Just got off the phone with Josiah at Zappos. Awesome customer service. Thanks @zappos for employing customer service superstars!

RT @cockerham Roseville Apple store resembles a scene from Discovery Channel: Pack of cougars checking out the new snow leopard.

12seconds – Twelve seconds of Billy Corgan http://tiny12.tv/BXRD8

12seconds – Waiting for the Billy Corgan and Dave Navarro in Visalia http://tiny12.tv/MKDBK

was just chased out of Quiznos by bad music (No Doubt’s “Spiderwebs”). #fb

Looks like it’s grape squeezing time again. How fragrant!

Over the last while, I’ve noticed a distinct lack of anything resembling proper grammar on the internet, specifically Facebook and Twitter. This has irked me and I’m finally to the point where I’m going to write about it. These are probably my biggest peeves, but they are not the only ones:

• U is not a word. Similarly, Ur was a city in Mesopotamia.
• There is an indefinite article specifically for words starting with vowels – an. In English, we say “an orange” because it flows properly, not “a orange”, which has an awkward pause between the vowels
• If someone doesn’t care about something, they couldn’t care less.  Saying “I could care less” means that the person actually does care a measurable amount about the subject.
• Please use some punctuation. adding a period/full stop every once in a while and the odd capital letter where needed really does make reading easier.

Like I said, this list is by no means extensive, but these are the things that bug me most. What’s unfortunate about this is that people I care about and respect are guilty of some of the above. I guess it’s just not considered important enough to worry about anymore.

12seconds – FIDS for @jasunto http://tiny12.tv/CTRJ6

Prank: humans “on display” at zoo http://bit.ly/JniD4

did not enjoy driving to Lodi with a farting dog today. Lodi was fun – good food, good beer – but Riley farted up a storm all the way. #fb