Enchiladas (Made in China)
Super Taco Express: a Mexican restaurant staffed entirely by Chinese people, including a guy with a perfect American accent. Watching them make my enchiladas, not laughing out loud was a struggle.
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Donation #20
Blood donation number twenty, and this one sprayed across my arm, shirt, and face. The newly cheerful technician scrubbed at the stains while I considered timing my exit, lips bloody, to greet the next donor with "the food here is delicious."
Gogo
Gave Gogo Inflight a try (free for first-timers) and didn't recognize half the names in the seatback Us Magazine. Use Tor over in-flight wifi, people; someone like me is watching. Also, Delta let me keep the wine bottle.
D
St. George, Utah, and its underwhelming sign on the hill. Did they lose interest mid-construction, run out of white rocks, or is it the grade the Health Department gave the local restaurants?
Fred: Before and After
Meet Fred. He doesn't do much these days beyond serving as a warning to others, but he once roamed my office. I present Fred: before and after. I'd have swept up the hairs if I'd known, and if I owned a broom.
Protocol
If you walk into a restaurant and order to-go, does protocol dictate even a small tip on the check?
Two Minutes
Two minutes to thirty, in my birth time zone anyway. And in base-16, I'm still a teenager.
I love Delta and Delta loves me
A storm canceled my Atlanta flight while I sat in Charlotte grooving to Muse, blissfully unaware. Then I got paged, rebooked onto an earlier flight, and arrived on time anyway. I love Delta. Most of the time.
What a Manager Says vs What a Manager Means
On the "team player" line: why must I have an emotional attachment to a 9-to-5? Pay me like a millionaire athlete and we'll talk. A short translation guide for what managers say versus what they actually mean.
Vanity
I registered my new car and got my first vanity plate. The answer to which one should be obvious. Picture to come, "within ninety days."