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What is wrong with people?
Jeez. This is one of those stories you hate hearing about and that kinda sucks to write about. On the other hand, when I hear one like this, I also feel like I need to speak up. Tonight I heard a “Jewish story” that made me embarassed. I met a young guy here in Atlanta [...]
To Facebook, or not to be?
I had a chat with a co-worker on the way to the parking garage the other day. Let’s call him, Scott. Actually, that is his name, so, yeah, let’s call him that. Scott admitted to a not uncommon childhood fantasy that I also had when I was in 1st or 2nd grade: that people in [...]
The Fun People in TV
It’s usually not worth trying to convince people that television jobs aren’t nearly as glamorous as they think. There’s inevitably a comment from an accountant who wants to convince me that my job really is more fun than theirs. What I would say, though, is that among the people I work with, I think some of the most [...]
Riddle me all the referendums
One of the things that Mat and I really enjoy is people watching. I always loved sitting on a bench on the Ocean City, Maryland Boardwalk and watching people go by. Well, being in Georgia has presented a lot of interesting people watching. As I notice things, like the SEC team worship down here, I [...]
Are rules really meant to be broken?
A couple of Saturdays ago, I had an experience at the “Downtown Dunwoody BP.” As I pulled up to the pump, a young woman on her phone got out of her little Hyundai Tuscon and walked into the convenience store– while her toddler was strapped into his car seat inside. She did leave the windows [...]
To Enforce or Not to Enforce?
Driving downtown to work on 85 in the morning, I often wonder whether police traffic enforcement during rush hour is worth the trouble. Enforcing speed limits during rush hour does definitely slow drivers down…down to a grinding halt. Atlantan’s seem to have an obsession with the flashing blue light because they literally slow to a [...]
