Archive for February 2013
Wrong Number
Dear CenturyLink (or whatever you’re called this week since I’ve known you as Embaq, Sprint and maybe even other names): You represent yourself as a modern company despite selling some very old technologies.Worse, you employ ancient sales techniques that are inappropriate in the modern world. I had your DSL service when we lived in Las…
Read the Full PostThe hours of folly are measured by the clock; but …
The hours of folly are measured by the clock; but of wisdom, no clock can measure.
Read the Full PostI just found the “Hide all stories from The White …
I just found the “Hide all stories from The White House” button on Facebook and used it. I’ll just have to remember to allow them again in four years.
Read the Full PostYou asked. I answered.
Sheri and I have a Wednesday tradition. We like to go to Whole Foods and have dinner at the hot bar. The food is OK, not great. The company is excellent when Sheri is there, and it’s a nice way to change things up a bit mid-week. We went tonight, grabbed our food and sat…
Read the Full PostStay focused, go after your dreams and keep moving…
Stay focused, go after your dreams and keep moving toward your goals.
Read the Full PostJunque
The other night I watched an episode of “Hoarders”, which always freaks me out a little bit, since there is some hoarder in me. Immediately after “Hoarders” was over, I switched to “Antiques Roadshow”. And that’s when I realized that junk is in the eye of the beholder. These two shows are opposite ends of…
Read the Full PostIt has yet to be proven that intelligence has any …
It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value.
Read the Full PostWhy I have Quotes on my Blog
I have daily quotes from other people on my site. The secret is that they’re scheduled ahead of time. Every couple of weeks, I spend a little time searching out interesting, funny, poignant quotes to put here. I schedule them in WordPress to appear every morning at 5:00am. This isn’t laziness on my part, or…
Read the Full PostIn order to truly appreciate something, you must b…
In order to truly appreciate something, you must be able to take it out of context.
Read the Full PostI used some “Enchanted Sugar Plum” hand soap at a …
I used some “Enchanted Sugar Plum” hand soap at a friend’s house last night. This is my first real world contact with a sugar plum. Until yesterday, they only danced in my head.
Read the Full PostIkea, I saw, I conquered
When we first moved to Denver, we were in need of some bedroom furniture. A quick trip to Ikea, and we had a few inexpensive but decent dressers. I spent the better part of a Sunday assembling them. It was arduous, but necessary work to assemble them, lest I succumb to the unmanly and expensive…
Read the Full PostHyperbole
I understand there’s some big game today that will take place outside the arbitrary geographical designation of both teams involved. I’m impressed with the amount of coverage one hour of play will get. Every minute will get amplified into hours of analysis. How … um … fun. Well, if you’re rooting for one of the…
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