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Funny Stuff

Michael — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:10:53 +0000

Bored? Check out Jake and Amir, very funny stuff. Do we act like this at work too?

http://www.jakeandamir.com/

Two Types

Michael — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:34:30 +0000

Just so you know, I divide people into two groups; those who “get it” and those who don’t. Most people with whom I come in contact during the day fall in the latter group. There are also people that think they get it but really they don’t.

For example, the women that daudle in the elevator lobby. When the door opens, move QUICKLY to get inside. We’re trying to be polite and we’re all waiting for you.

Then there’s the guy in the sandwich line today who didn’t get it. While waiting in the long line he could have been deciding what to order. Instead this DGIL (Doesn’t Get It Loser) gets up to the counter and then takes his time figuring out what to order. The look on my face should have been enough to help him change his behavior. But since he doesn’t “get it”, he never will.

Testing

Michael — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:24:15 +0000

This is a test, posting from Marsedit

Guest Entry - Meg

Michael — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:38:20 +0000

My daughter Meg is 6 years old and in Kindergarten. When Meg comes home from school and is asked how school went – she immediately turns into Napoleon Dynamite. “Only the worst day of my life – what do you think”. Yesterday, my best friend Heather saw Meg and asked “How was school today?”. In which Meg replied, “AWFUL……………..I got detention”. Now mind you, Meg did not get detention. In fact it is quite the antithesis, Meg behaves like a saint in school and I wish she was half as obedient at home as she is in the classroom. At home, she is quite obnoxious and bosses everyone around because it is Meg’s world and we are just visiting. However in school, she sits criss-cross apple sauce and lights up a room singing songs with the class. At home, she screams from the family room asking where her chicken noodle soup (with the curly noodles) is and wonders aloud why it is also taking so long for her glass of orange juice. At school, Meg sits quietly in the lunch room eating chicken nuggets and smiles politely as other kids talk and laugh around her. When Meg gets home from school she throws her backpack on the floor and kicks one tennis shoe off in the kitchen and the other next to the couch. At school, Meg quietly hangs her back pack up on her hook and puts her boots, hat, and gloves in her cubby. It is truly amazing the transition of behavior from home to school, not to mention when she visits other peoples homes and they confirm she was just a delight! This behavior is not new in children. I have heard this for years from other parents, that their children are perfect and well behaved when away from home. But the minute they bring the child back home LOOK OUT! In conclusion, I just hope that someday Meg will share the “good child” behavior with me someday so that I too can experience what she only saves for the public.

- Kristen

BSG

Michael — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:53:28 +0000

The new (and final) season of Battlestar Galactica premiered last Friday. It was fracking incredible. If you’re not watching, then you’re missing one of the best shows on television right now.

Hours

Michael — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:08:44 +0000

My hours of operation at work are:
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.

Banned

Michael — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:54:10 +0000

Driving in this morning I watched some maniac weaving in and out of his lane obviously distracted by something. After catching up to him at a traffic light, it turns out he was fiddling with his stupid on board navigation system. Pay attention you moron.

In the office I often see people walking down the hallway reading their Blackberry’s paying no attention to anyone around them. Are they really that busy to disconnect from polite interaction with other people?

And loud cell phone talkers are constantly annoying me almost everywhere I go. Do they really need to make that important call where everyone can’t help but hear their stupid conversation? I don’t think so. What can all these people be talking about? Hang up the phone you slobs. And don’t even get me started about those idiotic bluetooth devices people wear. No you are NOT that important, you are just a loser.
So because people don’t practice simple manners in public, I think these devices should be banned from use. If you can’t drive and talk on the phone or pay attention to where you’re going in the hall, get rid of the damn thing until you can use it correctly.

Sad

Michael — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:27:32 +0000

One of my favorite authors ever Arthur C. Clarke, died yesterday at 90. I have very fond memories reading his books when I was younger. They were a big part in the development of my interest in computers and technology. I guess there will never be a TWA flight to a space station orbiting the moon in my lifetime but it was fun imagining it while reading Mr. Clarke’s stories.

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” - Arthur C. Clarke

Getting Things Done

Michael — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:38:12 +0000

There are loads of very useful Web 2.0 pages available on the internet. Here are the sites I use regularly:

Jott - call Jott and it will transcribe your voicemail into an email. So don’t type to send a text message, just use Jott. If you want to send an entry to your blog, call Jott and it will do it for you.
Remember The Milk - a very handy online To Do manager. You can even send a Jott to RTM to add an item to your to do list.

Grand Central - give people your Grand Central phone number and your cell, house and office phone all ring simultaneously. When you sign up, ou are assigned a local phone number with the usual features like voice mail and caller ID. Right now its in beta and its free.

Page Once - from their site: “simply select your personal accounts from social networking, email and travel to entertainment, banking, credit cards and add them to your personal page.”

Mint - “the free, automatic online way to manage your money.”

Stuffsafe - online home inventory.

Contest

Michael — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:44:18 +0000

Sheesh, I didn’t need the bottle cap to tell me that.