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The change was correct; it was the receipt that bothered me. I couldn’t understand why I had been given the senior discount by the fast-food place. In some narrow chronological sense, of course, I qualified for it. But I was in the drive-through, and the lady with the garbled … [Read more...]
I work for this company, a typical nine to five office, complete with the usual cast of employee characters. It has a culture all of its own reflected in stories that are passed down from the older employees to the younger ones. In fact, it’s fun to watch the old timers … [Read more...]
I’ve noticed that about every 5th car in the Bay Area is a Prius and that number appears to be growing rapidly. Although their appearance is quite small and plain, I notice them a lot because their similarities extend well beyond their common looks and lingering Obama bumper … [Read more...]
Lately I have felt as though my life has consisted of some seriously disorganized chaos. Yes, this represents a change as my life generally involves organized chaos. For those of you whose lives do not fall into such categories, rest assure that organized chaos is manageable. But … [Read more...]
Perhaps the most frustrating staple of post-debate network news coverage is that all-too-familiar battleground state focus group, the 20 or so "undecided" or "persuadable" voters sitting – perhaps locked -- in a sterile room, their fingers fatigued from operating reaction dials … [Read more...]