Dad. Ad Man. Royals Fan.
Setting up an account with the Franchise Tax Board to pay my taxes, and this is what they wanted to know. If you could change any feature about yourself what would it be? Okay, first things first. I don’t mean to be an asshole about this, but can’t you at least make the grammar correct… Read more
Now that their recent scare with tainted food supply has passed, Chipotle has decided on another tactic to make me sick. Bad advertising. I submit Exhibit A. Let’s dissect this ad a bit and see if we can figure out where things went wrong. Normally, I’d advise against using sepia tone on a food… Read more
“Have you ever seen the inside of your retina before?” It wasn’t the best pick up line I’d ever heard, but he did pique my interest. “I have not,” I admitted. “Should I?” “Everybody should.” My new optometrist got very excited. “I just want you to know, it’s a little strange if you haven’t seen… Read more
Three people who seemed to know each other got onto the elevator with me coming back from lunch today. There was the usual awkward moment of silence, when the female in the group said, “I just don’t like cinnamon that much.” It was an odd thing to say in mixed company, but one can guess… Read more
I was “that guy” on the Subway today. Basically, I lost track of time trying to figure out how to set conditional formatting in a Google spreadsheet (don’t ask), and it was suddenly fifteen minutes after the time I usually leave to catch my train home. Now, I usually give myself 35 minutes to catch… Read more
Having a hard time wrapping my head around this election season. I can’t remember being less excited to vote for… Well, anybody. I wasn’t really a full-fledged thinking person when I cast my first vote in 1996, but I remember thinking I liked Bill Clinton a lot better than Bob Dole, even if Dole was… Read more
In a rare occurrence in the worlds of sports and business, today the Kansas City Royals did right by Salvador Perez. On the surface, this appears to be a bit of a bad deal for the Royals, though it will hardly be catastrophic. I imagine the going rate for a decent catcher will probably be… Read more
I’ll admit that eavesdropping is a problem of mine. I can’t help it. I find people fascinating. I’ll read the obituaries from time to time and marvel at the lives that some people lead. I’m sure I’ve bored many people with stories about my own life that I think are amazing, but are likely less… Read more
Fair Warning: Every four years, I get a little political. I usually keep quiet on social media and whatnot when it comes to politics. It just doesn’t seem worth it. Screaming into the echo chamber. I have friends on both sides of the spectrum, but the ones who are wrong generally know I think so.… Read more
Today, I notice. Spring is coming. The light gives it away. Like Fall sneaking in: A little dimmer every day, Daylight Savings ends… Suddenly driving home in the dark. It’s a hard adjustment That first dark day. Traffic is awful. Everybody realizes, They work too late, and head home on time. The Spring is no… Read more