Somewhere down the line, there will be a rant about nouns that verbify, but that will have to wait. While on one of my recent trips, I was struck by an observation: my food has suddenly gotten fancier. This would be easy to explain if it were a … [Continue reading]
In My Place
Posted on June 9, 2007 Written by
My wife: "They say 'Men will be men' and 'Boys will be boys,' but you never hear 'Girls will be girls.'" Me: "That's because 'Girls will be Golddiggers.'" My wife: "If I were a golddigger, I wouldn't have been prospecting around you." … [Continue reading]
Past Forward
Posted on June 7, 2007 Written by
{{myquote|Your past is like a jealous friend - if you don't embrace it, it will chase you forever.}} … [Continue reading]
A Banner Year
Posted on June 1, 2007 Written by
I hesitated to do it for a long time, because I like the clean look and layout of my blog. But I went ahead and added a banner to the sidebar of the site - particularly because I work for the Red Cross and today marks the start of hurricane … [Continue reading]
Dvorak Hexed
Posted on May 31, 2007 Written by
PC Magazine columnist John Dvorak is in a tizzy about the "Dumbing Down" of our society, thanks to journalists who think we are morons. A recent article about the cracking of the AACS encryption code didn't properly refer to the hexadecimal code … [Continue reading]
Winning the Interview
Posted on May 29, 2007 Written by
{{myquote|Selling yourself is merely the process of convincing an employer to change their job description to one that coincidentally describes you.}} - from Talk It Up. … [Continue reading]