Tim Thoughts

I got mail (yes, real physical, paper mail) yesterday and couldn’t help but laugh when I saw some other guy’s name “or current resident.” A few years ago I had the term “junk mail” eradicated from my vocabulary and replaced it with “direct mail.” But what says “junk” to a consumer more than the “or current resident” label?
Let’s take a look at the two sides to this:
1. What happened to me yesterday. I received mail intended for a previous resident of my apartment. But am I supposed to believe that …

Today, I took some trash out before getting in my car and heading to work. I live in an apartment, so I share a dumpster with all my neighbors. This fact must be perfectly clear for any entertainment to come from this story. So what did I see, when I got to the dumpster? A trophy. Upon closer inspection, I saw not one, but two trophies. The first to catch my eye was a bowling trophy, followed by a golf trophy.
I stood there in disbelief. Who threw out these trophies?
Was …

I was just thinking about some of the terminology I used to use writing papers in grad school.  Somehow, the terms “synchronous” and “asynchronous” communication just popped into my head tonight. Well, communication and cognition professor Sam Bradley would probably explain that a thought didn’t actually just “pop into my head,” but that’s what it felt like.
And when thinking about synchronous and asynchronous communication, I started thinking that maybe the line between these two form of communication is becoming less well defined. I should probably try to define these terms. …

I just saw a video on Yahoo.com of a journalist in Baghdad throwing both of his shoes at President Bush. See the video here.
What’s most shocking to me is that the journalist got away with throwing a second shoe. I guess I sort of imagined that the instant a journalist looks ready to throw anything, secret service would have jumped all over the guy. I’m guessing security understood that the media in the room did not possess any weapons, but I’m still surprised at the casual defense of this minor …

Today, I was doing some Christmas shopping at Best Buy. On the way to checkout, I found myself looking at the sign saying, “restrooms.” Fair enough. But they sure look like refrigerators to me.
Come to think of it, a few years ago I noticed a fridge with a TV screen on the door. Maybe this is just the next step in fridge technology.
refrigerador con baño
I guess that explains what the bottom compartment is for.

If you know me, you probably already realize this. I’m competitive. I’m not just a little competitive. I’m extremely competitive. The thought of losing is terrifying and makes me uncomfortable.
This competitive nature isn’t limited to just one or two aspects of my life. I don’t like losing in a sport, any sport. Yes it happens. I’m not Michael Phelps or anything, but I avoid losing at all costs. I don’t like not understanding something, whether it’s the logic behind some problem or even a memory that I can only partly …