Category: Ruminations

  • San Francisco earthquake centennial

    Early in the morning on April 18th, 1906, San Francisco was struck by a massive earthquake that devastated the city. Fires followed afterward which consumed much of what hadn’t fallen down, and much of what had. To mark the centennial, the city of San Francisco is looking back in many ways. The San Francisco Chronicle’s […]

  • Globalization hits your stomach

    There is a pretty amazing article up on news.com about McDonald’s, and how it has outsourced drive-through order taking. It’s just a test, but if you ever doubted globalization, this is the article for you!