So we’re eating pizza in the local joint here and find ourselves at a table with a view — of the local grocery store. I say, “Hey, let’s count how many people are buying alcohol and how many are buying groceries.” First a description of the store is in order: This is an obviously family […]
April is Earthquake Preparedness Month
But the rest of the year is a good time to be prepared, too. Which is why I bring you this post in July, of all months. There are no locations on Earth immune to natural disaster. You might live in earthquake country, tornado alley, or the hurricane zone. You might have extreme winters or […]
Replies to Twitter replies
I just discovered (because I am laaaaame) that Twitter shows all the replies people have made to me in one place! Haha! Yes, I am really dumb for not checking this feature out earlier, so didn’t realize that I had people asking me stuff and not getting any answer. Whoops. Here are my replies to […]
Businesses: Bad Customer Experiences are Always Your Fault
I would like to ask every company that charges for customer service calls what the hell you think you’re doing. In what universe do you have the moral high ground when you charge users for something that is entirely your fault? If you get a service call from a customer, and the customer says “It’s […]
Plan USA/Childreach Sponsorship
For almost fifteen years, I’ve sponsored children in developing nations through Childreach/Plan USA. This is not the most personally meaningful thing I’ve done in my life, but it’s significant in many ways. For example, fifteen years is a long time to do anything. It’s almost half of my life, after all, and I’ve done nothing […]