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Finding Employees, or Building a Team Using “Contactsourcing”
Won Over By Reality by Tim Bayer WEBSTER New York—(Weekly Hubris)—11/28/11—Finding the right person for the right job or niche or problem-to-be-solved can be difficult, time-consuming, and prone to “dead-ending.” However there is…
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Cat Phaser
Won Over By Reality by Tim Bayer WEBSTER NY—(Weekly Hubris)—10/24/11—I discovered that what I believed to be a useful device for my home might actually be some sort of passive weapon that affects…
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Dancing With Woodchucks
Won Over By Reality by Tim Bayer Back, by popular demand, Tim’s 2010 “Woodchuck Column.” WEBSTER NY—(Weekly Hubris)—8/8/11—For those of you way, way off the grid, there is a TV show called “Dancing…
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Farting In A Thunderstorm: The Strange Case of the Regional Adjustment Bureau Calls
Won Over By Reality by Tim Bayer WEBSTER, NY—Weekly Hubris—(4/4/11)—The phone rang—again. The third call this evening from the same caller. Recently, I was visiting a good friend of mine, whom I will…
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Frankenflier & Breadzilla: Intelligence in the Machine
Won Over By Reality by Tim Bayer WEBSTER NY—(Weekly Hubris)—2/7/11—“What’s that?” I inquired of the pilot next to me. “That’s Frankenflier,” was the matter of fact response. I was a little confused by…
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Boomerang Christmas Card, Part 2
Won Over By Reality by Tim Bayer WEBSTER NY—(Weekly Hubris)—12/20/10—If you have not read past entries of this column, you may want to go to “Boomerang Christmas Card, Part 1” for some background on…
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Boomerang Christmas Card, Part 1
Won Over By Reality by Tim Bayer WEBSTER NY—(Weekly Hubris)—12/6/10—Quick back-story: My friend, Kevin, has always taken delight in poking fun at my frugal lifestyle. I was invited to Kevin and Kim’s wedding…
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Project Duck Butt Ring
Won Over By Reality by Tim Bayer WEBSTER, NY—(Weekly Hubris)—8/23/10—I entered the big-box hardware store because I was in need of a part in order to effect an urgent repair. About 15 feet…
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The Wright (Brothers’) Stuff
Won Over By Reality by Tim Bayer WEBSTER, NY—(Weekly Hubris)—7/12/10—I have commuted to and from work using my bicycle for many years, racking up thousands of miles of peddling. Through the repeated repair…
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Tennessee Hospitality, A La The Terminator
Won Over By Reality by Tim Bayer WEBSTER, NY—(Weekly Hubris)—5/24/10—BAM! As I was turning the corner in Sevierville, TN, I got blasted in the rear left quarter panel. I looked over and saw…