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Quiz answers
2007-08-19 23:48:00 Taking a break from chores to give the answers to the quiz. Last weekend and this have been an unending stream of things to do. Today was getting my home office set up. I think I’m now qualified to be an electrician…. But on to the answers. Shoot. Shoot to kill.Movie, ... More About: Quiz , Answers , Miscellany
Lines I love
2007-08-16 06:15:00 I love good writing and it can be found in all kinds of places. Many of these are virtually impossible to figure out, but here’s the last quiz. I’ll publish the context later, which is the only way to appreciate how great some of them are. If you can deduce even a couple, ... More About: Love , Miscellany , Lines
I picked her because she knew the whole alphabet. She is America?s sweethea
2007-08-14 01:11:00 Thanks for the memories - and so much more. More About: America , Whole , Alphabet , Thea
The end is near
2007-08-13 01:01:00 Always wanted to title a post with that - and have it not be about the Apocalypse. This site expires in about a month and I’m not planning to renew it. F came up this weekend and we got a tremendous amount done. The third bedroom is now ready to receive the ... More About: My Life
Decision 2008
2007-08-06 03:22:00 I find myself in the unusual position of agreeing with Arnold Schwarzenegger. I think we should amend the constitution to allow foreign-born persons to become President. Then all we have to do is get Gordon Brown to declare his candidacy. I’m watching the replay of his speech to the United Nations on ... More About: Decision , 2008
?We have to depend upon the engineers.? ? Tim Pawlenty (R) Governor of Minn
2007-08-04 01:17:00 Engineers don’t allocate funds for the maintenance of infrastructure, asswipe. If the voters of Minnesota have any wisdom, they’ll recall your ass and scare the other Governor s into action. The Federal Highway Administration has documented this problem for years. Don’t tell us that your engineers refused to rebuild substandard bridges - we’re not ... More About: Profanity , Engineers , Epen , Lent
Kitten
2007-07-22 07:50:00 Picture is poor; it’s hard getting him to pose since he’s either constantly in motion or curled up on my chest fast asleep. More About: Miscellany , Kitten
Laundry is calling
2007-07-21 20:21:00 Of all of the surfaces in the house, why am I the most comfortable? A kitten on my chest, another cat curled up between my legs - I’m trapped again, and of course the laundry needs changing. Actually, there’s a lot that needs doing. I knew Kitten was circling for a nap ... More About: Laundry , My Life , Calling
Monday Monday
2007-07-16 21:40:00 Have finished for the day because I worked a little this weekend and am no longer putting in hours just for the hell of it. I’m very tired - did wake at a reasonable hour this morning but it was a short night. Nevertheless, there has been plenty of fun had today. Item the ... More About: My Life , Profanity , Monday , Onda
Counting the ceiling tiles passes the time
2007-07-13 02:22:00 Worked all night - had trouble sleeping again. Is OK - a long nap this afternoon and an early bedtime tonight will fix it. I tried to do a nice thing for my friend at work and have been pretty well rebuffed for it, so that eased the pain of the events of ... More About: Time , My Life , Counting , The Time , Tiles
His name is Marvin
2007-07-11 04:21:00 Short for Starvin’ Marvin . He remains at the vet, under observation for a couple more days before they’ll release him. He hasn’t yet adjusted completely to having food, but so far he’s passed all of his test with flying colors. He’s severely malnourished but not carrying any diseases. He’s already responding ... More About: My Life
Way down deep, we?re all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage
2007-07-10 01:11:00 We’re getting a new kitten! This is as bad an idea as it sounds for all of the practical reasons. But…one of my coworkers at the remote site (to which I am traveling tomorrow) rescued a stray kitten yesterday. It’s very small and in need of TLC. He can’t have a ... More About: Cats , My Life , Deep , Motiva , Same
The most powerful person is he who is able to do least himself and burden o
2007-07-08 09:46:00 Not sure why I’m up at this hour - perhaps it was the stimulation provided by doing a mountain of dishes. Will have to attempt sleep soon so as to get some things done later today. Just had to drop by and tell you the humorous turn of events today. Went to ... More About: My Life , Person , Himself , To Do
Would you like a BJ with that?
2007-07-07 02:18:00 The cool thing about the spam plug-in is that it must somehow inform the spammers they’re being blocked. I’ve had a dramatic reduction in spam since I installed it. Have been working like a fiend; this weekend the house (and my life) must get my attention. Things at work have been interesting. There ... More About: My Life , Like , Would
Hey, Moe!
2007-06-28 22:59:00 Saw an interesting interview on CNBC about universal health care. Michael Moore’s latest treatise Sicko is set to be released this week and though I don’t care for him, I might see it. The time for this debate has come. Having for-profit corporations drive health-care decisions is an imperfect paradigm to say ...
