I’m sitting in a meeting with Blaine and Yellow*, who are basically the upper management guys I’ve supported the last few months. We’re trying to put together a golf outing for some clients, and Yellow says, “Have you seen those Norweigans in the Olympics? The rowers? The women are all six feet tall and blond!” […]
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As I’m sure I’ve mentioned somewhere, I’m a project support manager (read: Glorified Secretary) for a telecommunications firm (we build, design, and upgrade cell phone towers). My boss recently told me to start in on some research for the WiMax 802.16 frequency band. WiMax is basically super Wifi. It allows for faster data transmission (up
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Happy Friday the 13th. Sorry. I just had to say that. So, the higher courts have annulled all those Evil Gay Marriages performed in San Francisco earlier this year (cause we all know how Dangerous those Little Old Ladies are. Frickin’ Terrorists). The closer it gets to election time, the more exhausted I’m getting with
It’s been a busy week. My buddy and roomie, Jenn, has been in New Orleans all week doing a big social psych conference. I’ve spent much of my time being delayed due to all the filming going on downtown for the new Batman movie. I got to sit on a train for fifteen minutes while
“No, I don’t have prom pictures, but I have pictures of me on the Great Wall of China.” – Mary Lou Retton (Olympic gold-winning gymnast) I’ll be posting less this week – doing some heavy rewriting on several projects. Ciao.
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I WANT TO BUY THIS PROPERTY…. This is why I go to work everyday.
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Coming back to the US after a year and a half in South Africa, I made a startling discovery: There really was a Starbucks on every corner. I should have been tipped off when I came back to the parentals’ abode for the holidays in Dec `03 to find my small, sleepy home town had
Matt Taibbi cuts out all the bullshit from Kerry’s acceptance speech… “When I was done cutting, there were only two lines left. I was born in Colorado. America can do better.” In other news, this guy is fucked. Too bad for him he’s not a rich football player. Maybe he can blame Liberal Intolorence, or
“Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.” Chinese Proverb It’s after my strength training class on Monday, the day after my climbing class, and I’ve just lost about a gallon of water. Our MA school doesn’t have air conditioning, just a bunch of big fans, and on a 95 degree
From: Quotable Woman “If you weigh well the strengths of our armies you will see that in this battle we must conquer or die. This is a woman’s resolve. As for the men, they may live or be slaves.” – Boadaceia “How many husbands have I had? You mean apart from my own?” – Zsa