Email has become such a frequent
medium of “communication” that it is often ignored causing some things to be
overlooked that probably require your attention. Such was the case with my Go
Daddy account. I let me domain adamsloope.com expire. I use a simple Google
blogger interface and link my domain to have a clean, personalized website for
myself. It’s where I contemplate life, give my personal and professional experiences,
and hope to become a bit more visible in our ever-evolving virtual world.
That all came to a halt when I
let that domain go expired though. Go Daddy wanted me to pay some additional exorbitant
penalty fee for renewing my expired domain, which I flat out refused to do. I
understand the business and this was probably in my contract when I signed up, but
to freeze an account until the “owner” of the domain pays your high fee is
ridiculous. I thought I’d beat the system and fight the power and try to buy it
with a different email address, however, Go Daddy wouldn't sell it to me
because the domain was already owned by another user. “Hey, I’m that user, but
you won’t let me have it unless I pay your fee!” I grimaced to myself as I made
my decision to let the domain go; thus my long absence from any sort of writing
and noticeable lack of web-presence since last December (2013). Lesson here is
renew your domain name and all will be well in the world wide web.
I’m back! I got smart and just
decided to remove the custom domain name from my blogger account settings. My
blog is now unlocked and ready for me to publish. I’m still considering buying
a new domain from Go Daddy, but I truly do not appreciate their hidden fees and
unwavering and inflexible customer service so the largest portion of me is
holding off doing business with them. I don’t like being put in a position
where I am forced to do anything; I want my freedom (said in my best William
Wallace). I also need to express myself to purge my mind so I am not so unfocused. Writing is like therapy to me.
In other news:
- I’m looking to move back to Florida to be close to my family, specifically, the Tampa Bay area.
- I’ll be a lot more active positing!
- The Jags have totally blown mymind by focusing on poolside cabanas and a huge jumbo-tron rather than focusingon putting a good team on the field, but I’m still a die-hard fan and believer inKhan!
- Adam Silver may be one of myfavorite people after his act towards Austin at the 2014 NBA draft.
- I think LeBron stays in Miamiwith Bosh and Wade, everyone chill out.
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