You, a 20-something tech bro, were pitching a startup idea to the girl who was sitting across from you at a cafe. After clearing your throat, you asked, “Have you ever run out of toilet paper with no one around to help? Well, Wipr connects valued customers with locally sourced TP using…
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Thanks to Gary Singh for pointing me to the Peace Center on Seventh Street on a recent Wednesday night. There was a talk by a witness to the storied Refugee Caravan that night. I had seen a poster, which was subsequently torn down. As luck would have it, however, I spotted Gary…
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I saw you not close the milk lid completely again. You know that’s what makes it go bad before the expiration date. I keep seeing milk jugs in the trash that are still half full of milk. Such a waste. Last night I saw you take the milk out of the fridge,…
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To my able-bodied co-workers who elect to use the handicap button to open the door to the cafeteria, please stop. That button is not for your use. You hold up the line of people behind you and by going through the automatic door on the left, you also hinder the people trying…
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It was nice to get an invite to your place after not seeing you for a few months. You’re my favorite brother—at least that’s the impression the rest of the family has—and I’d had the uneasy feeling that we were falling out of touch, even though you only live about an hour…
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I get it. You’re going through some sort of existential crisis because you’ve hated the past three jobs you quit in the span of 18 months and you’re searching for meaning. But can’t you just talk to me about it like a human being and not some holier-than-thou mystic? Why can’t we…
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To the person at the nautical-themed discount clothing store who stepped in and paid my bill … so sorry I didn’t get your name. I was shocked, surprised, touched and I can’t thank you enough. My card was declined at the cashier (don’t know why, hardly use it, payment not due, card…
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To the teenagers in the back row of the theater at a certain 20-screen movie establishment in Sunnyvale: We know what you were up to, and you’re lucky we didn’t get you kicked out of the ‘Venom’ showing. The clink of metal on the floor mystified my date and me at first…
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The email was meant for my office buddy, my gossip gal pal, and, yes, I should’ve kept the conversation limited to private text messages. But in a moment of carelessness, I sent an email intended for my office buddy with a little scuttlebutt about a coworker I consider intolerable … to the…
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While working at a San Jose State VIP alumni event a few weeks ago, I saw a female worker arrive dressed as instructed with the exception of wearing her hijab for religious reasons. A director—older, male, with what sounded to me like a European accent—began harassing this woman, telling her she cannot…
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