Having covered “fashion” in this earlier post it is time to move on to shopping, which is the corporation-preferred activity for any doofus that believes the fashion lie. As a brief review, it is the fashion lie which gets the less-than-logical consumer to throw away perfectly good clothes, cars, appliances, and so on, then to rush right out and buy … Continue reading
The last good decision that O.J. Simpson made was whether to cut left or right during the last NFL play on which he gained yards. Since then, it has been pretty much downhill for The Juice. I don’t know that anyone has ever thought of him as a mental powerhouse, but his good-decision record would only be considered positive if … Continue reading
It seems that the term “Customer Service” is becoming less descriptive of the actual service rendered with every passing day. Especially with larger companies, the experience has become all about the corporation and not about the customer at all. The first and foremost corporate customer service law has become “Thou shalt not admit to any error on behalf of the … Continue reading
I often wonder if scientists are working very hard to find cures. It seems that most of the studies into diseases are paid for by pharmaceutical companies. As far as I can tell, these companies make most of their money from “maintenance” drugs. We are talking about really big money here, well into the hundreds of billions of dollars. If … Continue reading
The horribly crass people that comprise our national media have found another “provocative” buzzword to overuse. This time it is “diaper.” As in adult diaper. I don’t think they find the regular baby diapers to be nearly as lurid, as a way to attract people into their idiotic little stories about grown people in diapers. In my opinion, however, this … Continue reading
I do not claim to be particularly bright, so it may not be surprising that I am unable to figure out why some people refuse to wear seat belts. But I can’t. Once upon a time, when they were just lap belts, there may have been a semi-valid excuse. With a lap belt, a driver was just a projectile hinged … Continue reading
If it is not readily apparent from what I write, and from my photo as it appears when I reply to a comment, I am a guy. Therefore, I am not generally expected to understand “fashion.” I must beg to differ. I understand “fashion” much better than most people do. It is just that my understanding of the phenomenon makes … Continue reading
One way to tell if an “expert” is bogus is to ask them a question. It should be a fairly accurate question, not too broad to answer. If their response, no matter how detailed you make the question, is, “Well, it depends” followed by half an hour of bullshit, the person is not an “expert.” One of the things that … Continue reading
At this time of year, whenever I look out into the mid-Atlantic or the Gulf, large storms are everywhere. It is difficult not to think of Katrina when I see the big blotches of orange, yellow, and white out over the warm water. It is impossible to think of Katrina without thinking of all the flooding and a devastated New … Continue reading
I apologize for two days without posts. My Web host decided to get quite illogical on me, so I have spent the last day and a half moving to a new Web host, and a day before that researching which host was the one for me. I will write a post about that experience in the next few days. For … Continue reading