Bad Buds
Free stuff isn’t always (often isn’t) worth it
Losing the Message in the Metaphor
While remaining relevant and prophetic for decades after its first publication, “Amusing Ourselves to Death” by Neil Postman falls victim to some of the very indulgences it warns against.
Bad Chocolate
Sometimes chocolate is on sale, and sometimes I buy it. You shouldn’t do this lightly, because bad chocolate is bad. Bad chocolate is like brown chalk with sugar. Bad white chocolate is like white chalk with sugar. And if you’re eating it, it’s bad.
Buying Boobles and Finding Bob: Adventures in Bureaucracy
There is a lady sitting alone in a room with no windows, looking at an old telephone, waiting for someone to call. She grants booble permits, and you are trying to buy a booble. But the secretary lost her number, and nobody talks to her at lunch, so nobody knows what she does. She gives…
