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McError?

Posted in Observation on September 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »

McDonald’s recently lost a copyright infringement lawsuit against a small restaurant in Malaysia called “McCurry” which was a surprise to their corporate lawyers, I’m sure.  But when you don’t always use “Mc” even for yourself, how strong can the copyright really be?
Here’s a sign from a McDonald’s restaurant in Avon, Indiana.  It’s nice to see [...]

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Solitaire

Posted in Observation, tagged , , , , , , , on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The next time you have nothing to do while you’re at work, you may want to play Solitaire.  Of course, you can do that for an indefinite period of time if you have a private office.  In fact, if you’ve risen to that level, you deserve a break.  As long as the door is close, [...]

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If It Goes Without Saying…

Posted in Observation, tagged , , , , , on June 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »

To be honest with you, there are some expressions we use which really annoy me.  For instance, “to be honest with you” implies that this time it’s the truth, but if I don’t preface what I say with this phrase, listener beware.  I can understand someone opening with “let me be frank with you” because [...]

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Bankers Who Can’t Count

Posted in Observation, tagged , , , , , , , , , on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

National City Bank has billboards around the area that say there are 1,565 ATMs here in Indianapolis–and that they rebate the fees on 1,565 of them. 
So here’s where the math gets interesting.  I estimate that there are between 20 and 30 National City branches around town, and that with each one having at least one ATM, [...]

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Life’s a Story…

Posted in Observation, tagged , , , , , , on February 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Is Life a Story?  I suggest that it is, for we speak of life in terms of “turning a page” or “entering a new chapter”.  The book of our life is being written every day.  Some books are finished prematurely, while others have chapter after chapter.  Well, life is a story and in keeping with [...]

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Honesty

Posted in Observation, tagged , , , on February 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The day was an unusual one for me–I had the opportunity to hear some of the testimony before Congress from Roger Clemens and his former trainer, Brian McNamee.  At times, the verbal exchanges were tense, even between Congressional members.  But one thing stood out–the number of times that Congress stated that someone in the room [...]

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