While we teach, we learn. ? Lucius Annaeus Seneca
2007-06-27 05:04:00 One of the things I’ve been working on, in this task of being a mother to everyone at work, is my manager. I seem to be getting through to him; when he’s out next week he’s leaving me in charge. He called after the team meeting today and told me to take most ... More About: Parenting , Learn , While , Teac , Luci
Age of Love vs Hell?s Kitchen
2007-06-26 03:56:00 AKA Maybe standard cable would be worth the extra $38 a month…. Not actually watching either one - just want to send out a big thank you to the mindless twits that make up the target audience. No, I don’t blame the programming directors - they wouldn’t put crap like that on TV if someone ... More About: Love , Kitchen , My Life , Profanity , Hell
There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no gre
2007-06-21 04:30:00 It took several days but I’m past the worst of it. Monday was one of those having to bite on a stick to keep from quitting days. My tolerance for getting crap from these guys is very low and a couple of them stepped up to the challenge on Monday. Took a ... More About: My Life , Challenge , There , Allen , Eater
Hold on Hope
2007-06-16 06:37:00 Every street is dark And folding out mysteriously Where lies the chance we take to be Always working Reaching out for a hand that we can’t see Everybody’s got a hold on hope It’s the last thing that’s holding me Invitation to the last dance Then it’s time to leave But that’s the price we pay when we deceive One another/animal mother She opens up for ... More About: Miscellany , Hope , Hold
A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens yo
2007-06-15 03:53:00 No more than five minutes into Legally Blonde 2 in the DVD player did I begin pausing and/or muting it. It’s hard to watch. The director and cinematographer should be drummed out of their respective professions for the cruelty of the first few scenes when she arrives in Washington. Or given the ... More About: My Life , Teacher , Master , Tell , Teac
My Flag
2007-06-12 18:37:00 My Flag is resting on its pole behind the front door as I write this - having served its duty on Memorial Day and waiting patiently for Flag Day. I don’t leave it out all the time to protect it from the weather and because I like thinking about why I’m putting it out when ...
Planning your first trip to the South?
2007-06-09 20:32:00 Add these to your checklist of things to remember: No one here is actually named Bubba It would be good to note that calling a stranger “Bubba” is only going to get you an ass-whipping. If that stranger is wearing a flat-brimmed gray hat, expect that ass-whipping to last 10-30 days. The word union does not stand ... More About: Planning , South , Trip , Whimsy , Plan
Another week
2007-06-09 05:40:00 Another 64 hours at work. The next few weeks will go better. Have finished a project that has eaten my lunch for a while now. F sent me the following. I told a friend once that I always regretted not ordering a Nuke the Whales T-shirt from National Lampoon. He ... More About: Week , Whimsy
In less enlightened times, the best way to impress women was to own a hot c
2007-06-02 03:16:00 Cell phone rings (Oh crap, it’s my manager) Me (grumpy): Hello Him: Hi B, did I catch you at a bad time? Me: No. Him: I had a talk with the other manager who’s trying to recruit our potential team lead this morning. Me: Uh huh Him: I had spoken to the candidate before her interview with what you call ... More About: Women , Enlightened , Times , Whimsy , Less
Sixteen Things That it Took Me 50 Years to Learn ? Dave Barry
2007-05-29 00:34:00 You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight-saving time. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests you think she?s pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment. The most powerful force in the universe is gossip. The ... More About: Dave , Things , Years , That , Learn
If one refuses to view self as needing integration with God and neighbor, o
2007-05-27 22:12:00 As the free world grows stronger, more united, more attractive to men on both sides of the Iron Curtain - and as the Soviet hopes for easy expansion are blocked - then there will have to come a time of change in the Soviet world. Nobody can say for sure when that is going ... More About: Integration , View , Integra
I always give 100% at work:13% Monday, 22% Tuesday, 26% Wednesday, 35% Thur
2007-05-27 06:00:00 I knew something was going to go wrong tonight. I fixated on the fact that my son is traveling around NYC at night with his friends but it turns out it was the job I had scheduled to run at work. As per the usual, my attempts to ensure that it would have ... More About: Work , Miscellany , Give , Monday , Tuesday
Fifty-eight
More articles from this author:2007-05-26 01:31:00 Not the worst week I’ve ever had but bad enough. Took most of the afternoon off to keep my hours from hitting 60 for the week. I’m not paid by the hour, but they do make us keep track of them. Is actually good for me - forces me to pay attention ... More About: My Life , Eight 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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