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Rainy Days, Mornings and Middling Always Get Me Down

December 11th, 2008

Now I know my post title isn’t faithful to the Carpenters song, but maybe they should have been more specific because Rainy Days and Mondays just doesn’t cut it for me. I think this might be my first post of a personal nature, but the feeling is palpable this morning. The term is Seasonal Affective Disorder, and by chance the acronym describes the effects of weather on someones mood. Someone like myself. The weather is drab. In the New York it would be snowing or at least the aftereffects of a recent white, fluffy deluge would be sprinkled all around. Not the case in DC.

Chocolate Beta?

Dec 3th, 2008

I have no clue how, I know I just WANT!

Fail Blog - Dancing Fail 2

Nov 20th, 2008

It’s wholly possible that I can start an entire category dedicated to the many Dancing Fails of Fail Blog. As to my previous post where I point out that some in the IT staff are convinced that the video’s are staged - most seemed to believe that the following video was legit.

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It’s Good To Be An American Again

Nov 5th, 2008

Finally, it’s good to be an American again. No longer will I be the pariah at social gatherings with my European friends or family. I’m not sure how long it will last, but I’ll enjoy it while it does.

The election gathering at the Red Derby was insane last night. There were all types; the die-hard politico’s, the Obama-cult fans, the garden variety liberal democrats and the remainder were just normal folks swept up in the maelstrom.

Self-mutilations on the rise in Pittsburgh

Oct 25th, 2008

To be honest, when I first heard about the violent attack on Ashley Todd, I was appalled. Then when I read that she was in Pittsburgh volunteering for McCain, I was a bit less sympathetic but still felt bad about the whole situation. When I SAW her now famous mug shot, all sympathy evaporated into the ether and the rank stench of something fishy filled the immediate vicinity.

CNN better than The Onion

July 28th, 2008

It’s pretty slow at work today so I figured I’d take my lunch break to write. So, my work mobile get’s internet and the default news site is CNN. Some of the headlines are examples of responsible and relevant reporting. Other headlines make it look like they’re competing with John Stewart.

For example, today under the Latest News section I found these gems:

Passenger tries to open door mid-flight

I know the latter doesn’t sound funny but the story itself is…and it seems so odd next to very heavy world events like Two blasts rock Istanbul, killing 17 and Karadzic appeal not received by court

I forgot to include this one…now this is some terrifying s#*t. Best quote (from his producer): “To be honest, I don’t know why people are buying these video`s?”…and neither do I?!