Apr 15, 2026 from Improve Something Today Timely plugs: Mandy Brown’s workshop, Abby Covert’s next sensemaking book, & new music Three things to consider this week.
Apr 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com The Wine Does Not Need To Chill, The Customer On The Other Hand… Read The Wine Does Not Need To Chill, The Customer On The Other Hand… Customer: "Where is the bucket with ice that always comes with it?" Me: "You mean the cooler? We only give that with white/rose...
Apr 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Boss-Level Dad Jokes Read Boss-Level Dad Jokes Our manager comes into the office early, so leaves early. He always exits the office with a one-liner: Manager: "If anyone wants me, I’ll be very surprised." Read Boss-Lev...
Apr 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com The Void Does Not Care About Stock Levels Read The Void Does Not Care About Stock Levels Customer: "But your website says you have it!" Me: "That's a popular sale item. It's likely they're in someone's cart in the store, and they haven't b...
Apr 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com To The New Guy: Good Luck, And We’re All Counting On You! Read To The New Guy: Good Luck, And We’re All Counting On You! Tech Guy: "You put in a ticket about your work phone autocorrecting words it shouldn't be?" Coworker: "I did?" Tech Guy: "Uh, yeah. I ...
Apr 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com An Even Harder Manhattan Project Read An Even Harder Manhattan Project Customer: "Can I get a non-alcoholic Manhattan?" Me: "Uh, not really, no. That cocktail isn't really viable as a non-alcoholic version." Customer: "I see, it's...
Apr 15, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual Pfandautomaten Welcher Idiot is auf die Idee gekommen, die Pfandautomaten _außerhalb_ des Supermarktes aufzustellen?
Apr 15, 2026 from Peter's Path Perelandra by C.S. Lewis Why read the book? C.S. Lewis wrote Perelandra. It is the second book in his Space Trilogy. Dr Elwin Ransom travels to Perelandra, the name for Venus. He finds a perfect, unfallen world of floating...
Apr 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Sum Thing Is Very Wrong Read Sum Thing Is Very Wrong Cue me explaining that in Excel, you can type a number into a cell and the SUM-function adds up the numbers automatically; you don't have to use a calculator. And no, y...
Apr 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com That Review Takes The Cake Read That Review Takes The Cake Customer: "But the internet said you had some in stock and on sale!" Me: "We don't have a website." Customer: "Yes, you do!" *Shows me.* Read That Review Takes The Cake
Apr 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Five McMinutes Later Read Five McMinutes Later Me: "Ma'am, we're closed." Customer: "You said you'd wait for me!" Me: "And you said you were five minutes away." Read Five McMinutes Later
Apr 15, 2026 from Peter's Path Veluwe Wander Trail part 12 Hiked part 12/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 17.8 kilometres from Vaassen to Hoog Soeren. In Vaassen, the centuries-old Cannenburgh castle boasts avenues and a stately park forest. You walk along s...
Apr 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com It’s No Secret How Stupid This Is Read It’s No Secret How Stupid This Is As I'm cleaning a table to get it ready for the next set of diners, I see one of my best workers talking to a couple as she brings them the check. They pull a...
Apr 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Always Looking On The Upside Read Always Looking On The Upside Me: "Take the elevator down to the 33rd floor." Guest: "But the elevators only go up. How do I get back down?" Read Always Looking On The Upside
Apr 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Daddy Attachment Issues Read Daddy Attachment Issues Dad: "You sent it to my phone! Why the f*** would you send it to my phone?!" Me: "That's what you just asked me to do." Dad: "NO! SEND IT TO MY F****** COMPUTER LIKE I ...
Apr 15, 2026 from Adventures in Open Source Software Revisiting Email NOTE: As usual, this blog expresses my opinions and not those of my employer As an “old” I really love email. It was one of the first ways I was able to reach other people distant from me. Even bef...
Apr 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com The Colder The Temperature, The Harder The Burn Read The Colder The Temperature, The Harder The Burn Friend: "Why did you break up with him? You said he was a golden retriever. Recently Single Friend: "He was. Lovely, and friendly… but so sooo d...
Apr 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Encore No More Read Encore No More Customer: "Two tickets to Carmen, please." Me: "I'm afraid we're not playing that." Customer: "Yes, you are, the encore performance." Me: "I can assure you we're not playing tha...
Apr 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read About a year and a half ago I purchased a simple electronic synthesizer so that my two daughters, who at the time were still in music school, could play. My wife also completed music school as...
Apr 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Paying The Gas Bill Read Paying The Gas Bill When I was thirteen, there was a whole day when I was in extreme pain in my stomach area. My folks were starting to worry about me, so they took me to the ER. They ran some...
