Tag: observations

  • Every Package Is Resealable

    25 Mar 2021 » 2 min read

    It seems that almost every package I get these days is resealable. We bought a bag of tortilla chips that comes in a resealable package. Cheese slices and shredded cheese come in resealable packages. The M&Ms I keep in my desk drawer comes in a resealable package. Resealable packages are all the rage. And I…

  • Some Things I’ve Noticed While Stuck at Home

    12 Feb 2021 » 4 min read

    Our bathroom has a shower curtain with images of butterflies on it. We’ve lived in this house close to two years, and this is the first time I’ve noticed the shower curtain. What is the purpose of butterflies on shower curtains? At the old house we had a shower curtain with images of plants on…

  • Observations on the variance of water temperatures

    23 Jan 2009 » 1 min read

    When the hot/cold knob in the shower is "off" it points to 6 o’clock.  To turn it on, one twists it counterclockwise. Observation:  at 6:40 AM to obtain my preferred level of hotness, I have to twist the knob to 9 o’clock. Observation:  at 7:50 PM to obtain same hotness, I have to twist the knob…

  • Observations from 36,000 ft

    14 Oct 2006 » 2 min read about Travel

    It is 10 PM Eastern time and I am sitting in seat 2B in the First Class cabin of United 307 from Baltimore, Maryland to Los Angeles, California. I have been sitting here for just shy of four hours and I have exactly two hours to go, if everything is on time. I am bored…