Category: Life

  • Such a strange sense of responsibility

    I thought that having a blog would be fun; to have a long-form outlet for the random and sometimes humorous thoughts which invade my mind. For some reason, though, this outlet feels so much more ‘official’… so much more permanent than Facebook, or Twitter, or Instagram. I find that I am much more selective of my…

  • Why is customer service so hard?

    Why is customer service so hard?

    Customer Service? This boggles my mind… I needed a couple of small car parts today, so I went on Auto Zone’s website and placed an order for “store pickup”. I’ve done this several times in the past, and it usually works really well. I selected the two items that I needed, paid for them with…

  • The Blind Men and the Elephant

    The Blind Men and the Elephant

    There is an old story, dating back thousands of years, about a group of blind men attempting to understand the concept of an elephant. The Blind Men and the Elephant From Wikipedia: The parable of the blind men and an elephant originated in ancient Indian subcontinent, from where it has widely diffused. It is a…