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Last year, my family and I applied for passports. We got ‘em and used ‘em, so no big deal, right? Recently, though, I was looking at mine and noticed that, inexplicably, my gender was marked as “F” instead of the correct “M.” Ha-ha, very funny, but I have a clearly male name, my photo shows [...]
Today marks one week since I had a little accident on my bicycle. Ordinarily I wouldn’t post this story, or even really talk about it, but “someone” felt the need to mention it on Facebook and so now my entire extended family and even people I don’t know are talking about it. :facepalm: The story begins as [...]
People: If you’re a pedestrian in a parking lot or parking structure, please remember that you are a “guest” in another “creature’s” environment and, as such, should behave accordingly. This means, for example, that you DO NOT meander your way down a traffic lane, nor do you get pissy when I eventually grow tired of [...]
Driving on a two-lane road this morning, I notice a minivan in the oncoming lane with a dog out the window. Okay, yes, I get the whole “puppy in the wind” mentality behind why people allow this, but this dog (a medium-sized breed of some sort) was in the front passenger seat, with the window [...]
Today is the first day I and many others are apparently worth 10% less than we were just a few days ago. It’s the first day that Microsoft, in all its short-sighted glory, has starting paying 90% of the bill rates it paid to contractor agencies just a week ago. Sure, you say, but that’s [...]
[I posted this elsewhere earlier in the week, but it bears repeating.] I swear, if ONE MORE PERSON scowls at me because I correctly positioned my car in the left-turn lane and thereby prevented them from cutting across it in their sloppy attempt to make a left turn from the road to my right, I [...]
I see this all the time: People (usually women, but not always) driving around with some little dog on their lap, apparently blissfully unconcerned about the explosive device sitting 8 inches in front of them. If you’re ever in an accident—and it doesn’t take much of an impact to set off a driver-side airbag; it [...]
To the idiot in a second-generation Prius who decided to pull out into my lane from a dead stop, without signaling, probably without looking, and with just enough throttle application to get from 0-15MPH but not the 40-ish that traffic was actually moving: Count yourself very, very lucky that I have quick reactions, phenomenal brakes, [...]
Almost every time I post an ad to eBay or Craigslist, one or more loser low-ballers asks me some variation of “What’s your lowest price?” If this is your idea of negotiation, it really sucks. Hey! Here’s an idea: Make me an offer and see if I go for it. Hell, even a low-ball offer [...]
Look, people, I don’t like having to repeat this any more than you want to hear it, but it’s clearly necessary: Using your turn signals is NOT OPTIONAL when making lane changes, much less when making turns. Why is this so f*****g hard to understand?! Those of us driving around you are NOT PSYCHIC and have [...]
Every time, and I mean every time, I drink cocoa (or “hot chocolate” for some of you) I burn my tongue or the roof of my mouth. Frequently both, and sometimes to the point of peeling flesh. Idiot.
This article at reuters.com is about a man who got in an argument with his wife and then proceeded to throw their four small children (all aged 3 or younger) off an 80 foot-high bridge. I can’t believe how often I read/hear news reports about people who either get pissed at their spouse or do a murder/suicide [...]
There’s been much fuss in the news lately about people getting scammed out of money by depositing legitimate-seeming cashier’s checks/bank drafts and “returning” some of the money by request, only to find out that Surprise! the check’s not real. These news reports even make a point about how people at the banks are fooled, too, [...]
To illustrate: My sister and I were out practicing her manual transmission skills last week-end. We had been driving around a big parking lot and pulled up to the exit to make a left-hand turn to head home. We’re near a 4-way stop, so there’s a pretty consistent level of traffic approaching from our right. [...]
A skiier was killed here recently after getting caught in an avalanche in an out-of-bounds area at one of the local ski resorts. This person and his friend were both long-time area skiiers, which means they were both well aware that they were skiing in an area that’s off-limits. They would also be well aware [...]