Month: March 2004

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Life

How much work is too much?

Okay, it’s official, I have too much to do at work too.


I’ve made a concerted effort to cut down on the number of projects at home, but it seems that there is a cosmic force at work with the sole desire to see me have a mental breakdown. 


So, how do I deal? 


Step one, find some clever quotes:



All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.
Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC)
One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.
Bertrand Russell (1872 – 1970)
Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?
Edgar Bergen (1903 – 1978)
Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.
Horace (65 BC – 8 BC)
I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826)

Step two, remember I’m going to Florida soon to sit on the beach and do nothing at all.


Bah!  Whining is for four-year-olds. :p

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Idle

Additional fees may apply

Hey, cool, I could time share a Learjet from FlexJet for $4,600 a month!  That’s pretty spendy, but much lower than I’d expect, so I decided to take a closer look at the ad in USA Today (America’s “I wouldn’t read it if it wasn’t for the Hotel giving it to me” newspaper).



INTRODUCING A REVOLUTION IN FRACTIONAL JET OWNERSHIP.  For as little as $4,600 per month,*…


Okay, there’s the “*”, I knew there’d be a catch.  What’s the extra damage?  There’s a monthly management fee of $6,485 and an hourly rate of $1,760.  I love it that their monthly fee has additional monthly fees.


You know guys, you could get many more customers if you just said:



INTRODUCING FREE FRACTIONAL JET OWNERSHIP.  For nothing a month*…

Categories
Idle Language

Is that really a meteorological term?

I knew for sure I was in Redmond this morning when the local TV station’s weather forecast was “mild damp”.  I suppose if you’re a weather forecaster up here you need to be able to say more than “hey, it’s going to rain.”


On a related note, there really might not be all that many Eskimo words for snow.

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PAD Photography

S’bout time

I finally got off by lazy butt and processed all my waiting picture a day pictures adding almost a month’s worth of pictures to the gallery (including a picture of a very thrilled commuter, hi Rob).

I still need to add descriptions… baby steps.

Categories
Life

Joy!!!

After a week of being on my own and mildly crazy, my beautiful wife is back to keep me company.  She had fun with her friends but I’m glad she’s back.  Yay!

Categories
Weird

Ah… much better

Travel John has the answer for the wandering coffee addict, it’s the disposable urinal bag.  Rumor has it these handy gel packs are standard equipment in PacBell trucks.


It’s a clever idea… but did they have to make the page yellow?

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Weird

If only they’d read my blog…

… they’d have protection against mind control as well.


These guys have managed to protect their money from government snooping, but their brains are still exposed.  Will they never learn?

Categories
Weird

If it’s so cool, why do I feel guilty?

As with many things in my life, I’ve mixed feelings about this one…

I’m not fond of killing animals… but blowing stuff up is cool! 

Here it is… the Rodenator.  Inspired by Caddy Shack, the inventor created a system that pumps propane and oxygen into the homes of burrowing animals… then ignites the mixture with impressive results.

Check out their videos page… then go make a donation to PETA if you feel dirty.

Categories
Life

What will they think of next?

I got a new shirt for my birthday, I know it’s a quality shirt…



it comes with an extra button hole in case I loose one.