On the elevator ride up to work this morning I thought I'd peak into the little telephone box to look at the telephone. However, instead of finding an actual "phone" I found.... an empty bag of chips!

Things to say at Wal-Mart when you realize they are out of a particular product, because you know we all do it:

• Sam Walton would roll over in his grave!
• This is Wal-Mart for Christ's sake!
• They can put a man on the moon but they can't supply us with the particular consumable good I want to consume!
• I'm going to K-Mart (but not really mean it)!
• I'm going to Target (but not really mean it)!
• I'm going to not buy these other 37 items I have because you don't have this one (and not really mean it)!
• I'm NEVER going to shop at Wal-Mart again (but not really mean it)!
• Why, God, Why?!
• All that we talked about in my MBA classes was how great Wal-Mart is and how they invented inventory control and they can't even keep this one particular product on the shelf!
• Consume! I want to consume! I am a consumer!
• I'll do it for a caravan!

That list went way longer than I had anticipated and got a little off focus there with the Snatch quote at the end. Sorry.

The oddest thing said during my presentation last night on Sci-Port Discovery Center: "I'm happy to report that I am in fact not pregnant." Don't ask.

Papers have been written, presentations have been given. A few tests remain to take, and then we can all have cake!.