When I commented on the news about Pete Buttigieg’s then-upcoming campaign rally in Portland, I predicted that my local paper’s […]
Customer profile: Burrito Bill
Before I tell you about the subject of today’s customer profile, I need to tell you about Jane. Jane is […]
Donald Trump is an assclown: Category 5 edition
The Hill: President Trump: “I’m not sure that I’ve ever even heard of the Category 5. I knew it existed, […]
“Pete Buttigieg will be the first 2020 presidential candidate to visit Maine”
Next week, wannabe ruler Pete Buttigieg will hold a fundraiser at an undisclosed location in Portland. Or, as my local […]
Customer profile: Joe Joe Joe Joe
I wrote recently about one of the ways customers try to dominate or demean the wage slaves they interact with. […]
The ratcheting paranoia of my bosses’ carding policy
It started before I was hired. My employer had a “Card Under 40” policy, as is fairly common for businesses […]
Can they not go one minute without dominance games?
One of the things I find myself doing at work is watching customers walk up to the counter, realize that […]
“Leviathan is people:” I argue with a Hobbes-spouting righty on Reddit
A more-or-less typical-seeming righty Redditor, who seems to do most of his posting on r/The_Donald, went to r/anarchy looking for […]
A bleak Friday in July
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, […]
Ray of Infamy 