During a recent trip, I walked by a particular restaurant several times. It’s located right on the town square, so it’s rather hard to miss. A few things struck me as odd, though. First, the building had lots of windows, but the shades were closed all day long. Second, they didn’t have a menu or […]

Of all the types of spam emails, the ones I find the most annoying are the self-referential ones. These emails start off with a fairly pathetic plea, such as “We’ve been trying to contact you for weeks but you won’t do us the courtesy of replying”. Then, they include a forwarded copy of each message […]

I asked a friend to recommend a consultant for a specific project, and he gave me four names. One of them sounded really familiar, but I couldn’t figure out where I knew the person from. Several hours later, I realized that the consultant had the same first and last name as a well-known industry figure […]