M.I.A.
I’ve been pretty bad about writing her for awhile now. It’s nothing personal, I’ve just been incredibly busy lately doing things like:
- Working. Like crazy. Should calm down at the end of the month, but it’ll be pretty insane until then. Haven’t really even had time to check email, so please don’t take it personally. Also, I will be out in San Francisco for a few days at the end of April, I’ll be very busy, but if anyone wants to try and meet up, drop me a line.
- Playing with WordPress. I’ve mentioned that I’ve been thinking about a redesign, well in addition I’ve been considering moving to WordPress (I currently use Movable Type. So far I’ve found some good stuff and some bad stuff.
Good Stuff: Everything builds on the fly. So much better than having to rebuild entries all the time. Also means you can access just about anything at just about any time.< br/>
Bad Stuff: I hate how the default is for it to format tags for you. For instance, it automatically spits out a list of categories as an unordered list. Kind of pisses me off. Luckily it’s not too hard to go into the functions and change that stuff. - Not reading. As if there was any question that there’s a correlation between how much you read and how much you think, this proves it. I’ve read very little lately, and hence have had few things worth writing about. I need that input to get my mind working.
- Drinking coffee. Writing this one is really just an excuse to tell you all that Dunkin’ Donuts has a whole wheat donut. Now I get the carb conscious thing (though I don’t completely agree with it), but doesn’t a donut defeat the purpose? The thing is covered in sugar! Who cares if it’s whole wheat?
That’s it for now. Hopefully there will be more coming soon . . . Oh, and if anyone’s got any WordPress tips, feel free to throw them my way.
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Uhhh, Noah….
Dunkin Donuts has had a whole wheat donut for about, oh, ten years. Probably more. My mom used to eat them when I was like 6.
If you’re going to write about something ridiculous in their donut racks, write about the bowtie….or the two glazed donuts they twist together and pawn off as an entirely new entity.
And if people on your site are actually interested in Dunkin Donuts, the Supreme Omelette sandwich (always get with bacon) is better on an everything bagel than on the croissant they advertise it with.
I’m sorry Jeff, clearly I’ve spent far less time in Dunkin’ Donuts than you. Speaking of D&D, check this article out about how they’re going to become more like Starbucks without becoming more like Starbucks. And why did they get rid of the steak sandwich? I really liked that.
You want a good post, here’s a topic, and it spins off your comment:
why do fast food restaurants market and sell these highly delicious and wonderful “specialty” sandwiches…like the steak sandwich at dunkies, wild mountain chicken at wendys, tendercrisp cheesy bacon at bk…and then get rid of them?
wouldnt it be wiser to keep the sandwiches and then be able to forge a completely separate identity from the other joints?
and don’t feel bad about spending less time in dunkies…they’re essentially a second home to me….
I don’t know why they do the specialty sandwiches, I guess it’s for the surge in traffic and if they kept them all it would dilute their offerings. It’s a good question, though.
Noah
I’m out in SF and would love to gran a coffee and chat. Give me a shout.
Cheers
Mark
Interesting writing! Any pespectives that you might be willing to share to explain your first part a small bit further? thanks a lot