Believe the Lie

Interesting article in Consumer Reports about stores using tracking programs such as Return Exchange to curb repeat “return” offenders. It isn’t clear but the possibility of the stores being networked and sharing a central database, regardless if they are in the same chain or not, is scary.  It reninds me of the Good vs Evil [...]

Google is introducing an innovative new way to make things more “fair” for it’s newer employees. Those who joined the company pre-IPO were made well off after the company went public. But those who joined recently, may have a very high strike price and thus run the risk of either making very little money, or [...]

Check out this interview with Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan:
AVC: Do you feel out of touch with your audience?
MJK: For the most part, I have no idea who those people are—especially when we’re traveling through Europe. And it’s not all our fault; it’s a whole series of events. [You play] heavy music, and your record [...]

On Saturday evening, Steph and I were trying to decide where to eat. Two of the places we called required reservations and did not have any seats open until after 10 PM. I was hesitant to pick some of the nicer restaurants since I wasn’t sure if we wanted to spend that sort of [...]

Sorry I haven’t posted lately. Here is a glimpse of some things going on in my life.

New York Strip steak with truffles in oil from Italy, asparagus with salt and pepper, and garlic mashed potatoes.

Two set of sterling silver cufflinks (one with stones) and my new Rotaract officer’s pin.