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Author Archives: Rufus Dogg
Cheese curds at Kroger
Leave a commentWe want Kroger to carry cheese curds. We think you do too. Every cheese counter has a Customer Feedback thingie. My cheeseologists at the Englewood, OH store says the manager looks at these. So, could you all request cheese curds … Continue reading
Taxes and a disturbing trend
4 CommentsI have never filed a late tax return. Ever. It is not uncommon for state, local and federal tax departments to send my corporation a letter, asking for some explanation or asserting that I had not filed correctly or filed … Continue reading
99% does not mean 99 things #OccupyWallStreet
6 CommentsI read the #OccupyWallStreet story in the New York Times this morning and kinda just shook my head slowly. They reported this as if it were a 2011 version of Woodstock, complete with hippy-chicks and guitar-slinging beatniks. Yay. Or should … Continue reading
Niggardly
Leave a commentYeah, that’s right. I said niggardly*. Did you gasp? How about niggling**? Does that also make you squirm? If you are not gasping, squirming and looking about you nervously, congratulations! Your education has paid off. If you have no idea … Continue reading
Privacy and autonomy
7 CommentsBefore I delve into my post, I need to share the series of events that lead me to my thinking about privacy and its relationship to autonomy. Bear with me; it is a badly-paved and less travelled road*. Watch that … Continue reading
Was it live or was it Facebook?
7 CommentsYesterday, @damnredhead tweeted: “Hey baby, did you show up in my ticker last night or was I just dreaming?” I chuckled quickly and shook my head slowly from side to side like most of her readers probably did. I got … Continue reading
Mercedes Benz shoulda hired an English major
7 CommentsThis is the latest commercial for Mercedes Benz: Ouch! I’m not sure how much money they spent on the special effects, CGI or any of that, but they should have spent more on copywriting. The only copy in the commercial … Continue reading