they responded with looks like a real written one, and said they're going to forward my comments to the regional vice president and the area manager. So hopefully they'll get this straightened out.

I emailed New Era Cap Co.about their disappointing products, especially on replica retro San Diego Padres caps. I cited examples, included pics of authentics, and various versions of the product, and told them I wasn't expecting any excuses like I've been getting in the past. So far I have not gotten a reply.

I emailed Accuweather.com with some specific regional Meteorological questions, which they responded promptly, insightfully and very politely. If I ever need a rain gauge or a thermometer, I will certainly buy one from them online.

When I'm bored, I'll waste time taking online surveys from survey sites that I'm members of. I honestly doubt I will ever win any prizes (tho I know people who have) but it's still fun to play, and to tell the companies that "John Q. Public doesn't like to buy oranges on Saturdays or fill out magazine subscription cards in blue ink".

Today I read a really stupid article on Yahoo. It was: The Cooley Zone: Fast food does the body good, by Chris Cooley, an apparent NFL TE Pro Bowler for the Washington Redskins. He wrote this article, talking about how eating gigantic amounts of fast food while growing up has made him a superior athlete. He talks about eating McDonald's, Taco Bell, Wendy's and pizza all the time while growing up as if it were a normal thing. Engaging in 39-cent hamburger eating contests before playing in high school football games, a night before game snack consisted of a bag of hour-old cheeseburgers (um, I wonder how he came up with that recipe), 2 years into the NFL, eating 39 pieces of bacon in St. Louis and "was sick on the floor for the next hour in the visitor locker room", and concluding his article after finishing his sixth Mountain Dew for the day, he claims "I have proved to myself that my diet has continually worked for me."

I cannot even begin to tell you what an incredible idiot he is. Once he retires, he'll balloon up, his Trans fat hardened arteries will close, heart disease will be in full force and he'll probably be dealing with diabetes. And you know how some people responded in feedback? "Oh this is so refreshing, in an age of steroid users, this guy is real and being himself!" Yeah I don't think so. Steroids are stupid and he may not use them to be a pro athlete, but training on fast food it's still just another form of stupid, and you know you can't fix stupid.