http://libertine346.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ On the Prowl en Vox Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:02:59 -0800 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/crappy-customer-service.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Libertine) http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/crappy-customer-service.html?_c=feed-rss http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/crappy-customer-service.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:02:59 -0800 The other day, I stopped in at a fast food joint to get something to eat. I gave my order to the person standing behind the cash register, who did not acknowledge the order in any way and made no move to enter it into the cash register. Instead,... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/crappy-customer-service.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa9684f4fa00020123f17872e0860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> life rants customer service http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/lazy-helicopter-parents.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Libertine) http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/lazy-helicopter-parents.html?_c=feed-rss http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/lazy-helicopter-parents.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:36:06 -0800 While out driving on Halloween the other night, I drove through a neighborhood in full trick or treat mode. Though a minority of older kids walked from house to house, most kids were driven by their parents to each house, getting in and out of t... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/lazy-helicopter-parents.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa9684f4fa000201240b741371860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> halloween culture life rants helicopter parents http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/religion-salesman.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Libertine) http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/religion-salesman.html?_c=feed-rss http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/religion-salesman.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:22:10 -0800 It seems as if I have a homing device to attract the religious of all stripes. I don't know what it is; perhaps it's my air of disrepute that attracts them like moths to a flame. Recently, they hired a new guy at my place of employment, a squeak... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/religion-salesman.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa9684f4fa00020123ddcd66c6860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> humor religion culture life rants fundamentalists http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/the-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Libertine) http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/the-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel.html?_c=feed-rss http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/the-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:02:32 -0800 I looked at my latest car payment statement. I only owe $660 more on my car, so I'll be finally free of car payments by the beginning of the year. It's been a long time since I've not owed on a car and I'm looking forward to having more money a... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/the-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa9684f4fa00020123f176be68860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> life personal finances http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/quotes-about-sex.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Libertine) http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/quotes-about-sex.html?_c=feed-rss http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/quotes-about-sex.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:35:28 -0800 Here's a sample of quotes I found about sex while surfing the net. Enjoy! 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One evening in the early nineties, I decided to drive thirty miles to a larger town to... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/my-most-embarrassing-moment-1.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa9684f4fa00020123ddca5106860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> humor life personal http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/compassion-starts-at-home.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Libertine) http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/compassion-starts-at-home.html?_c=feed-rss http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/compassion-starts-at-home.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:02:39 -0700 Most of us were raised to believe that any sort of self-pity is an emotion that must be avoided like the plague. We were taught that when someone asks, "How are you?", we are to reply "Fine", regardless of our actual circumstances. It didn't matt... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/compassion-starts-at-home.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa9684f4fa00020123f173a659860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> culture life psychology sociology compassion opinion self pity http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/book-review-highest-duty.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Libertine) http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/book-review-highest-duty.html?_c=feed-rss http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/book-review-highest-duty.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:26:45 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://libertine346.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa9684f4fa00020123ddc88807860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00fa9684f4fa00020123ddc88807860c-50si" alt="Highest Duty" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I was very much impressed with "Sully" Sullenberger when I first heard of the tragedy he and the rest of his crew averted back in January. After reading this book, I'm even more impressed with him. His book was motivational and inspirational w... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://libertine346.vox.com/library/post/book-review-highest-duty.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa9684f4fa00020123ddc8892a860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> reviews books life news chesley sullenberger