Tonight I’ll be in Goldsboro, doing an inventory at one of the stores in my district. First inventory in a while, the first since January. It’s going to be different from the way I’m used to doing inventories. Since the merger half the company’s stores have continued with their standard inventory cycles and procedures, whileContinue reading “On Performing Inventories”
On Doing the Nice Thing
Yesterday morning at work business came in waves–heavy, then light. The store would be empty, save for myself, followed by a half an hour of a jam-packed store with a dozen customers all wanting attention. In the midst of all this…. A woman came in, and she wanted some advice–should she buy a video gameContinue reading “On Doing the Nice Thing”
On a Musical Disconnect
It’s mid-May. I’m listening to Christmas music. No particular reason. I remarked today at work on the disconnect between people being excited about hockey–the Carolina Hurricanes, the local team, are in the Eastern Conference NHL finals or something like that–and the sultry weather we’ve been having of late. So, it’s mid-May, and I’m already thinkingContinue reading “On a Musical Disconnect”
On Cats and Sleeping
Percival, within the past few weeks, has decided he likes to talk. He used to be such a quiet cat, and now he has things to say. I think I preferred him when he was quiet. The bolt on my bedroom door’s knob doesn’t work. Well, actually it does, but it doesn’t hit the plateContinue reading “On Cats and Sleeping”
On Monsoons
The spring monsoon moved over Raleigh several days ago. I wish it would go away. The rains aren’t constant. But they’re heavy, they’re hard, and they’re fast. Then they clear off, until the next rains–heavy, hard, fast. If it rains any more, we’ll see rising waters on the River Ganges.
On the PlayStation 3 Launch
For a few months now at the store we'll get a few–sometimes one or two, sometimes ten or more–phone calls a day from customers wanting to know when we'll start taking pre-orders for the PlayStation 3. My best guess for the longest time was that, at some point in the immediate aftermath of the E3Continue reading “On the PlayStation 3 Launch”
On James Bond Video Games
At work I receive a magazine weekly in the mail, VB: Video Business, a trade magazine related to goings-on in the video and DVD market. I enjoy reading the magazine, though it’s not particularly relevant to my business; I just like knowing what’s on the DVD release horizon and what’s going on in the DVDContinue reading “On James Bond Video Games”
On a Horoscope
Every week, usually Wednesday, I pick up the Raleigh-area free weekly, the Independent. It's not a particularly great free weekly, but for reading fodder for a lunch break it fills the need nicely. One thing I particularly enjoy reading, just because it's so strange, is the horoscope, Rob Breszny's Free Will Astrology. Breszny goes offContinue reading “On a Horoscope”
On Star Trek Vs. Batman
I downloaded the trailer for a new fanfilm, Star Trek Vs. Batman, from Rasco Films. The trailer is short, about a minute long, and shows actors recreating the ’60s Batman television series running around with actors recreating the ’60s Star Trek series. The Kirk actor doesn’t look quite right, the Spock actor is clearly wearingContinue reading “On Star Trek Vs. Batman”
On a Life Philosophy
Happiness is watching the two-hour Boston Legal season finale cuddling two cats craving attention.