Waiting for Gouda

No self-respecting citizen of our fair city wants anything to do with the strangers they might meet during the course of their day, whether it be at the supermarket, in the elevator, or especially, in that lower level of hell known as public transportation.
We don’t want to talk to you. We certainly do not [...]

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At the concert, I witnessed several instances of the most irritating use yet of cellular telephone technology. I don’t mean to keep harping on the fact that 99% of cell phone use seems to be utterly ridiculous, but… well, you tell me… What happens is this: Some knucklehead putz with a cell phone [...]

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For about a year, I have managed to avoid all hair-cutting and otherwise hair-related establishments, accomplished via an exacting regimen of alternating periods of shaving myself bald and wearing a baseball cap every waking moment. However, last Friday I finally succumbed recently to the overwhelming need for a trim. It’s almost that time [...]

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Okay, I realize that cell phones are very useful items to have in case of emergency, or when you are traveling, especially for business. I have no problem with this. I am very glad that many of the company’s employees have cell phones, for it does tend to make things much easier. [...]

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