Clarity
Cute fruit?
Posted 15 Mar 2008
The Little Things | 2 Comments
Enjoyed eating a Clementine the other day, but thought the sticker on it worthy of remark, or at least worthy of recognition on chickenmonkeydog.
The Close Gate
Posted 13 Mar 2008
On a Monday morning, coming off a fantastic weekend and facing a long work week, you may be half asleep, but you notice the important things. You notice when the taxi is two minutes late, you notice when the person in line in front of you going through airport security has no idea how to pack to fly, and you notice when you are granted the luxury of departing from “a close gate” at O’Hare airport.
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Just a click away
Posted 6 Mar 2008
Ever had a “day of inaccurate clicking”?
I have. That is to say, throughout the day I absolutely could not click on the item on screen that I wanted on the first try, and frequently not even on the second try. I just kept clicking on the next icon over, accidentally closing the program or locking the desktop. While I think we all mis-click now and then, for some reason the sporadic occurrences suddenly piled up on a single day for me, to deliver a singularly frustrating and tedious computer experience. The phrase “just a click away” may have been coined to indicate ultra-convenience, but trust me, always being one click away, and never quite getting the right click is extremely the opposite.
World Dryers: The zenith of hand-drying quality
Posted 4 Mar 2008
Daily Life, The Little Things | 1 Comment
As a man who (a) enjoys a pint or two in the many pubs that dot the British landscape and (b) washes his hands after a visit to the toilet, I have long taken an interest in and developed a keen appreciation for the World Dryer Corporation.
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