A friend got nipped by a dog in a foreign country so it was advised that she get the rabies treatment. Back home she found out that most hospitals don’t carry it and only certain providers are “qualified” to give it. In her case the vaccine had to be ordered from the CDC and took 2 weeks to get delivered. And then the…
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Tom Robbins heartily agrees: http://thefatexpat.blogspot.com/2010/10/tom-robbins-request-for-last-meal.html
My friends run the SFX company that does all of these theme park shows - including Waterworld - and the biggest reason that they keep running it is 1) the equipment still works 2) their requests for replacements are batshit crazy. Basically, when theme parks order these shows they want repeatable stunts and effects…
This is so super critical. The job market shifts and changes so much now that even if you could buy a house, you may have to sell it a few years down the line to chase another job opportunity. Job markets fluctuate too much now to say “I am confident that this exact location will support my career trajectory for the…
FWIW Patti Lapel has been commissioning re-imagined team logos for their new pin collection and they’re substantially better than anything Big Athletics has ever come up with. https://www.pattilapel.com/collections/sports
Also add to the unforeseen financial incentive of the delivery services. There is a reason why search engines and social media sites allow crazy stuff to keep stirring: it makes them money. In a HUGE way. The news sites don’t make even a fraction of that, but the untold amounts that Google and FB make on every…
and not just “big media” but all levels. Because newspapers are stodgy and no one buys them, there’s no one reporting on local stuff anymore. Like, AT ALL. No one attends city council meetings or even mayoral meetings. It’s all at such a macro level — all anyone reports on are the Big Stories, like the President. But…
Or in Jersey they “go down the Shore”
Does blogging count as social media? Or photo sites like Flickr and all the predecessors? Because I’ve known people (that I met online) that have been blogging about their children and posting photos and such daily since around 1998. One of these people ended up divorced and in therapy after her kids went away to…
the taco is the lazier version where you don’t have to roll up the ends.
I do that all the time because I value my time. It’s not wrong or rude to (politely) point out that I’ve allocated this specific time for you and this conversation and then I have other things to attend to. 99.999% of the time, if a meeting can’t be wrapped up on time it’s because the organizer hasn’t really organized…
I live in the ‘burbs so I haven’t seen this new scooter rental phenomenon but I remember when Razor scooters were a new thing they were originally intended for adults. The idea was that they’d be less obtrusive on the sidewalks of, say, NYC and you could get to your train on time. That’s why they’re designed to be…
Oh man. At my office the women’s restroom has 3 stalls. 2 are ridiculously tiny and narrow and you have to literally straddle the toilet to open/close the door and the other is extra super wide and wheelchair accessible. There’s a lady on our floor who uses a wheelchair and everyone wants her to have access, of…
I think that may have had to do with regional announcers. Like, certain markets would have different announcers that were local and they could use that feed and then overlay their regional announcers. The only thing that is kind of like that anymore is the local TV news.
It also could be a cultural thing. People who are accustomed to squat toilets often will stand on the seat of the toilet and squat above it, which makes it gross for other people. It also explains why a lot of public toilet seats have scuff marks and shoe prints.
Seems that going outside would be a better option. No one is impacted by the stinky egg smell, it’s gotta be cleaner than a bathroom, and the Egg Man gets a 5 min break from work. Win-win!
It’s also a super common potty training technique. When I was a preschool teacher, my class was 2 and 3 year olds who were potty training and we’d always have stale popcorn in a bowl by the bathroom. You throw a couple in the toilet and tell the boys to sink ‘em. Worked great! I wonder if that subconsciously carries…
Sad, but true. On our flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo, our section (coach) was maybe 50% full — entire aisles completely empty (obviously, I took advantage and claimed a 3 seat aisle for myself and turned it into a bed and slept 8 of the 11 hours, thanks Benadryl!) — and the older couple in front of me (white,…
I guess I’m the only one who read “waxed mustache” as the man using hot wax to remove the hair from his upper lip. I was more concerned that it was a daily requirement — how hirsute is this guy??