I recently heard Washington, D.C. aptly described as “Hollywood for Ugly People.”
Not too long ago I was in the restroom of a local Vietnamese restaurant that Thud and I like to frequent. It’s not a big place, so the ladies’ room is a nicely decorated one-seater with the toilet in the corner. It also, as it turns out, has one of those deodorizer spray [...]
Yesterday morning as I was trying to get on a Metro train, I had to plow and shove my way into the car. Because it was crowded? Ha no, of course not! Because each of the two women who got onto the train immediately ahead of me independently decided to stop in [...]
The other day I contacted a donor who, by disassembling a form she received from us, managed to return a donation reply form that had only her credit card number, illegible signature, and email address – but no name or address. When I sent an email to this person, the bewildered reply was that [...]
“Let’s see what the art of the possible is.”
I hear this buzzphrase in my office at least once a week. It was charming the first time. At the 300th time, it’s a bit of a cliche. Please stop.