[crouton] Nathaniel Trost: Random Snark Drive-By

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Posted by Nathaniel Trost:
Random Snark Drive-By
http://crouton.powerblogs.com/archives/archive_2007_07_29-2007_08_04.shtml#1186068342


   Thereâs nothing like wrapping multiple projects simultaneously to turn
   one into a puddle of goo.
   My commute from home to office is pleasantly short. Itâs about a
   five-minute drive or a fifteen-minute walk, passing through the heart
   of downtown Batavia. One of the more perplexing sights on the way to
   the office had been a constant puzzlement since I moved here back in
   May. One of the mini-mall plazas had a decently sized insurance agency
   in a corner space. This wasnât âJoeâs Insuranceâ, but an agent for one
   of the major insurers. Most of the front of their office was covered
   with plywood. Now, if this were Florida and we had a hurricane bearing
   down, it would look perfectly normal. In the Chicago suburbs, middle
   of summer, not so much. The curious thing was that this condition
   persisted for months. In fact, there was even a little banner made up
   on the side window saying âweâre open, pardon our dust during
   repairs!â
   Iâm sure I wasnât the only person wondering if they couldnât deal with
   their front windows promptly (but they could make up a banner about
   it), how are they going to help deal with my insurance claim? Talk
   about unintentional negative advertising.
   As of yesterday the storefront is finally fixed, three months after I
   moved here. No idea how long it had been boarded up before that. Yay
   them.
   Also, Baptist church on the corner across from my office building? Iâm
   sure itâs your God-given right to do ice cream socials. But really,
   calling it an ice cream social and jazz festival event, really? When I
   walked by it didnât sound like jazz, it sounded like Jesus had called
   Lawrence Welk from the grave instead of Lazarus. If you want to be
   hip, perhaps an ice cream social with special guest appearance by
   Aphex Twin.