Called Into the 21st Century
I got my first cell phone in late 2001, for use in emergencies. It’s capabilities: making phone calls. But oh, how times changed, as what happened just five years later shows. I just wanted to […]
Tag: communication
The Next Killer App: Google Kindness Translator
You have probably heard of one of the great game changer apps called Google Translate. You can type or say anything into your phone and with the press of a button, Google Translate instantly converts […]
Breaking up with an English Teacher
[The following text exchange took place between a female business executive named Roxanne and her boyfriend of four years, Virgil, a high school English teacher.] Roxanne: Dear Virgil, I gotta tell you something and it’s […]
As The Tables Turn
When I call my mom, every other day, her first response to me is almost always “well hello stranger.” You’d think I never call her. If I called her every single day, she’d respond the […]
A brief history of the Apology
Apologizing is as old as mankind. The very first recorded apology took place in the Garden of Eden, when Eve apologized to Adam for goading him into taking a bite out of the apple. An […]
Unicorn Bites 1/15/14
If you’re lactose intolerant, eat more beef. It won’t help your condition. It’ll just teach those cows a lesson for trying to kill you. — Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) January 15, 2014 Me: Where’s the remote? […]