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You're reading "Scrumptious Word Morsels" by Matt Jacob. This is my blog that I publish several times monthly on occasion to discuss, complain, praise, geek out, and mostly, just to keep my writing sharp. To find out more about me, visit the about page.
Status Updates
- Here's another email tip, free of charge: next time you consider attaching a file greater than 100 KB in size, just turn your computer off.
2 days ago - Doing a long-overdue paperwork purge. How come I can file digital things just fine, but not physical pieces of paper?
3 days ago - Saw a car with an "HONOR GOD" bumper sticker driving 20+ posted speed and tailing people aggresively. That really frosts my cookies.
7 days ago - The tea party movement might be a little out there for me, but I could definitely see myself joining a sweet tea party movement.
8 days ago - In running for the governorship of California, Meg Whitman's starting bid is $40m and her Buy It Now price is $150m.
14 days ago
- Here's another email tip, free of charge: next time you consider attaching a file greater than 100 KB in size, just turn your computer off.
Category Archives: soapbox
You pick the topic
Alright, I’m going to try something here. [Drum roll, please.] There are lots of things I could write about, but let’s be honest—nobody really cares about those things. So let’s switch it up a bit. Comment on this post and let me know what you want me to write about. As far as topics go, [...]
The motorcycle post
I’ve been putting this post off because I don’t even know where to begin, but I think we’ll hit the good first and then come back for the bad and the ugly.
So, I got a bike on Wednesday! And it’s pink, and it has training wheels and streamers and a horn and… not really. But [...]
Tales of the elusive possessive
Admittedly, I had something else in mind for this post, but when a silver platter is dropped into your lap, you really have no choice but to do something with it. I was getting a car insurance quote from Geico last night (15 minutes can save you 15% or more, right?), and that’s when I [...]
Chase’s (lack of) privacy policy
Ugh. (You just know a post is going to be good when it starts out that way.) In sharp contrast to the great experience I had recently with American Express, the email I received today from Chase (the holders of the key to one of my Visa cards and purveyors of all things evil, apparently) [...]
An uphill battle: Rainbow sandals and me
I’ve tried to like Rainbow sandals, I really have. Despite numerous problems with my first pair, I still wanted to try the hemp version instead of the standard leather version because it seems like they’d be more durable and comfortable. The leather ones crack easily and don’t hold up to moisture very well, which is [...]
Almost run over (again)
One of these days, somebody is going to hit me with their* car. And my biggest fear isn’t that I’m going to get hit or even that I’m going to die. My biggest fear is that nobody will be there to scrape me off the pavement, and thus, I won’t even get a proper funeral [...]
Attention Tucson drivers
Tucson drivers:
I’ll cut straight to the chase here.
Would it be too much trouble for you to look over at the crosswalk before you start turning right on a green? I almost got run over twice today because you were too busy talking on your cell phones and listening to your music. If you and your [...]
Hard Work Pays Off
Criminal(s) who broke into my car last night:
You are scum. You represent everything that’s wrong with America. Instead of working hard and leading an honest life, you found it necessary to damage someone else’s property and take that which did not belong to you. Because of your insolence, I have to take time off work [...]
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The Second Amendment
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
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