The conference’s vendor “pit” is on the bottom floor, off to the side of the hotel. Because no attendee would intentionally wander in where the vendors are, the conference sets up coffee tables the room to lure them in. Every day at 10:00 and again at 2:40, there is an influx of people. It’s like […]
This box of cereal has been sitting on the table for the last few days. As if my kids’ warm-intended tagging wasn’t disturbing enough, the picture of the power walker has been fnording me. Not only is she exercising barefoot, she also lacks a head. It’s probably because of calcium deficiency. (Oh, my!)
Last night I found an official place where one can theoretically get on the “do not send credit card offers” list, not that you don’t want to invest in a diamond cut shredder anyway. The site, OptOutPrescreen.com, has an option for permanent opting outedness provided you send a paper request of the filled out form.
All your bites are belong to us. Since my last dentist visit, my dentist has acquired a “digital X-ray machine.” Apparently the device uses one-tenth the level of radiation of a standard dental X-ray machine. The first thing I noticed about this was they didn’t hand me the lead apron. The hygienist was excited about
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My daughter received Clue Mysteries” for Christmas. It’s a spinoff of the venerable Clue. There are fifty gamelets whose solutions depend upon proper setting of these little wheels on each character that players have to “interview” using secret decoder tools. It’s a bit cumbersome, but she digs it, which is what really counts. One day
Even though I’ve done a gazillion trade shows, I’ve never gotten used to the ridiculously over-inflated prices charged for stuff that a rational person would expect included. For example, last week’s operational expenses came to $1,394 for the three days. Here’s the breakdown:
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We have two Starbucks’ across the street — three if you count the one in the QFC grocery store, though if I’m going to go into that grocery store, it’s not for coffee. (And besides, QFC has a fracking annoying dual pricing structure. For example, a half-gallon of Breyer’s chocolate mint ice cream is an
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I needed to bring a desktop computer for the big demo we’re doing at a trade show this week. To keep the suitcase weight down, I thought I’d implement something akin to “Sealed Air.” I filled Ziploc bags 3/4 the way with air (leaving a buffer for pressurization changes), and coddled them all around my
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