February 2010
4 posts
How Bose Lost a Customer for Life
A few years ago, my father gave me a pair of Bose’s QC-2 headphones. They were awesome. I wore them while working at coffee shops, on airplanes, and to get the most out of my Brahms and Decemberists.
Last week, alas, I broke a piece of plastic on one side of the headphones. It’s the bit that slides along the headband and swivels. It’s a pretty key element, especially given that...
Trash Day and the Fall of Civilization
Today is trash day. That’s the day wherein we gather up all of our banana peels, used dental floss, socks with holes in them, and broken plant pots and put them on the curb for the nice garbage men1 to collect it. That’s the good part.
Today is also recycling day. That’s the day wherein we gather up all of our wine bottles, empty dental floss containers, and...
Staff Bio
Some day I hope to have a bio as creative as the ones on the Bandcamp FAQ. For example:
Shawn Grunberger helped negotiate the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. It was nontrivial.
Chuck Lorre Productions, #275: Ask Chuck!
Dear Chuck,
At a recent dinner party, I found myself in an awkward situation when the host, a devout atheist, sneezed between spoonfuls of his gazpacho. Without thinking, I said, “God bless you.” He gave me a withering look and said, as if to a child, “Golly gee, I sure hope he does.” The other guests exploded with laughter, while I imploded with humiliation. To avoid future embarrassment, what...