Nick: “Can I place this order online?”
Verizon: “Yes, you can.
N: “Is there any fee associated with doing this?”
V: “I’m not sure…they may have charges that we don’t?”
N: “Aren’t ‘they’ Verizon, too? You are all one company, correct?”
V: “The online orders division has its own procedures and policies.”
N: “That’s totally ridiculous.”
I hate it […]
All along the Eastern Shore,
put your circuits in the sea
This is what the world is for:
making electricity
“Electric Feel” by MGMT
Last night marked my first ever trip to the urban landscape of Franklin, PA for a fireworks watching excursion. Usually we go to Clarion’s river hill for this, but there was just no way (save for teleportation) that I was going to be able to go to work and make it home in time […]
Disney and Pixar have an unbelievable hit on their hands with WALL-E. This fact is absolutely certain and was relatively easy to see even before the film had been released. However, after seeing it on opening day this past Friday, I can resolutely declare that it was one of the best films I’ve […]
Kate, Dusty and I have started a brand new blog on the topic of the technological singularity. It’s just getting off the ground now, but I hope it can very quickly become a real time capsule of this dawning of a new era. Or whatever it turns out to be.
The Singularity […]
For the first time in my life, I’ve become one of the “regulars” in a restaurant. Kate took me out for sushi last night - a “you fly, I buy” idea - and once we were seated, our familiar waitress said “You are not wearing your glasses tonight. I recognized her, but I […]
…you wake up, turn your head to the side and realize that things are going to somehow, someway be alright. This morning was one of those.
I hate 12 hour fasting for blood tests. At this point, I’m too hungry to feel hungry and this apple is mostly making me nauseous. Oh, health!
I spent three hours of my day in the lovely Chester River Hospital Center. (Yes, that name sounds absurd to me, too.) I was there for a CT scan because I’ve recently been plagued by recurring, nauseating migraine headaches. We got to CT scan levels today because yesterday’s migraine included a loss […]