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Category Archives: the usual drivel
Rat, on location
I don’t make it to San Francisco much anymore, but I was in the city yesterday to attend a conference. Within five minutes, I saw a woman walking down the street with her pet rat on her shoulder. Glad to see SF is still SF.
Heartbreaking
I’m flying today. Just saw TSA confiscate and dispose of six jars of unopened Trader Joe’s Speculoos Cookie Butter.
And the terrorists win again.
Undermining American democracy: truth or fiction? Why not both!
The fifth season of The Americans starts on FX tonight. Pro-tip: stop watching the news to avoid spoilers.
On effective movie promotion
So here’s something that I’ve never seen before. The movie theater played the trailer for “The Lego Batman Movie” while we waited for “The Lego Batman Movie” to start. Additionally, there were a barrage of Chevy commercials featuring scenes from Warner Bros’ new movie “The Lego Batman Movie” interspersed among the pre-show entertainment for “The Lego Batman Movie”.
In other news, I liked Warner Bros’ new movie “The Lego Batman Movie” sponsored by Chevy.
Fall Failing
Is anyone really surprised about what’s happening this fall? Apparently being famous isn’t enough to just waltz in and take over the game. The guy wasn’t even good at his old job! But take the prospects of TV viewers and page clicks combined with weak competition, and here we are. I keep waiting for someone to just admit it’s all a publicity stunt. I’m afraid even after the guy flames out this fall, he’ll be back on TV and never fully go away.
Yeah, Tim Tebow is looking really bad in the Arizona Fall League.
Wait, who did you think I was talking about?
Definition of old
I had to ask a younger person to help me with a computer thing. I’m pretty sure that makes me an old person.
Guaranteed way to get a tax refund!
Pro-tip: Want to get an income tax refund when you have underpaid for the year? Just double pay your taxes and wait for them to mail you the refund. Thanks, TurboTax!
Happy Festivus
Happy Festivus to all. May your aluminum pole be unadorned, your feats strong, and your grievances aired.
Dead or alive?: Pneumatic Tubes
I was talking to my local pharmacist, and she told me that her hospital has pneumatic tubes for sending prescriptions around the building. If I would have known that automatic teller machines didn’t kill off this technology, I might have chosen a completely different career path.