The MAtH (man about the house) and I see that Dianne Isbell kept her promise to update everyone on what cocktail wait staff think in her Monday Etiquette column in the Belleville News-Democrat today. Me:  Dianne has a couple of issues you might find interesting today. MAtH:  Really?...

Filed under: Cell Phones One of the newest weapons in the arsenal of stalkers is text messaging. Texting has two major perks for those hell-bent on harassment: the constant attachment folks have to their cell phones and the tendency of handsets to pester their owners until unopened messages are view...

Can't get enough! Book lovers at work programs have big stars such as Authors@Google even though it seems the program has not had any recent guest. What is more remarkable is that companies quietly doing their job day after day have found book programs to be a great way to broaden their staff views ...

The MAtH (man about the house) and I find Dianne Isbell's 'tweeting' today in her Monday Etiquette column in the Belleville News-Democrat stretching her tech credibility. Me:  Dianne has a hot one today. MAtH:  Purse hooks? Me:  Well...That may figure in, but the first ...

I'd like examples of best practice in apologising on internet forums. Recently I've gone over my posting history on a few of the blogs and forums I frequent, and discovered with some sense of shame that I've been, consistenly and for years, a sanctimonious, self-righteous, judgemental arsehole. I wa...

As my southbound Red Line train rolled to a rest at Chicago, I sensed -- ie. heard -- trouble brewing. Waiting to board my car was a couple who were screaming at each other. As the door opened, the cacophony grew exponentially, especially as she entered the car and took her seat across the aisle fro...

Oh the Brits, with their breezy resolve and false good cheer in the face of obstacles! The FT needs some staff to take a pay cut. I mean, extra summer vacation time! The FT is "offering" staff "the chance" to "work fewer hours." And they better accept, or you know some motherfuckers are going to hav...

I knew it was only so long before I'd succumb to the insidious, criminal forces that lurk everywhere online. Kleptomaniacal hacker, intrusive snoop, indy pornographer....I could take my pick of evils. And tonight, I chose to become a spammer. Or more precisely, TripIt chose for me. TripIt is a trave...

As the 2.0 space continues to evolve, self-proclaimed “experts”, “leaders” and “visionaries” are a dime a dozen. They drop self-serving knowledge on you like a Sensei in a Karate class your Mom made you take. They demand you bow to them and follow their lead, beca...

Red has a couple peeves:What damned fool allows an almost three year old child carrying a BIG bag of popcorn to wander the house unaccompanied? The same damned fool that will now have to shop vac his entire basement living......