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Customer Service At Its Best

September 5, 2016 by Avogadro Mole

I have friends who think I’m this great computer person. They also assume that great computer people do not have serious issues with computers. For those of you who think the same, I share a customer service “issue” from some time back.

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Filed Under: Commentary, General blither

Spending the Weekend in Burned-out Buildings

May 2, 2016 by Avogadro Mole

(Originally published in May, 2008)

What is an acrophobe doing leading a team down an almost totally black stairwell, one with walls but no railings on either side, in a burned out building? I’m glad you asked. Since I had gone up an almost totally black stairwell leading a team, we all kinda wanted to go back the other way. I had no flashlight, altho some of my team members did. I’ve never done live D&D, [Read more…]

Filed Under: General blither

Business BS Bingo

March 7, 2016 by Avogadro Mole

I received, read, laughed, and forwarded a list of “50 office-speak phrases you love to hate” from BBC News. Some of us also call them phrases for Business Bullshit Bingo. They’re both hilarious and painful. In reply, I got this from my uncle:

It is amazing the lengths people will go to in order to make everyone as confused as they are. One of the people who contributed to this noted that their unfavorite saying was “There are no problems, only opportunities” (or something to that effect). The following actually happened to me back in the mid 60’s: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Commentary, General blither

Can I ask you a question?

February 8, 2016 by Avogadro Mole

A friend just sent me an email, listing nine things “I hate about everyone.” One of the items was “People who ask ‘Can I ask you a question?’…. ”

When asked that, my reply is, “You just did.”

I actually had someone, call him John, say, “Can I ask you another question?” [Read more…]

Filed Under: General blither

Three Laws of Thermodynamics and Those Who Think They Can Beat Them

January 25, 2016 by Avogadro Mole

**Three Laws of Thermodynamics:
1) You can’t win.
2) You can’t break even.
3) You can’t get out of the game.

Those who think they can beat them:
1) Capitalism says you can win.
2) Socialism says you can break even.
3) Mysticism says you can get out of the game.

 

**See Quote by C.P. Snow

Filed Under: General blither

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Avogadro's Number and I go 'way back. When I first started writing in what might be considered a blog precursor, a fanzine, I called my 'zine "Avogadro's Number". Named after...[more...]
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