My bank froze my ATM card today. Their scanners picked up unusual activity on it, so they froze it. I’ve been with this bank for decades, and have been quite happy with their service and with the people there. But decades of good will was nearly wiped out by a single ill-considered decision. This was […]
As I sit here working, the telephone rang 14 times in the last two hours. Of those 14 times, two people spoke and I answered, the other 12 were left to the answering machine. I don’t answer the telephone, anymore. The sheer arrogance of the device is beginning to really offend me. Why do you […]
I’ve got some questions for you. Let me first set the stage: I have new idea for a node type. I’m going to create one that will embed javascript-replayable chess games in a block on a page. Data entry will require uploading two files generated from another application. Both of those files will be slightly […]
…and I remembered. I remembered a man from the past. I remembered a man who entered politics as a young man, but who grew and matured. A man who entered the Department of Justice at a time when that was a scarce commodity. An eager, enthusiastic young man who saw disappointment and loss, and grew. […]
Ann Althouse isn’t the only one that’s picked up on this story but I’ll single it out here just because she’s an easier target. (I would have simply added a comment to her blog, but she won’t let me). In a nutshell, three stupid kids thought it’d be fun to dig up a month-old corpse […]
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