An association for everyone is out there!

Yesterday, Karyn and I came home from work, got the mail like usual and I got a piece of mail asking for a donation to the Jewish Braille Institute.

Now, don't get me wrong, I absolutely love being Jewish and I support all aspects of sustaining the faith for years to come. But I ask you, are the broader blind-person organizations not being inclusive of the Jewish blind persons? Who knows? I hope that there aren't broad rifts in the blind community where Jewish needs, Christian and Muslim needs are not being harmonized into one effort?

Perhaps too many associations create unnecessary divides.....

Just a thought...

I'm no Madoff, but I do steal money!

It's time for me to admit to a cheating scandal that I have been involved with for the better part of two years. It's doesn't involve marraige, test scores or copying material at work.

Every morning when I head to work I exit the Farragut North station and make my way to get my morning coffee at Caribou. I order my medium dark or light roast and then glance at the trivia question on the board high on the wall for an additional 10 cents off. The trick is that each cashier writes on the top of the inside machine what the answer is. Sure the screen is tilted but its just so easy to glance when they go and grab your coffee. I give an inquisitive look and then act like I think I may know it! (And sometimes-as the Trivia junkie I am-I do know it)

Caribou Coffee workers think I'm a genius!

So there it is, I've been holding it in for so long. The secret's out! I've been slowly draining this huge coffee corporation over the last two years.

....I forecast the total loss to be 20 dollars :-)