Less friction, what action?

I’m in Hawaii right now. In contrast to Canada, Hawaii in the winter has a consistently warm-but-not-too-hot temperature. Kids can’t get frostbite or hypothermia, so they don’t have to be bundled up against the cold. And there are no bugs. You can eat meals outside, sleep with the window open, where shorts and flip flops [...]

Persistence does not insist

At suspiciously regular — i.e. automated — intervals, I’ve been interrupted by a “Senior Relationship Manager”. He knows I’ve refused him. He knows I’m ignoring him. He knows that I’ve chosen the competition. But he still contacts me. Perhaps “Senior Relationship Manager” is a euphemism for Expert Relationship Eliminator? He’s contacted me so many times [...]