Beth

The daughter of all deathwatches

I was sitting with Beth at the allergist’s office, helping her with her “gifted” homework. In the span of a 20-minute shot watch we discussed mid-term elections, the separation of powers, the merits of a bi-camel legislature, term limits, and the unique nature of prime numbers. Throughout this light conversation I stole a few glances at the folks sharing the waiting room with…
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Current Events

Smoke, a Barber, mirrors, and a 62-yarder

I’m calm now. I’ve yelled myself hoarse, and I’m home alone. (Must be football season.) Now that the adrenaline has flushed from my system, I’ve encountered a few sobering thoughts… Passing yards, rushing yards, offensive big plays, and time of possession – all went the Eagles way. The Eagles clearly outplayed the Bucs. The Bucs offense scored all of 6 points…
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CoffeeWellbeing

Dictionary.com

I love the fact that I can find words like “mooch” in the dictionary. It makes writing for this site so much easier when I can verify the appropriate usage of slang. Is “mooch” just a random sample, plucked from the Kauffman Vocabulary Archives as a purely hypothetical example of slang? As it turns out I’m right in the middle of a little practical application right…
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Current EventsSports

Here’s to good mental health

As much as I hate to say it, Auburn made a heck of an adjustment in the second half against Florida last night. The Gators ran pretty much at will in the first half, but the Auburn defensive line ate the Gators for a late evening snack in the second. There were few holes for the running game and Leak was under constant pressure. Even the wunderkind Tim Tebow couldn’t find room to run in the…
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Kitchen Sink

Little boy blue, come blow your horn

Last I spoke of work I made reference to being a little bored. Well I feel inclined now… in fact I’m sitting up straight… good posture and all. In the interest of propping up my image at large, I feel I must share a comment I received yesterday after my week in court concluded. A person who makes more money than me (but really, how many people does that exclude?), and who has no…
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Kitchen Sink

Stupid employer tricks

We moan and groan about the DVDs purchased for training material at work… with nary a player in sight. We wonder why an office automation tech could not be hired, at a modest salary, to better take advantage of the technology already paid for… gaining hundreds (if not thousands) of hours of productivity on the cheap. The fact is the world is filled with stupid people. Too often we take…
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AppleComputer

No restraint

I’m not afraid to admit it; I’m in love with my PowerBook. I’m stuck in court with a Dell that does double duty as a piece of masonry and I can’t help but yearn for my magnificent Mac. Perhaps I was hasty comparing it to a rock… there’s enough plastic here to cause a spike in oil prices. The thing creaks more than my knees… to the point where I’m…
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