Aug 26, 2026 from Noahie's Blog Wings No big thesis for today—well, at least not yet. I've been feeling better over this last week or so, but the thing that always worries me about feeling better is getting into trouble—you know, think...
Aug 25, 2026 from Improve Something Today Everybody’s a facilitator, whether you know it or not. 3 ways to learn the most human skill going Facilitation is always happening. If you put even a little effort into learning facilitation, you’ll get meetings of all sorts to the best possible outcomes & help everyone around you have a better...
Aug 25, 2026 from Improve Something Today Everybody’s a facilitator, whether you know it or not. Three ways to learn the most human skill going Facilitation is always happening. If you put even a little effort into learning facilitation, you’ll get meetings of all sorts to the best possible outcomes & help everyone around you have a better...
Aug 25, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com The Only Thing Drier Is My Sense Of Humor Read The Only Thing Drier Is My Sense Of Humor Me: "So, this customer wants a crispy chicken burger, no sauce, no salsa, no butter, no guacamole, no cheese, just chicken and bread, and she wants th...
Aug 25, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com A Window To The Work From Home Mentality Read A Window To The Work From Home Mentality I was on my way for the last day in the office. Call centers had to scramble to let everybody work from home. There's a bunch of technology involved. ...
Aug 25, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Not Even In Line And Out Of Line, Part 11 Read Not Even In Line And Out Of Line, Part 11 Customer: "Hey, can you clear off this table for me? We are ready to sit down." Me: *Looking around.* "Not there; that table isn't ready. The host wil...
Aug 25, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com To Be A Leader, First You Have To Be A Liability Read To Be A Leader, First You Have To Be A Liability Manager: "You don't look happy." Me: "I just had to go re-install a job done by [Other Tech]. This is the third one this month. We really need ...
Aug 25, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com The Long Exchange Read The Long Exchange Customer: "I want to return [item]." Coworker: "Our store doesn't do returns, only exchanges." Customer: "And where does it say that!?" Coworker: "At the bottom of the receip...
Aug 25, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Dressing Down The Boss Read Dressing Down The Boss When I was nineteen, I got my first real office job. We weren’t customer-facing, so everyone dressed really casually. Jeans, tennis shoes, t-shirts. One day my boss call...
Aug 25, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com The Price Is Right… Here Read The Price Is Right… Here A customer in line places an assortment of tools on the counter and says: Customer: "What sort of discount are you going to give me because I can buy these tools elsew...
Aug 25, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Not Much Mind To Read Read Not Much Mind To Read A customer is looking at our selection of smart speakers. Customer: "I want to get an Alexa for my sister." Me: "Awesome. Did you want to get her the same one as you have...
Aug 25, 2026 from The New Leaf Journal Union Street and Questioning Article Assertions I question a claim about the state of Union Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn, based on my long history of having walked there going back to the 2000s.
Aug 25, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com New But Not Improved Read New But Not Improved I worked at a small IT company in the early 1990s whose computers could only use eight-character filenames. Manager: *On the phone with our tech support.* "Yeah, I'm calli...
Aug 25, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual Mit Imagemagick eine Farbpalette aus Bildern extrahieren Ich brauche eine Liste aller Farben, die in einer Sammlung von Bildern verwendet werden. Hier zeige ich, wie man mit Imagemagick an sie herankommt.
Aug 25, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Lifetime Achievement Award Read Lifetime Achievement Award A young customer has just handed me a fake ID, and I have pointed out all the reasons why I know it's a fake. Me: "Yeah, this is a pretty bad one." Customer: "So, I ...
Aug 25, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com They’re Not In The Upper Percentile, Part 9 Read They’re Not In The Upper Percentile, Part 9 Me: "Wow. According to this, approximately 30% of U.S. adults score at or below the level one proficiency in numeracy, meaning they struggle with ba...
Aug 25, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Eclipsed By Pyjamas Read Eclipsed By Pyjamas Me: "Wasn’t the eclipse amazing?" Best Friend: "I wouldn’t know. I didn’t see it." Me: *Stunned.* "Why not?!" Read Eclipsed By Pyjamas
Aug 25, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com The Luck Stops Here Read The Luck Stops Here Customer: "This is the Saturday paper! It has last night's lottery numbers in it!" Newspaper Vendor: "Well, yeah, it wouldn't have tonight's in it, would it?" Read The Luck...
Aug 25, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I am a licensed insurance agent working in a small office with 3 other agents. Our boss does not work at our location and typically only visits for a few hours once a month. The most senior em...
Aug 25, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Sink, Swim, Sob Read Sink, Swim, Sob As I was about to leave the pool area to shower and get changed, the instructor called my name. I turned, smiling, thinking she was going to say something nice like "Good luck ...
