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December 11th, 2009 - 2:49 pm § in eBay

eBay Christmas Memories: Mrs. Clause is Not A Woman

He was our VP. eBay CS, 1999 [...]

November 12th, 2009 - 11:59 pm § in Home, Travel, Video, eBay

A Day Late…

But never short. Grandad served in World War II. Although not in this particular order: he taught Women Airforce Service Pilots to fly; he put his friend, Sid (a German Jew) in charge of Nazi POWs, and he met my Grandma in Palm Springs, CA. After an inventory discussion on what, exactly, a ‘flat b[...]

October 29th, 2008 - 4:47 pm § in Geekdom, eBay

Out of My Gourd

We’re having a pumpkin decorating contest at work this Friday. My original reaction to this announcement was, ‘Ugh. Burnt. Out. Brain. Tired. Creativity, DEAD.’ Two weeks ago, I was perfectly content with the idea that the sum total of my responsibility for this event was a potluc[...]

October 3rd, 2008 - 9:28 am § in eBay

On the Other End of the Email

Of all the things I ever read about eBay, the topic that rankles me the most is the belief that Customer Support is run by robots. That there aren’t 5,000 people there running around busting their butts trying to make a difference every damn day. (Anyone who’s read my eBay posts may hav[...]