I was trained to teach high school English. If you want to try a presentation skills challenge, try presenting poetry structure to the non college-bound freshmen at 8:30 in the morning. You almost have to set yourself on fire to get their full attention and many mornings I had a can of lighter fluid in hand as I reached my wit’s end. But then I realized that all I had to do was shut up. Inevitably, the class would calm down and listen up, often to hear who was on their way to the dean’s office. Continue reading
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Stolen Cars
Suppose someone steals your Escalade. Your car is important to you in many ways beyond the thousands of dollars it cost you. It might get you to work so your livelihood depends on it. You use it to go to the store. You drive to pick up your kids. It’s important, right? Let’s further suppose that you have OnStar activated in the car and you’ve paid your $200 for the yearly subscription. The good folks at GM will use the system to help the police find your vehicle since not only have they sold you the car and taken your support money but they have a vested interest in you remaining a customer when you go to buy your next vehicle. Common sense, it seems. Well, based on this article from yesterday’s NY Times, apparently not to everyone. Continue reading
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Two Quick Things
While there is a lot going on out there, none of it seems to have triggered enough substance for a full post this morning. However, why let a lack of substance restrict my writing, right? Here, therefore, in no particular order are two things on my mind. Continue reading
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Consult Keith 