Ponder the bunny
Posted 31 Aug 2010
Daily Life, The Little Things | 6 Comments
Today’s task: ponder the bunny
When an option is not an option
Posted 27 Aug 2010
Daily Life, The Little Things | 8 Comments
I stopped into my local Wawa this morning to pick up some cash and some milk. Wawa offers free-of-charge ATM withdrawals, which pleases me greatly. However, the ATM, managed by PNC Bank, needs some edits to its software.
Please study the image below.
You will note that a withdrawal of $10, $30, or $50 are all listed as possible options for obtaining cash.
When I asked for $50 earlier this morning, I ran into the following notice.
Wait! What? Withdrawals have to be in multiples of $20? Then why even give me the other options? Arggghhh …
The Hacky-Sack App
Posted 26 Aug 2010
Daily Life, People | 1 Comment
I watched a friend drop her iPhone last week. It wasn’t pleasant to watch and I felt bad, but I was also inspired!
She was holding a couple of things in her hands, so when she lost her grip on the phone it went tumbling down and all she could do was use her foot to try to soften the landing.
Well, at least that’s what I thought. My friend actually managed to kick the phone softly back up to waist height, and pretty much directly back into her hand! Super impressive!
Unfortunately the story doesn’t end there. She didn’t manage to get a good grip on the phone this time either, and it dropped back down hard onto the cement. Ouch.
Still, it got me thinking that smartphones with all their sweet gyroscopes and motion sensors ought to look into developing a hacky-sack app. I think my friend would be a top-scorer.
Not that kind of pet!
Posted 25 Aug 2010
Daily Life, Guest Post, Signs | Leave a Comment
A couple of readers from Evanston, Illinois were kind enough to share with us a photo they captured on the entrance to a local post office.
The sign on the door reads:
NO PETS ALLOWED
Except for Visually and Hearing Impaired
Our readers commented: “[Our] theory is that someone is putting on “The Miracle Worker” comprised entirely of dogs.”
Many thanks to our loyal readers from Evanston for submitting this quirky take. Our readers who capture something quirky are encouraged to email us at chickenmonkeydog [at] gmail [dot] com!
Overheard within the editorial office
Posted 24 Aug 2010
Blog, Daily Life, People | 5 Comments
Possibly overheard today within the chickenmonkeydog.com editorial office:
<begin conversation>
Technical Editor: So, what’s the post gonna be for today? Do you have anything in particular you want to publish?
Creative Editor: Nope. Hope ’bout you? Anything you want to see on there today?
Technical Editor: Well, let’s look at our drafts. Have you looked through those? Any jump out at you?
Creative Editor: Um … nothing seemed brilliant. Probably why they are still drafts.
Technical Editor: Ok. Well, let’s see. Maybe we should do something different today. Out of the ordinary. Unexpected. Quirky.
Creative Editor: (sounding skeptical) Like what?
Technical Editor: Me, Technical Editor. You, Creative Editor.
Creative Editor: Hmm … back to me then. So much for my punt.
Technical Editor: (interrupting) Hey!
Creative Editor: What?
Technical Editor: Never mind. Silly idea.
Creative Editor: Ok …
(Long pause)
Creative Editor: Got it!
Technical Editor: What?
Creative Editor: An idea! I have an idea for today’s post.
Technical Editor: Great! Let’s hear it.
Creative Editor: We ask our readers to tell us what to talk about today. We ask then an open-ended question and they reply in the comments. We open the doors to a conversation … and just wait to see where it goes.
Technical Editor: (sounding incredulous) Um … think it will work? I mean, really, will it start a conversation?
Creative Editor: I think so. Can’t hurt to try. Right?
Technical Editor: Ok. I guess I’ll get that ready for today.
</ end conversation>
So, Dear Readers, what topic would you like to talk about as we gather ’round the office water cooler that is chickenmonkeydog?
