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Tips for Providing Good Service
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Old Flames
It's a bit weird when an ex-boyfriend whom you haven't spoken to for the past 7-8 years suddenly looks you up out of the blue. And after all those intervening years, you wonder what you saw in him to begin with. -
Heralding the Age of Community Driven Content Providers
I'm just marvelling at the ingenuity of some online companies such as Schmap Guides or Threadless. So now the concept is spreading from books (the whole Chicken Soup for the Soul series) to other items as well.
I suppose it's not entirely new. Linux, and other open source systems have been around for a while, they're all community driven, and have ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Public Transit Nightmare
Sydney's Shitty Rail....er...City Rail has never been a particularly pleasant experience. Scheduled trains were always being cancelled or arrived late/early. If you had to take a train from a minor station, you might have to wait up to an hour in those situations for the next train to arrive. The worst experience I've ever had was during peak ( Read more... ) -
Quote of the Day
"Those who desire the milk should not seat themselves on a stool in the middle of a field in hopes that a cow would back up to them." -- Unknown Farmer -
Santa Baby
Discovered a song through Messing with Sam’s Santa Claus:
Santa baby, slip a sable under the tree,
For me.
been an awful good girl,
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight.
Santa baby, a 54 convertible too,
Light blue.
I'll wait up for you dear,
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight.
Think of all the fun I've missed,
Think ( Read more... ) -
Dealmaking or Just Dealing With People
From Going Private:
"Think PAST the numbers. The purchase price is just one part of the story."
"No. Tell me, what is the motivation of the seller here?" "Did you read about his family?"
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Till the Cow Comes Home
I met another guy, again through a social network site. The schools I attended weren't listed but he hazarded a very close guess based on my responses to his questions and my answers to some profile questions. His answer was rather interesting when I made him tell me how he deduced my background ( Read more... )
