In Our World

I think I'm probably in the minority when I say that I don't mind voice mail menus. I really don't. However, I mind how they are implemented. I cannot count the number of times I've been in a maze of menus, heading down what I think is the…

I recently read a story that makes absolutely no sense to me. Apparently the parents are staying outside while their (misbehaving) kids get the house. I think they have this backwards. I completetly understand the frustration, and even support their decision to not do the work themselves if…

What happens if an emergency vehicle (fire, police, ambulance) were to come screeching through (sirens, lights) at the exact time that saw a schoolbus stopped on the side of the road, red lights flashing? I'd be likely to say that the emergency vehicle was supposed to stop -…

Star Trek taught us that "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few (or the one)". The Charlotte Observer reminds us just how unrealistic that statement is in real life. I cannot count how many times I have heard stories like this one, stories that…

Is it only in the US that we can't deal with the words small, medium and large? Or, to be more specific, that we can't deal with the words small and medium? We have to start at large and work our way up – tall, grande, venti or…

I find it amusing how people constantly want to label things, but they so dislike being labeled themselves. Nonetheless, we like labels. Now we don't want anyone actually using them to specifically refer to us, but in a general sense, people love to classify things. How else do…

"We believe in communication. We're doing this because we think LiveJournal has something that's really strong with the community. We feel that that's one of things we are lacking." Mena Trott, in an interview about The Deal. I doubt anyone would argue that point with her. To be…

How else would we read even more evidence about the ever-increasing costs of certain programs? Or find out about the death of a giant buck deer? Naturally, we also may need to find more information about truly disconcerting issues, and without the news, we wouldn't. But I can't…

The next morning, we had breakfast at the Inn and decided that we needed a car. The island isn't huge, and the city (Kralendijk) isn't that big, but it would help. So we had the innkeeper call a service for us. The promised rate was something around $25…