In these times of financial difficulties (i.e. “Hey! Where’d all my money go?”), lifestyle changes are expected. Many of my cousins upon graduating high school have shied away from out-of-state education, investing in used cars, gas stations and morning commutes from home; others have ignored the traditional college altogether, seeking apprenticeships in trade schools, community [...]
Posts Tagged ‘economy’
Of Fiends and Fountain Drinks
Posted in Malarchy, Stumbling Sober, tagged books, bookstores, economics, economy, humor, iced tea, ingenuous schemes, libraries, life, sales, science, shopping, theft, thieves, writing on June 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Lightning Crashes
Posted in Dasad Adventures, Wanderings, tagged coffee, humor, life, family, tests, games, education, jobs, economy, iced tea, technology, teaching, Masters Degree, Panera Bread, exercise equipment, treadmills, elliptical on April 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Internet deprivation has once again driven me to people-gaze at Panera Bread. Last night with the sound of thunder and a few rogue sparks, our modem fried: circuit boards blackened, wires caramelized. The sequence of events that followed our bandwidth’s demise is akin to the first radio broadcast of Wells’ “War of the Worlds:”
FLASH!
BOOM!
Zap!
Pop!
Fzzzzzz . [...]
New Tactics
Posted in Malarchy, tagged ads, advertising, calls, economy, family, financial crisis, humor, life, marketing, persistence, phones, strategies, telemarketers on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As the economy continues to sink through the cold waters like a mob-informant in cement capris, companies struggle to extort every last dollar from the American public. Mostly it comes down to getting the message out, tantalizing the consumers with promises of low prices, huge savings, and free trips to Guam — Hafa Adai!, if [...]
Economic Value
Posted in Wanderings, tagged bibliophile, books, economy, fantasy, gift cards, ice cream, iced tea, manga, one piece, raspberry tea, tea on January 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The man approached us while we stood in line, our arms plump with books like old-time school children – bibliophiles that we are. I had come to the bookstore early that afternoon to stock up on several new manga volumes. A story sickness had overtaken me over the last few weeks, and my visits [...]
Violence at the Gas-pump
Posted in Wanderings, tagged crime, economy, fathers, gas stations, knives, robbery on December 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
a true story
The man held out the knife just as Dad left the gas station market. His hands filled with a bag of pistachios and a sugar-free iced tea — one of those wonderfully bitter varieties that refuses to overwhelm the taste buds with fructose and lemon extract. His hands fumbled with the car keys [...]
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