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Schrödinger’s Boob: A Thought Experiment
I had a needle biopsy on my left breast recently. I don’t recommend it. The results that came back were good—benign—but it was an unpleasant experience.
slkayne
1 day ago4 min read


Dissecting the Doggie Diet
I learned recently that a friend of mine has switched dog food brands, and her pooch doesn’t seem to like it. In fact, the dog has gone on its own little version of a canine hunger strike. Being a dog owner myself, I can’t quite fathom this.
slkayne
May 33 min read


The (Further) Shitification of Customer Service
It is, as my husband likes to say, the shitification of everything. In case you’ve not heard that term, it refers to how so many products and services are going to shit. Here’s a perfect example: there was a time when a box of Cracker Jacks contained a fair number of peanuts and an actual, three-dimensional prize.
slkayne
Apr 263 min read


Ninety More Days of Humiliation? Sign Me Up!
Well, the 90 days are up. The 90 days that the publisher said it would take to review my submission before it was deleted. Of course, the publisher also said I’d get some sort of response from them within the 90 days—one of which could be a request for “more time.”
slkayne
Apr 193 min read

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