Love for texters
The town of Augsburg, Germany, installed pedestrian traffic lights literally on the sidewalks so that people texting and walking don’t need to look up from their phones to see whether they can cross the street. They don’t want people to walk into cars and trains like my friend walked into …
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Excuse me, professor
A professor was sitting down in the student union, eating, when an undergrad called her attention and said: “Excuse me. You have pepperoni on your hair.” That professor was my wife.
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Elusive little flash
Wife: I lost my flash drive. Me: Sorry to hear that. Wife: Can I borrow your flash drive? Me: Sure. Wife: I promise I’ll give it back to you before we leave for Seattle (where we were going to facilitate a workshop). Me: Ok, no problem, here it is. Wife: I’ll …
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Battery buildup
I just got this text from my wife: “If you ever buy another battery you are FIRED”
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Harry’s razor
I woke up at 6am to get ready to drive to an elementary school where I’d be speaking to 570 kinder through 5th grade students. Terrifying! As I was about to shave, I remembered the new Harry’s razor I got recently, which I hadn’t opened yet, and which people have …
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Chipotle concern
The Chipotle dude was a little puzzled when I ordered this. I think he considered calling the police.
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Scooter on Grave
How not to promote a self-balancing scooter. My wife got me this for my 40th birthday. I wonder what her intentions are.
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Excuse me sir
I was doing the grocery shopping at Trader Joe’s later in the day than usual and it was pretty crowded. As I was putting the ground turkey on my shopping cart I half-heard a faint “Excuse me sir” from a woman behind me and I hurried to get the shopping …
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