Todd Sattersten :: Astronaut Projects

Does this still happen?

I was redirected on the way home last week to pick up a pizza.

I walked in and exchanged the normal pleasantries with the owner.

He handed me the pizza and I handed him my credit card.

"Sorry, cash or check. We are changing over our credit processing and it is down right now."

I reached in my pocket and found eight dollars, a little over half of what I needed.

The owner says. "Don't worry about it. Take it home and eat it while it is hot. Bring the money back later. We're open until 10pm."

[mouth hanging wide open]

I think it is amazing that the folks at Crossroads Pizza still trust their customers.

Lucky You

I bought my brother a gift card to iTunes for Christmas.

The Apple Store At Mayfair made the experience as simple as could be. I did not know buying something in a store could be made more simple and enjoyable.

There was a special iPod desk in the front of the store. I walked up and waited in a very short line (because it moved so quickly). Most folks were dropping $250 without blinking on Nanos. I grabbed the card I needed. The clerk scan my credit card in a Symbol handheld unit. He confirmed my email address (which he already had from my past purchases) and told me my receipt would be sent directly to my mailbox. People buying hardware were told the receipt was already in the box.

The nice man placed a sticker on the top of the card to confirm my purchase. It wasn't a sticker dot or a roll of tape with repeating Apple logos. No, it was a rectangular sticker with the Apple logo that said "Lucky you."

Merry Christmas

Business Metaphors in Sports

I wanted to make sure you saw these two pieces.

The first was Michael Lewis' account of what Mike Leach has done at Texas Tech. Amazing Stuff. I didn't know he was behind Couch at Kentucky and Heupel at Oklahoma. The article is really about how to play by a different set of rules.

The second is a April 2005 piece from Fast Company. Chuck Wielgus shows how pick-up basketball can help you with your teams back at office.

Marquette University Suspends Student for Blogging

It seems my alma mater continues to make very rash decisions about things they don't like.

Marquette University has suspended a student and removed their scholarship after they wrote comments on their blog about a professor and the other students in his/her class.

The Marquette Warrior has an excellent write-up of the entire series of events.

The student's comments were careless and crude, but they did not justify the actions the university has taken.

More reasons to say no when Marquette calls looking for donations.

Only What Needs To Be Done...

Ivy Walker: How is it you are brave when all the rest of us shake in our boots?

Lucius Hunt: I don't worry about what will happen, only what needs to be done.

[The Village, M. Night Shyamalan]

Old School

The Brewers are brining back the 80's ball and glove logo. They will be playing in the complete retro uniforms for the 12 Sunday homes games this year.

I think it is a great move. You always see people with the old school apparel around Milwaukee.

[via OnMilwaukee.com]