Category Archives: Every-day stuff

On Twitter and conciseness

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Matt

Twitter has helped me learn conciseness. Earlier today, I had a thought that I wanted to write down. It started as just a one-sentence thought, but then quickly spiraled (in my head) to become paragraph after paragraph of elaboration. I … Continue reading →

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A lady and her bike

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Matt

Tereva got a new bike the other day, and after I cleaned her (the bike, not Tereva) up a little, she took her for her first ride. She decided to name her Tinkerbell, and I decided to take some photos, … Continue reading →

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EST Company Scam – 800-596-7814

Posted on October 4, 2008 by Matt

A charge for $.11 showed up on my bank statement from “EST COMPANY.” I found page after page of complaints, only to finally learn that they were one of 20ish front companies for a “small credit scam”: Ebook Web site … Continue reading →

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Out this weekend; unfortunate timing; birthday

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Matt

Despite the appearances that may have been created by that link a few posts ago, I wasn’t just putting that list out there. To tell you the truth, I haven’t even done a good job of keeping up with it … Continue reading →

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