Scolded by a Machine at the Supermarket Self-Checkout
In the sterile glow of the supermarket self-checkout, a machine scolded me today. As I shuffled a misbehaving item, it barked a mechanical rebuke, treating my…
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Monday rolls in with its usual…
Monday rolls in with its usual flair for the dramatic. One of my employees called off sick today — or as I like to think of…
Stepped into the grocery store for…
Stepped into the grocery store for some turkey lunchmeat, and nearly dropped my basket when I saw the price tag—$13 a lb! At those prices, I…
Green light, but the maestro in…
Green light, but the maestro in front is conducting a symphony on his smartphone. A gentle honk, less a rude interruption, more a friendly reminder that…