Observations

This is a collection of things that I see in front of and behind my eyes. These posts have been published near daily since October 2016.

Do Renovations Drive Foot Traffic?

Every few years the local shopping centers, or strip malls, renovate the facades and give the stores new signs. I don’t know much about commercial real estate, so I don’t know

Positive Versus Negative Slogans

I see a lot of slogans on the side of trucks, and I am often surprised by how little thought goes into them. I’m not talking about local vans with inappropriate quotation

Too Much Data

I have been tracking my runs with an iPhone app since 2011. I’ve tracking nearly 1200 runs for a total of over 4300 miles. Every run is ranked against other runs of

We Were Informed

I bought a new pair of shorts and I want to wear them to dinner. As I was paying for them, I made a comment to the person at the register that it’

I Feel Faint

I’m not usually squeamish about giving blood or needles. I don’t look, but that’s more about not seeing the needle go into my arm than anything else. When an experienced