May, 2015

• 12 May

  It’s All Fun and Games Until the Robot Pees on Everything

  

  Google Maps has been crowd-sourcing small details to their maps for a while.  Things like, where large patches of grass are, bike trails, small streams, etc. If you wanted to make an edit to the map, it would be vetted by someone, usually not employed by Google, who was also …

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• 12 May

  Airplane Has Near-Miss with Set of Skydivers

  

  Here’s a video that had me holding my breath.  An airplane swerved a little too far and came within inches of clipping a set of skydivers. Yikes! The poster mentions in the comments that there’s a video on YouTube where the jumper had something similar happen, but wasn’t as lucky. …

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• 11 May

  Delta Cancelling Smaller Percentage of Flights than American, Spirit

  

  American Airlines cancelled 3.1% of its flights so far in 2015, over twice the percentage of Spirit Airlines. Delta only cancelled 0.7% of its flights, and Alaska only 0.3%. Dallas News dissected the details, based on this data from the Department of Transportation. Spirit also lost way less bags per …

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• 11 May

  When a Daily Deal Isn’t a Deal at All

  

  I saw a daily deal for a restaurant my friend’s been wanting to go to.  Before sending it to my friend, I checked out the website and was glad I didn’t pass the “deal” on. This was the Living Social deal I saw:   $30 for a prix-fixe dinner or …

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• 11 May

  Association of Flight Attendants’ Suit to Ban Takeoff/Landing Electronics Dismissed

  

  The Association of Flight Attendants launched a lawsuit after the FAA allowed electronics on take off and landing.  The lawsuit was dismissed since the FAA has authority to change these types of rules. From SlashGear: The group claimed that passengers were no longer paying attention to the highlight of their …

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• 11 May

  Do We Inherently Trust Those We’re Flying With More?

  

  Recently,  a passenger went on a crime spree on an airplane, stealing the flight attendant’s carry-on and a passenger’s passport and credit cards. This story got passed around a lot.  I saw it showing up on my Facebook feed pretty often, with friends warning everyone to keep a better eye …

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• 11 May

  The Whole Foods Fair Lakes Wine Tasting Room

  

  The Whole Foods across the way from me has a wine bar in it.  And I’m not embarrassed to admit I’ve gone there to have a drink or two from time to time. But Keri told me about another Whole Foods by me that does this one better. I stopped …

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• 10 May

  Even Baseball Players Have Flight Delay Issues

  

  With all the weather difficulties in Dallas, a lot of people have gotten stuck.  Including, the Minnesota Twins’ Trevor Plouffe. Plouffe had separated from his team to attend a funeral, but found himself stuck in DFW for a while when trying to get to Cleveland. From the Star Tribune: Trevor …

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• 10 May

  Possibly Worse Than Getting Punched When Bartending

  

  Someone asked me if I’d also write about some crazy stories I’ve had from my bartending days. I have quite a lot.  And I’m sure I’ll remember more over time. But one story represents a common theme I experienced in bars a lot. One place I worked in was a …

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• 10 May

  Taking a Glass from a Bar as a Souvenir

  

  Once, I was eating dinner in an Irish pub with some work contacts.  None of us were particularly good friends–we were just together because we had participated in an event together. One of the girls mused, I love this bar!  Then shoved her beer glass in her purse. On the …

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