Category Archives: Life

Just general stuff that’s going on.

That’s How We Get Socks?

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Walt Stoneburner

I didn’t know there was a server that made socks. Continue reading →

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Caution – the new Mac App Store just bit me

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Walt Stoneburner

Be VERY careful when using the Mac App Store — here’s how it purchased an app without my permission, along with THREE simple things Apple could have done to fix the problem. Continue reading →

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The Line Forms Here

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Walt Stoneburner

And they say you can’t herd cats. Continue reading →

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Holiday Inn, Holiday Over

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Walt Stoneburner

As with most things, it’s the little details that matter, and for my most recent vacation, everything about staying at Holiday Inn got on my last nerve, so much so that we checked out a day early on a pre-paid … Continue reading →

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Mahalo Cove: Impressive Customer Service

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Walt Stoneburner

Mahalo Cove’s manager impressed me with an exceptional customer service move. Continue reading →

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Telemarketing + Mute = Revenge

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Walt Stoneburner

Apparently I managed to cause some problems for a telemarketer by pressing MUTE at the right time. Continue reading →

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Seeing in Black and White

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Walt Stoneburner

I just had an interesting thing happen: I saw in black and white. That’s what my brian actually saw with the unaided eye. Here’s the cool part, I tell you how I reproduced it. It was like nothing I’d experienced before. It was beautiful. Continue reading →

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Expensive Pizza

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Walt Stoneburner

It’s not often you get to walk away with a thousand dollar charge for ordering a small pizza. Continue reading →

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Ugh, wimp.com has video ads

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Walt Stoneburner

Here’s a case where mini-ads just killed the experience for me, and as a result became a deterrent from visiting a once popular site for me. Continue reading →

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Never hand someone with a crush a hose.

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Walt Stoneburner

Never, ever hand a small child with a crush on you a hose. Continue reading →

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