Overheard

“Oh boy! Another great opportunity for personal growth!”

“I’m not bitter about what happened to me as a child, and my mother was instrumental in keeping me from being so. ... She taught me to be grateful for my life regardless of what that entailed, and that’s directly related to the image of Christ on the cross and the example of sacrifice that he gave us. What she taught me is that the deliverance God offers you from pain is not no pain—it’s that the pain is actually a gift. What’s the option? God doesn’t really give you another choice.”

After over a decade of user testing, it is clear that the way we search the web is similar to the way we would search our home for valuables as it was burning to the ground. Frantically.

“We must shift the focus of companies back to the customer and away from shareholder value ... The shift necessitates a fundamental change in our prevailing theory of the firm… The current theory holds that the singular goal of the corporation should be shareholder value maximization. Instead, companies should place customers at the center of the firm and focus on delighting them, while earning an acceptable return for shareholders.”

“We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.”

Comments

So... any update? How you doin'?

Posted by Ben
  at 9:08 am on Nov. 22, 2006

i like how you waited until i left town to try this experiment. who is going to rush you to the hospital when your intestine tries to leave via your eyes?

Posted by Susannah Gardner
  at 9:29 am on Nov. 22, 2006

Great idea!

What I'm curious about, though, is whether that's the most turbid your tap water has been since the advisory. Or has it gotten a bit better?

My friend, Alannah, says she was boiling a big pot of water for herself when her neighbor kindly offered to give her some bottled water. When she poured out the pot, she says there was a layer of mud on the bottom... Should I call her a damn dirty liar? (I think that would be fun!)

The other thing I've been wondering about (and you seem like a more reliable source than the newspapers - I mean, you're drinking the water and everything!) is how this all happened. What I've heard so far:

1) It rained an awful lot
2) The water in the taps got muddy

That's not that much.

So, any idea what actually went on? Did the heavy rains stir up all the muck at the bottom of the bottom of the reservoirs? Has a sewer backed up into a reservoir somewhere? Is someone playing tricks?

Oh, and finally: Just for the record, I'd be drinking the water too. Of course, we use a Brita, so we'd be one step up on your plan, I suppose. (Maybe you can add that to your experimentation!)

Posted by Jason
  at 9:45 am on Nov. 22, 2006

I think it's all way overblown. I had a seriously upset stomach yesterday and did wonder whether it was from brushing my teeth with tap water (I keep doing it by accident) but then I was pointed to this post. Specifically, the first comment.

As it turned out, it seems I just have the flu, and the upset stomach was coincident.

I am confident that you'll be fine, but hey, keep us posted!

Posted by Sarah
  at 10:14 am on Nov. 22, 2006

Tell Susie I will take you to the hospital in a taxi, but I don't really think you will need it.

Posted by Rachael
  at 12:29 pm on Nov. 22, 2006

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