Last Person on Earth Without One Buys iPhone Minneapolis Realtor Ross Kaplan, 67 years old, officially became the last person on earth to purchase an iPhone last Saturday. Leaving the Apple Store at Southdale, Kaplan said “my kids have been bugging me for decades to get one. In fact, it was one of my grandkids who finally...Read More
Trust Me, It’s a Guy Thing* No guy ever thinks of himself as a lineman or defensive back. No, at least when it comes to our own lives, we’re . . the quarterback! (natch). Which is where the phrase, “I’ll be out of the pocket” until 3 p.m. today (or whenever) comes from. Translation: ‘I’ll be...Read More
Is 50 the new 25? I have no idea. But $50 sure seems to be the new $25 — threshold for signing a credit card receipt at checkout, that is. Except at Costco, where it’s now $100. I attribute the phenomenon to inflation, plus better credit card security (or at least, one would hope). P.S.: ...Read More
No, the Starbucks “barista” (or whatever you’re supposed to call them) hadn’t heard that question before. And he didn’t know what a Rorschach ink blot was (it’s a random pattern that psychiatrists present to clients, and ask them what associations it conjures up). But look at the pictures (above right and below) and tell me you...Read More
Regression to the Mean — or Reverse Psychology? Twelve years on (the age of my oldest, of three total), I believe I have stumbled upon the secret to rearing children who are devout, punctual, and rule-abiding: be none of those things. It will so irk your kids that they will be the opposite. Plan B: ...Read More
USPS “Forever” Stamps Anyone else see some irony in an organization long rumored to be on the brink (the U.S. Postal Service) issuing “Forever” stamps? Someone has to keep the George Carlin tradition alive. For more in this vein, see “What’s the Past Tense of Sight See?”; “Landmark ” or Watermark?”; “Dried vs. MORE Dried Apricots“;...Read More
