I was at the grocery store yesterday buying dinner. I go to get in the check out line and start running through the grocery list in my head, making sure I have everything checked off when I hear the cashier say to the man in front of me: “Sir, would you like your meat wrapped [...]
Archive for the ‘2008- That’s GRRRREAT’ Category
Customer "Service"
Posted in 2008- That's GRRRREAT on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yar!
Posted in 2008- That's GRRRREAT, Pirates and Ninjas on October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Pirates again. I’m truly astonished. I’ve been following this story for a week or so now, and really, it just blows my mind that the world has a legitimate Pirate problem. Not music piracy or film piracy. Full force, scurvy at sea, walking the plank, skull and crossbones piracy. In this most recent news story, [...]
Buyer Beware
Posted in 2008- That's GRRRREAT, Humanity's best on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a story Fox News apparently decided was Newsworthy: FOXNEWS.COM HOME 22-Year-Old Auctions Off Virginity to Pay for CollegeWednesday, September 10, 2008 A 22-year-old college grad looking to pay off her student loans will auction off her virginity at Nevada’s infamous Moonlight Bunny Ranch, Us magazine reported.The Sacramento State grad, who uses the pseudonym “Natalie [...]
LEGO Fun Time!
Posted in 2008- That's GRRRREAT, Frickin laser beams, LEGOs on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My Boss’ son is just starting to get into LEGOs, which is awesome for me because I get to check out all the new stuff coming out via the LEGO catalog that comes to the office, without looking like a creepy pedophile in the toy section at Target. I was looking through the pages and [...]
A Brief Moment Of Tuesday
Posted in 2008- That's GRRRREAT, Customer Service on September 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a snippet of my conversation today with the ER that I had to go to after a car acccident back in May: Customer Service: “Yes, so right now you owe the full amount on the invoice” Me: “Dude….lame….” CS: “…….” Me: “So…do you have like a payment plan? I don’t have $400 bucks to [...]
Its a commercial…about NOTHING!
Posted in 2008- That's GRRRREAT, Delicious things like Cake.., Jerry on September 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So in case you’re not hip to the whole Microsoft v. Mac scene, Microsoft signed a 300 million dollar advertising contract to get Jerry Seinfeld in their adds. Here’s the first of the new commercials: Frankly, I think the commercial is hilarious. But then again, I’m a Seinfeld fan. Fans of the show remember that [...]
The Tree Presents: Music from the Music Corner
Posted in 2008- That's GRRRREAT, Music from the Music Corner on September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Every once in a while, I come across some music that literally changes my outlook on the world of music as a whole. Last night, I came across The Penguin Cafe Orchestra. Sounds like a silly name right? Well good. The founder of the group, Simon Jeffes, was truly an amazing guy. His inspiration for [...]
An Open Letter to Russia…
Posted in 2008 Bejing, 2008- That's GRRRREAT, Russia, Russia-Georgia on August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Russia, Hey, how’s it hangin’? I see you guys are in third place for medals in the Summer Games, that’s cool. Good work! How about that Michael Phelps, huh? Haha, just kidding, we know, the guy’s a machine, what can we say? So listen Russia, I think we need to talk… Lately…well, you’ve been [...]
Still Kickin’
Posted in 2008- That's GRRRREAT, Car Crashes, Fiancee on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hey gang, Still trying to keep this thing rolling. It’s been tough this year, I’ve lost a lot of gumption to write at all, be it my book, The Tree, directions on how to operate a toaster… you get the picture. Big news though – I proposed to my girlfriend last week and (surprisingly?) she [...]
