• Would you like an apple?

    I thought I would check the site out from work during a break in the action, to see what it looks like through Windows. For those of you not in the know, web pages can look different with different browsers – even on the same computer, under the same operating system. So it wasn’t a big surprise when this page looked different on my Windows PC at work, via Internet Explorer. It was a bit of a surprise to find that the page was somewhat broken.

    You’re supposed to see a smorgasbord of archives in the right-hand sidebar. Instead, it appears at the bottom of the page in Windows IE.

    Mac users will find that the archives appear in the correct position, in both Safari and Firefox.

    Who would have thunk it? WordPress apparently is aware of the problem, but I’m not terribly worried.

    **Note: forget what I just said. It was only partially Windows IE. Changing the window size (making it bigger) made everything better. If you’re having trouble, just go out and buy a bigger monitor.

  • The stuff of legend

    I never thought it would happen to me. I got an email at work asking me to attend a meeting who’s sole purpose is to discuss a future meeting. That’s right friends, the meeting about a meeting is not an urban legend… it’s real. Perhaps I’ve been sheltered all of these years; sealed away in a cocoon of rarefied bureaucratic efficiency.

    Insert cynicism here.

  • Beware of the label

    I went with a loved one to a colonoscopy.

    Yes, that’s just as fun as it sounds.

    In the lobby there was a sign for “hot liquid” next to a table with a dispenser ubiquitous with America’s Favorite Stimulant. I was more than ready for some stimulating beverage, so I ambled over for a cup.

    I have to give them this much: it was both hot AND a liquid. As for any implied guarantees beyond it’s temperature or state of matter… what do they care? They’re not dealing with the most choosy crowd; which is either the post-procedure patient or the pre & post-procedure caregiver. Let’s face it, when you’ve just had your lower GI roto-rootered your first concern isn’t the taste of your coffee. And when you’re laying down to sleep, don’t forget the caregivers of the “recently devolumed” in your prayers. In either case coffee isn’t usually the first thing on people’s minds.

    Just goes to show you just how shallow I really am.