Want to Race Me?
So now we have a "non-judgmental" gym in Scottsdale, which doesn't provide any scales. We've had schools abandon "top ten" lists for scholars, and end the practice of valedictorians. Then there are kids who get "participation awards" for just showing up, irrespective
If You Want Privacy, Keep It To Yourself
Among the great hypocrisies of the day is that so many people crave privacy and object to cameras, recordings, and disclosure of their lives, the same lives which they display in often revolting detail on social media. Hospitals have to
Work This Out
I work out three times a week, once with a female trainer and twice with a male trainer. They are both excellent, though there are times I want to drop a weight on their feet. While I'm struggling with a lift
Coffee, Tea, or Incompetence? Or: It’s Hard to Get Good Help These Days
At the local Dunkin' Donuts the dogs and I go in the drive-through lane. I order at the speaker coffee for me, tea for my wife (who's home sleeping), and a donut for the dogs. The person inside asks me
Weak Links
Some guy on Linkedin sends me what's obviously a mass message indicating he'd like to interview me for his "tens of thousands" of listeners, and if I sign up now I can avoid the charge to be interviewed beginning soon! A
It’s the Service Level, Stupid
I tried to place an $800 order yesterday on the website for TrainWorld in Brooklyn, where I've purchased trains in person before. The site hung up at the final pay option, repeatedly. I called and a bored woman told me to
Reporting the Facts
The New York Daily News screamed that the horrible attack at the Annapolis Star was caused by right-wing extremism against the media. Sean Hannity, responding to the event, who is a conservative commentator, said that he predicted liberal Congressional Representative Maxine Waters
Facing Facebook
Starting your day on Facebook can be even more depressing than the slanted, early morning news. Here are some of the tropes that are widely used and also useless: • Why can't we do that in the US? This usually cites
Discretion
On the shuttle to the airport this morning in San Francisco I sat among two pilots and a flight attendant from American Airlines. They were discussing the best places to drink, with the cheapest liquor, in Las Vegas. I was happy
Are You Enjoying My Prior Request About Your Enjoyment?
All of these new privacy announcements are invading my privacy. Hotel surveys spoil my happiness with the hotel. Servers asking me if I'm enjoying my meal are interrupting my meal. It's not sufficient to have good intentions. You need to evaluate