We have two Starbucks’ across the street — three if you count the one in the QFC grocery store, though if I’m going to go into that grocery store, it’s not for coffee. (And besides, QFC has a fracking annoying dual pricing structure. For example, a half-gallon of Breyer’s chocolate mint ice cream is an […]
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I needed to bring a desktop computer for the big demo we’re doing at a trade show this week. To keep the suitcase weight down, I thought I’d implement something akin to “Sealed Air.” I filled Ziploc bags 3/4 the way with air (leaving a buffer for pressurization changes), and coddled them all around my
Does TSA get hungry inspecting all those bags? Read More »
Maybe they assume I’m sending the half-pound’s worth of items to the Moon instead of Chicago? It’s unlikely I’ll consummate this purchase transaction. Maybe instead I’ll rent a limo for the weekend. Greets to my friends at Amazon! (If only the items were in stock… )
So much for the free shipping… Read More »
When I worked the trade show/presentation circuit in the 1990s, I’d often have to hunt down “lost” components of our booth. On the way to the super secret customer package storage depot, I’d see the inner operations of hotels. Employees weren’t maintaining the facade they do in public, tossing stuff around, fraternizing in the nooks,
Disgustipating hotel food Read More »
My dryer is now acting out for attention by leaving rust colored marks on my clothes. It will have to be replaced. Consumer Reports’ recent review suggests either a GE model DPSB620GCWW (bear with me here) or Sears/K-Mart Kenmore model 7699/7698/7697/etc would be a good match for our staggering laundry production. I wanted to compare
King versus Super Sized Read More »
Today was the first day of a three-day industry trade show. This one is much tamer than ones I’ve done in the past, but I’m still thankful that being an exhibitor is not a major component of my job responsibilities. Past trade show gigs basically played out like this: Arrive at [random city] the day
This should probably be a part one of five hundred, but I need to vent about these three. Having to create an account/personal profile to purchase a product. While printing out my salsa recipe for this week’s cooking festivities, I saw a google ad for a company selling chipotles. How serindipitous — I just ran
To me, coffee is very much like napalm in the morning: I love the smell, but it’s taken me a while to acclimate to the taste. I still can’t drink it straight. Luckily, diluting it with milk, chocolate and peppermint is now socially tolerated. Heck, if I wanted to order a venti soy latte with