update 120308
Have been tweaking the blog. Gone back (for the third time, or is it the fourth?) to the Cutline theme. This theme has always worked for me. It’s clean, simple, and I get a kick out of my random header images. I also cleaned up the sidebar a bit. Gone is the Digg news feed; instead it sits above the header image along with my other links (including a link to my shared items on Google Reader). Also, the Photos link no longer links to Flickr; I upgraded WordPress along with all plugins last Sunday (long overdue), and now my images are viewable once again on this site. You can still go to Flickr.com to see my photostream there as well.
InBev to Buy Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc (NYSE:BUD) has agreed to be acquired by rival InBev NV for $49.91 billion in a deal that will create the world’s largest brewer.
InBev to Buy Anheuser-Busch | digg story
Farewell to the king | Sale unpopular with workers, customers
Far From Always Being Right, the Customer Is on Hold
Having been in customer service for nearly all of my adult life, as far as I’m concerned, the customer is always right.
“I’ve listened to thousands of people interacting with machines,†Mr. Rolandi said. “You hear sighs of resignation. You hear people swear. If businesses knew what I knew, they would not design them this way. Many people do not take into account the emotional state of the customer. When you call someone for customer service, you’ve got a problem and you’re probably in a bad mood. You hear someone telling you your call is so important that we won’t let you talk to a human. Then they slap people with too many options, and eventually, you’re in a fight with the system. When you do get a customer representative, you’re loaded for bear.â€
11 Year-Old-Boy Donates Wii to Help Needy
Most dugg comment to this story was in response to another’s “I feel bad now”:
I feel bad as well. Here I am killing people for a Wii, when all I had to do was beat up a few 10 year olds in Wii bowling.
Stormtroopers Arrest Santa
Funny article.
“SANTA’S FACTORY, North Pole (Agencies) – An Imperial Stormtrooper commando broke into Santa’s Factory in the North Pole yesterday evening, killing an undetermined number of elves, arresting its owner and confiscating his sled.”
Should Ratatouille Be Nominated For Best Picture?
My answer is – YES! I actually take back what I previously said about Beowulf; I had somehow forgotten I had seen this wonderful film over the summer. Ratatouille is by far the best film I had seen all year.
Disney/Pixar are contemplating pushing Ratatouille for the Best Picture Oscar at the Academy Awards, but the Mouse House is worried that such a push, might diminish their chances of winning the Best Animated Feature Oscar.
Girl Gets Detention for Hugging her Friends
I remember seeing this headline on Digg and thinking how stupid this is. Then I heard it on the radio this morning on my way to work and realized it was a local school that made national headlines.
District Superintendent Sam McGowen said that he thinks the penalty is fair and that administrators in the school east of St. Louis were following policy in the student handbook. It states: “Displays of affection should not occur on the school campus at any time. It is in poor taste, reflects poor judgment, and brings discredit to the school and to the persons involved.â€
