• Do things always come in pairs?

    We have known Beth to be influenced by TV advertising for some time. When she was three years old and could barely pronounce her full name she could, with perfect TV announcer intonation, declare to mommy and daddy that she really wanted “Cinderella II: Dreams come true, now available on home video and DVD.” Now she is starting to see the commercials for Spy Kids II. She already owns Toy Story II, The Little Mermaid II, and at least one other sequel that I can’t immediately recall. Her five year old mind has taken this phenomenon to the next logical step. Now we’re trying to explain to her that we don’t even know IF there will be a Lilo and Stitch II, let alone when it will be available on home video and DVD.

  • More fun than a functioning workstation.

    When the computer stops, so does everything else around my office. As I type these lines, I am looking at a screen full of error codes and messages concerning operations that could not be completed. “The following drive mapping operation could not be completed: [ROOT T:=SDRP201/MAIL:WPPOST1] The error code was 8804.”

    I am here, but I am not working. Others are wandering around aimlessly, like bloodhounds that have lost the scent. Then, out of the darkness comes a call from our savior, “The system is back up! Go forth and produce!” It is finally time to work.

  • We sell for less!

    How many of you knew they meant less for their employees? “We sell for less fringe benefits!”, or “We sell for less fair working conditions!” Doesn’t have quite the same ring to it does it?