When ‘Convenience’ Isn’t Convenient: My Battle With Online Ordering, and Robotic Customer Service”

I guess that's ok I understand lots of folks love shopping online, and That’s fine. There’s lots of crazy folks in this world. You know ‘You Be You’ and all that crap. However, for me online shopping is akin to showing up at the mouth of a cave with a case of spicy-brown mustard, smacking …

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Bizarre Customer Service Fiascos: From Telephone Robots to Amazon Payment Confusion

Youre all wet Am I the only one who’s experienced this? I called up the water department with a question and got their computer. This isn’t so strange. It would’ve been stranger if I said I didn’t get the computer, a helpful man took my call, answered all my questions in a timely manner, and …

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The Bizarre Truth Behind Cloning Extinct Wolves, and Creating AI: A Humorous Debate

Wolves and opinions Last year, scientists cloned three extinct dire wolves. You may not care about this at all. Or you might think cloning is wrong. Then again, you might be angry enough, to stop believing in science and religion both, create an online forum about how the shadow government is hiding all the unicorns …

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Modern Technology Is Supposed to Help: So Why Is Everything So Complicated??

Please hold Hello! Thank you for calling Mr. Ohh!’s Sideways View. If this is an actual emergency, please hang up and dial 911.  PAUSE. For Mr. Ohh press 1, for the sideways view press 2. BEEP. Thank you for calling Mr. Ohh!. If this is an actual emergency, please hang up and dial 911. PAUSE. …

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Old-Fashioned Coffee And Computers vs. Modern Complexity: A Personal Take

Worth the trip The other morning, I got up, dressed, jumped in my car, and drove for fifteen minutes to a hamburger stand. Why would I do this? They don’t serve burgers in the morning. What they serve is mediocre breakfast sandwiches. But they also serve an actual, honest cup of coffee. Some of you …

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Why We Need Idiots in a Tech-Driven World: The True Story

No thanks, I'll do it myself I was recently involved in a discussion about Self-driving Cars. My friends were discussing their pros and cons versus Idiot-driving Cars. Frankly, I went with the idiots. Computers wear out and fail. Whereas there seems to be a never-ending supply of idiots. I was driving the other day to …

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Journey to Progress: Bizarre Stories and Life Lessons

A match made in heaven I’ve put a lot of thought into this, and found I like wires. I’m not planning to marry one or anything, but wires and I have made a good connection. Connection! See what I did there? I was talking about wires and I used the word connection. That’s funny stuff, …

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Navigating the Internet’s Pretty Girl And Kitten Phenomenon

Confession I don’t mean to alarm any left-thinking folks out there, or cause woman’s rights activists to march on my house with torches and pitchforks. But I going to say something controversial. Wow! Look at me doing cutting edge journalism. Okay so, here’s my confession; I like to look at pretty girls. Not in any …

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The Bizarre Quest for the Perfect Shoe Laces

Do you Care?? I bought a new pair of shoes the other day. But you don’t care. I’m betting none of you out there even give half a fig, that I bought shoes. It’s okay though. My new shoes have absolutely no bearing on your lives. They mean something to me, of course. But frankly, …

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True Crime! But Only The Bizarre Kind!!

Old Crininals I fully admit I try to get away with as much as I can. However, I don’t consider myself a crook. On the other hand, Bonnie and Clyde were considered heroes by the common man, because they robbed banks which took away people’s houses. Of course, those common folks never saw a bit …

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