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I work for Dish Network (big deal) and after reading your article, I felt a bit better. It’s a measly-Mc-Job.
I am so caught-up with a gillion channels of DISH-THIS, DIRECTV-THAT and TiVo that I should just stop a second and slow down.
Thanks for your article. It was very informative.
Dish Network on September 11th, 2008 at 7:32 am - Permalink