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    Sunday, January 20, 2008

    Dilemma

    I got a call the other day from a number I didn't recognize (so, of course, I didn't answer it), and after the voicemail notification sounded off, I checked the message. It was the lady who has cut my hair for about two years, if I'm counting correctly. She was calling to let me know that she was going to be working at a different haircutting place ("salon" sounds so hoity-toity) once January 29th rolled around. She didn't actually say "so you should start going to that place," but it was pretty clear that's what she meant. She even mentioned that it was going to be $4 cheaper.

    My initial response was panic. I'm not such a fan of change, as many of you know, and I'd gone through this changing haircuttists before. So, panic.

    But then I thought it was nice that she called me to let me know that she was going elsewhere. I realize her motivation wasn't necessarily motivated by altruism, but it was still nice for me since my last regular person sorta just up and left with no advance warning.

    Then, after that, I started thinking about how I'd been going to the same place for 4+ years - it seemed weird to think about abandoning the place. This put me back in a quandary: do I stick with the place, or stick with the person?

    What would you do?


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    Tuesday, October 30, 2007

    Results

    It might not seem like much to you, but polls like my last one are quite intriguing to me. As of this writing, the results sit at 43% set radio favorites the way I do, 46% set stations in numerical order of preference, 4% don't set favorites, and 7% don't listen to the radio.

    While I realize the poll has a margin of error and also cannot be used to determine the preferences of the nation or world at large, it's still a good reminder to me.

    See, while it's logical to think "Not everyone thinks the same way I do," I don't tend to act on that assumption. I tend to think my way is the only way (or the right way) and when I'm faced with a different outlook, it boggles my mind. Even a silly little poll about how people set their radio favorites can help me remember that kind of thing. If I'm reminded enough, I might eventually take it to heart and start operating under that ruleset.

    The sooner the better, right?

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    Monday, October 15, 2007

    Maybe It's Just Me

    I was riding in the car with a coworker the other day and I found out something that blew my mind.

    On most car radios, there are six buttons that you can program to automatically go to your favorite radio stations. Some have more than that, but six is a sorta-standard. The FM band on radios goes from 87.8 to 108.0 here in the US, from left to right like you'd normally read ascending numbers.

    Logically, then, if you've got six favorite stations, it makes complete sense to put them from left to right on your favorite buttons, lowest number on the far left, highest number on the far right. Right?

    Apparently not to everyone. My coworker said, "Nuh uh. Your favorite station goes on the first button because it's #1! Also, it's closer to you [as the driver], so it's easier to push."

    I could never bring myself to function in that way, but it got me wondering how many other people think like him. You know what that means... Poll time!

    Please answer honestly, as this seemingly-simple poll could be the basis of someone's life's work on how people think.

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    Tuesday, April 24, 2007

    Help!

    I'm not what you'd call a "clothes horse." I dress for comfort. I feel best in jeans and T-shirts. I realize this does not make a person "hot" or "desirable," but I'm okay with that. I prefer the comfort, thank you very much.

    Circumstances conspired against me, however, and I needed to get a suit. I have a couple of suits (proof), but they no longer fit me because they have shrunk. *cough* So tonight, with the help of my friend Lee, I went suit shopping.

    For those unaware, I offer this bit of knowledge: suits are expensive. I had no idea. Lee tried to prepare me for it, but I was sure he was talking "really expensive" suits. Nope. He was talking about your basic good quality suit.

    Men's Wearhouse happened to have this 2-for-1 deal, so really, I shouldn't complain. It was strange for me, though, to walk out of there with nothing to show for my payment except a receipt. They're tailoring the suits for me, so I need to go back and get them.

    So now I need your help picking out a tie. I spent enough on the suits that I didn't feel I could spend any extra on a tie right now. Maybe later. We'll see how this goes. So here is a picture of the best of my bad lot of ties:



    Hopefully you can see the colors well enough. I don't have a picture of the suits, but for now imagine a charcoal gray as you're making your choice.


    I thank you in advance for your help, as this sort of thing is way beyond my sphere of comfort.

    Thanks for your help, Lee.

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    EDIT: Someone hated all my tie choices so much that they PayPaled me some money and said "Get yourself a new tie." That, my friends, tells you volumes about my taste in clothes - it engenders such strong feelings in others that they have to help fix it.

    (Thanks, anonymous donator. I'll try not to let you down!)

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    Monday, February 16, 2004

    I...I...I'm Speechless...

    Over at BBspot.com they're running a little poll entitled "Most Dangerous to Society?" Here are the results so far:

    UPDATE:

    Atkin's Diet: 39.71%
    Mega-Corporations: 20.67%
    People Named Mark: 18.76%
    Black Jelly Beans: 9.33%
    Janet Jackson's Breast: 8.76%
    Beer: 2.00%
    Violent Video Games: 0.76%

    I don't know what to say to this. Apparently I'm more dangerous to society than Janet Jackson's breast, black jelly beans, and beer combined. Only when you add violent video games to the list do I get surpassed.

    I wonder if it matters that I like black jelly beans and violent video games...

    UPDATE: Now I'm only more dangerous than black jelly beans and Janet Jackson's breast. Add anything else in there and it surpasses me.

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