Going for Broke

Crunch.

Have you ever noticed the sound that two cars make when they come together in an unconventional manner? Have you heard the sound that a driver makes when her new car gets together with another in an unconventional manner? Have you ever taken a turn and had the back end of your car move out from underneath you unexpectedly? Have you done this after it just starts raining? After regaining control of…
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Kitchen Sink

What was that again?

How much would you expect to pay for the “Orange Rubber Watch, Large”? If you are interested in large, orange, rubber watches, you may be interested to know that you can get one for $595 (not including the appropriate taxes and shipping fees) from NeimanMarcus.com. If only I had known large, orange, rubber watches were going to be such a big thing! Damn! Another opportunity for the big…
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Current Events

One man can make a difference.

The Bucs made a big mistake. No, I’m not talking about the KJ affair. No, I’m not referring to the decision to play it safe in the last three minutes against the Colts. And no, I’m not talking about any of the decisions regarding special teams this year (although maybe I should). Instead, I’m talking about a guy named McKay. You know, the guy that now works for…
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Current Events

Progress in the information age.

Tomorrow marks an anniversary, one that most of you are familiar with by now… 100 years since the Wright brothers first flew. I was watching a documentary on the History Channel last night. In it, they claimed that it was six years before anyone other than the Wright brothers engaged in “heavier than air, self sustained flight”, following that historic day in 1903. Furthermore…
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Bicycling

Alter ego.

I’ve been riding my bike to work for about two weeks now. Most trips back and forth to work have been episode free. It’s one of the primary reasons why I’ve had so little to write about lately. The daily commute has been a treasure trove of material, and when that well runs dry what’s left? Well wait no more. Another drive time anecdote is coming your way! It was a cool…
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Wellbeing

How are you feeling?

Well, it’s kind of hard to describe. Have you ever taken a blow to the head? Do you know that dizzy, spaced out feeling you get just before you start to feel the pain? Yeah, I don’t know either, I just made all of that stuff up. I’m not real big on taking head shots. Do you know what it feels like when you start to get a bit of post nasal drip down the back of your throat? You…
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Kitchen Sink

Fear + ignorance = high ratings.

“IS YOUR CHILD VULNERABLE TO THE DEADLY FLU EPIDEMIC RAGING ACROSS THE COUNTRY? TUNE IN TONIGHT FOR A TEAM 10 INVESTIGATION!” “DEATH AT THE MALLS! AN EIGHT IS BIGGER THAN SEVEN INVESTIGATIVE REPORT, TONIGHT AT 11!” “DO YOU HAVE TROUBLE SLEEPING AT NIGHT? DO YOU FIND YOURSELF FALLING ASLEEP AT WORK? IF SO, YOU MAY BE LIKE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO SUFFER FROM A DEADLY…
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Kitchen Sink

The shortest distance between two points is a closed mouth.

Meetings are one of the constants of my working life. Yesterday we had a meeting about a meeting (it wasn’t my idea). I think I’ve done a good deal of personal growth in the last year or so, and I think I owe it all to these meetings at work. It used to be that I felt compelled to voice my opinion in these meetings, regardless of whether the ongoing discussion was pertinent to the…
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