Posts Tagged ‘general misanthropy’
Student loans
I wrote three lengthy comments in response to NPR’s Facebook story about student loans. I abandoned those, and then I was just going to post something on my Facebook feed. I abandoned that, too. But I feel compelled to say this. I’m really effing tired of [Read More]
Happy Holidays to all 308 million people in America except for Laurinda Swank
Laurinda Swank is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of my former bank, First Internet Bank, aka First Internet Bank of Indiana. FIB served me well for seven years, until their customer service took an acute turn south in the past year or so. I was [Read More]
On the latest Facebook redesign
I switched to the new Facebook profile now rather than wait for them to do it for me one day. I hate Facebook more with each new upgrade. All the new Facebook does is make me more acutely aware of how I can’t figure out anything by which I’m happy to define [Read More]
Greenberg
Ivan Schrank: Youth is wasted on the young. Roger Greenberg: I’d go further. I’d go: ‘Life is wasted on people.’ Greenberg (6/10 slices of toast) [Read More]
Facebook…in a book
Dear Mr. Toastie, We are currently in the final stages of preparing Duke University Alumni Today, the first publication ever to feature directory listings along with photos and essays submitted by alumni. We need your help! A brief telephone call will ensure your listing is [Read More]
912 —— (People who leave their pets out in the cold [repost])
![912 —— (People who leave their pets out in the cold [repost])](http://toastie.st/wp-content/uploads08/2009/02/jade-bw-1-12-08-150x150.jpg "912 —— (People who leave their pets out in the cold [repost])")
Original post from 01-03-2008 Since Jade is still out there in the extreme cold and the extreme heat, 24/7/365, after nearly two years, I feel compelled to publish the address where this poor mastiff lives in her pen. A spring thaw will be here any day now, but, for one [Read More]
Quick Email to Car Dealer
, When I fill out a form on the internet asking for a quote, I want a quote, not a series of form emails telling me how great is. I think I can trust that the best deal is to be found elsewhere. I don’t really care about free car [Read More]
Those Darn Kids Today
Durham’s own Branford Marsalis puts it eloquently (via Accordian Guy) [Read More]
Give a Kid a Whistle, and You Give Him Hope
Do you politely ask your neighbors to stop allowing their kids to blow whistles, or do you just roll your eyes and be grateful that they put the brakes on the fun game of gravel-tossing? [Read More]
On the eve of Super Tuesday, the nation’s imagination has been captured by…
…no, not them… …nor them… …her. Yes, the history of our country is at stake, but the most viewed article on CNN.com is about Natalee Holloway. I have no more words… [Read More]
