Archives for May 2003

the jetsam of my life

Only marginally less boring than my last entry are the two sparse pages of notes I took one night on a particularly determined trip to Safeway. ...

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If you haven't seen the new UK Honda ad "Cog", you really should watch it. I don't think it'll be shown in the U.S. Created by Portland locals Wieden ...

a note on meat products

While trolling the Web for articles about potted meat food products, I discovered what many consider to be the durian of processed foods, canned pork ...

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A few of the many fun facts about Jenna Bush from allfreecontests.com: "It has been rumored that she likes [to] win Free Cash at JackPot.com. ...

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How to tell you're listening to, as my dad might call it, avant-garde music: You sit there listening for a few minutes, staring at the CD player, ...

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How to tell you have a background in computer engineering: A friend asks you "what's your physical address" so he can send you a letter, and you ...

help desk humor

It's well-known that working in the IT department has its advantages beyond simply being able to read everyone's e-mail. Oh sure, there's the ...

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Cock-a-hoop employment tip #7: Don't begin the e-mail in which you've attached your resume with, "Call me crazy, but ..." This is all the ...

a dirrrty story

Dear Diary, I'm sorry I haven't written in you lately, but I've been too busy ? too busy not bathing! Okay, that's not entirely true. I just ...

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I learned a new word today: astroendocrinology. I hear it's the science of the future or something. I just can't wait until they come up with ...

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Those wacky spammers. I got two spams at work today that had somewhat peculiar domain names in the From field: www.chineseparafin.com and www.cabbagecups.com. ...

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