When we’re young, time seems to creep at a petty pace, but the passage of time accelerates as it goes by. When I was young, I had the sense that a week was a long time, and summer vacations lasted for ever. Now, days and weeks gallop by, and even months pass quickly. When I first read Andrew Marvell’s plea To His Coy Mistress, I didn’t fully understand his impatience. At this point, even without a mistress, I can hear Time’s wingèd chariot hurrying near. When I was young, I wanted time to pass quickly so that I could grow . . . → Read More: March of Time
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 Comments are closed  Blog  after death, afterlife, birth and death, calendars, deal with the devil, Einstein, Faust, Goethe, hardest words of tongue or pen, history, it might have been, knowing and believing, life after death, march of time, Martin Luther, petty pace, prelife, reincarnation, rise and fall of the tide, saddest words of tongue or pen, science, scientists, seasons, Sigmund Freud, sin boldly, stopping time, the Devil, the less you fear, the more you know, time, time and tide, time flies, tomorrow Although the impetus for this blog was a “customer service” call I experienced with the “help” available at Charter/Spectrum when my cable was out, most everything here applies to all companies that assume artificial intelligence can serve customers as well a breathing, thinking, human being. Eventually, my problem was solved—but not before I developed a deep and abiding hatred for Charter/Spectrum in spite of a long history of good service from the human technicians who work for the company. Here’s the story: I was at home nursing a very sore back (which probably reduced my tolerance for the stupidity . . . → Read More: Customer Service Comments are closed Blog artificial intelligence, Best Buy, bottom line, cable box, cable TV, Charter, Charter-Spectrum, cord cutter, corporations, customer, customer service, Direct TV, Downtown Marathon, Hudson's, human technicians, Illinois, K-Mart, local stores, march of time, online competition, radio programming, Satchel Paige, Sears, service, Spectrum, TV programming, Urbana |
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