february, 19, 2003 archives
time to check the credit report
them: “i'm calling about your account at walmart that has been $56 overdue for two months.”
me: “i don't have an account with walmart.”
them: “just a minute.”
(a minute passes.)
them: “is your name james winstead the junior?”
me: “yes.”
them: “is your address p.o. box 12345, burbank, ca?”
me: “no.”
them: “okay, thank you.”
this first-hand account about the world economic forum in davos, switzerland is amazing. i keep seeing deflation talk pop up in more places, although it is hard to sort out whether it is really becoming more prevalent, or if my pattern-matching engine is just locked into finding it. (via rafe colburn.)
note for next time
the recipe calls for two cups of flour, not one. oops.
