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Susie got up this morning to find out that we’d made an unapproved Boxing Day gift to some idiot loser.

The garage door was open, so she went out and looked.  Sure enough, my bike was stolen.

Then she went into the living room and discovered that the roof was leaking.  That’s not acceptable.  That’s downright unacceptable. We called our landlord and reported the roof, but not the garage break-in yet.

Not tht I’ve been doing a lot of bike riding, but it was a wonderful mountain bike, and I really did enjoy it from time to time.  The really crappy thing is, Susie’s bike is still there, and you just know the asshole is going to come back and try to grab it, too.

The only plus side: this situation would have been a lot harder and more upsetting to deal with on Christmas Day.

Overheard

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

...who said it?

“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.”

...who said it?

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.

...who said it?

“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.”

...who said it?

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

...who said it?

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Hey Trav!

I'm sorry someone stole your bike. That totally blows. I hope your landlords fixes your roof soon, having a leaky roof isn't very fun, especially when it rains almost every day.

Virginia

 

Posted by Virginia
  at 3:41 pm on Dec. 26, 2005

 

 

 

That totally sucks!
You could dip Susie's bike in some type of poison... Or lay out ankle-traps... Or sit up in the rafters in the dark with some type of weapon... Or get a really sturdy bike lock, I suppose.

 

Posted by Jason
  at 12:50 pm on Jan. 5, 2006

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