Those of you who remember this side note from an old post: Also, why are Halloween lights a thing? And […]
It’s the little things: teensy floor mats
Part of this job involves standing behind a counter, often for hours at a time. The floors are tiled concrete, […]

That PodShare story
This CNN story was making the rounds on Twitter the other day: Housing costs have become so expensive in some […]
It’s the little things: uniform shirt redesign
I work at one of those places where we have to wear employer-provided polo shirts displaying the corporate logo and […]
In which two of our wannabe masters mistake cancer for scrofula
I think the most telling detail so far about this presidential race so far is that, when the incumbent promised […]
Customer profile: the Canadian Classhole
I’ve spent a lot of time on this blog slamming my employer’s stupidity, dishonesty, and asshattery, but I don’t want […]
Bride of the cigarette contest
It’s back. We once again have a phone-number-driven twofer sale on a popular brand of cigarettes. Same brand as last […]
It’s the little things (3)
A recent “Did You Know” communique included this nugget: Please make sure you are scanning the dipping sauces and dressings. […]
A bit of presidential-candidate trivia
While whittling down my Twitter likes (still), I came across this: When he was elected Denver mayor in 2003, Hickenlooper […]
“A fake burglary call and an extramarital affair: Woman arrested for making false report”
Still slowly whittling down my backlog of Twitter likes, and I came across this story from Alabama: Around 9 a.m. […]