The Seam and the Hole April 28th, 2008 @ 6:13 am PDT
When the barista at Starbucks handed me my coffee this morning, the hole in the lid was directly over the seam in the cup. This, I have come to learn, is a recipe for disaster. If the hole is within a centimeter of the seam you are almost guaranteed to experience “coffee drip” on your […]
Good Karma April 18th, 2005 @ 7:54 am PDT
In which I find a lost phone
Karma May 29th, 2001 @ 1:09 pm PDT
Apu: I have come to make amends, sir. At first, I blamed you for squealing, but then I realized, it was I who wronged you. So I have come to work off my debt. I am at your service. Homer: You’re … selling what, now? Apu: I am selling only the concept of karmic realignment. […]
Two Walking Stories July 20th, 2000 @ 10:13 pm PDT
As I walked out of the HSN Cafeteria the other day, I was balancing several of those little soufflé cups filled with mustard, ketchup, and mayo on top of my plastic-boxed hamburger. There were two thirty-something women walking in front of me and they were going v e r y s l o w l […]