July 2008
7 posts
“I think a big part of the reason old-school Letterman is so hard to find these...”
– from a recent edition of Ask The AV Club. I think the answer to that question is: no, the whole world is not hungering to see some has-been from 20 years ago talk about a new project on Letterman. But, someone in the world is. As my friend Kevin Donovan would say, there is a limitless amount of...
June 2008
9 posts
Officespeak: Phrases you hear around the office... →
Leave your favorite office euphemism in the comments. (If you can’t think of a workplace-related one, leave your favorite euphemism in general.)
Appreciation
I just finished a 65-hour work week. I am exhausted, stressed out, and I miss spending time with my friends and family.
It really gives me an appreciation for the folks who work 65-, 75-, even 100-hour weeks to feed their families. I really don’t know how they keep going with the amount of help they get (or, more accurately, don’t get).
“The [No Child Left Behind] accountability system, as practiced at urban schools...”
– from Sarah Reckhow’s guest column in The Eduwonkette. Teach For America had her stationed at Douglass, a struggling school in Baltimore. Her column makes the argument that the focus needs to be on what schools are doing right (certain after-school programs) rather than on what they are doing...
Does Facebook's five-year plan include me?
I just clicked on an advertisement in my Facebook NewsFeed (for the new The Hold Steady album) and it opened iTunes. Not only is that obnoxious, but it also frightens me to think of what else they and others could open via unmarked links without my consent.
I am consistently amazed with Facebook’s inability to squash bad ideas like this in their meetings and planning sessions. People bash...
Ever seen a Toys R Us T-shirt?
Is a car’s decal more for the car company or the car owner?
Similarly, is the “Abercrombie” text on one’s shirt more for the seller or buyer? The LV on a handbag? The Bose on a speaker?
Another thought on customers and the seller-buyer relationship: I think one major indicator of a company’s future success and appeal is whether or not there is a demand for t-shirts...
“Of course, I also saw plenty that deserved jeers: in the cramped confines of...”
– from Peter Meehan’s New York Times article about ballpark food across the country.
Double Play: 2 Baseball Idiosyncracies You Won't...
Part of my job with Hinsdale Little League Baseball is entering in a ton of game scores. The home team is always listed below the visiting team in the game tables, which has become mind-cripplingly annoying for me.
Why?
Let’s say I’m entering in Game 807 between the visiting Mets and the home team, the Blue Jays (see image). If the Mets win the game, I have no problem entering in the...