What is a sport, part 2
Breakdancing (or breaking, as it’s officially called) should never have been added as an Olympic sport. There, I said it. I also said it 3 years ago during the Tokyo Olympics when I listed...
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random rant #1
So it’s the third week of January and I’m still going strong on my New Year’s Resolutions…surely I deserve a cookie for that, right? To be honest I thought going to the gym would...
Why I hate DIY projects
“I don’t really carry around keys anymore,” Jason said. “Oh, what about your house keys?” I asked. “I installed the August smart lock, which replaces the back of your lock so you can still...
What is a sport?
“What are all these random sports?” My friend asked, about a week into the 2021 Olympics. “There’s track cycling, and rock climbing…” “That’s a new one for this Olympics. Also, I don’t think a...
Why I write Yelp reviews
tldr: Because I value feedback. I’m not proud of it, but I recently wrote a negative Yelp review for an Indian pizza joint I got takeout from. Here’s what happened: I ordered and paid...
How to get good customer service
If you know me, you know that I value the following: Rules Common sense Good customer service I found myself at the intersection of those 3 things when I tried to return an air...
I want to love Flickr but it won’t let me.
Does anybody else find Flickr really difficult to use? Maybe I’m just old, but it’s not like Flickr is all that young. Took me more than 20 minutes to figure out: 1. privacy is...
Why I am no longer Chinese
Even though I was born and raised in Taiwan until the age of eight, I never understood the distinction of being Taiwanese versus Chinese until well after college. All self-proclaimed Taiwanese people came from...
Microsoft Excel is the bane of my existence.
I had an epiphany this past weekend. You know how you hear stories about battered women that can’t leave their abusive husbands for whatever reason? That’s like me and Microsoft Excel: no matter how...
Bad customer service will be the death of me
Few things gets my blood boiling like a bad customer service experience. In fact, I’m pretty sure I have shortened my own life expectancy by 10 years because I get so angry while talking...
I recall Nahm in Bangkok (your rec.) a great value. Delicious and memorable, but not life changing. But I doubt…