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Tom Beaver

Notes on a Day

Notebook — Right on cue, September comes and the weather turns wintry. Seems to happen every year. Today needed the heater in my truck for the first time since last winter Waitress at breakfast this morning: “Would you like breakfast, or anything like that?” I get tired of John Updike’s

Perfectly Bad Gadgets

We’ve invested eight million dollars developing this electronic device. Now for the finishing touches — the model number and serial number. Every user will need these at some point, so let’s be sure we get this part of the design right. What? Stamp them in a nearly microscopic font

Hot Desking Ain't So Hot

“HotDesking” or “hoteling,” where workers don’t have assigned desks, but just find an available table to work at — one of the stupidest trends I’ve ever seen. At the company where I work now, they’re transitioning to this. Tearing out the beatiful L-shaped cubicles where everyone has

Parade in the Sky

Parade in the Sky

I watched the eclipse from Lion’s Lake here in Washington, with my sister Linda. Half the fun was experiencing it with her, and, for both of us, with all those strangers. Everyone aa excited and talkative as kids. Everyone watching the same direction and happy before anything’s even