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Monthly Archives: September 2008
Me of little faith
My Grandma was a very pious person. She used to say Fais du bien à un cochon, y chiera su’ton perron, which translates as: “Help a pig, and he’ll crap on your porch”. I don’t know if I talked about … Continue reading
Taking “the stranger” to a whole new level
Last Friday I stupidly cut my right thumb at work. Since then, I’m trying as much as possible to NOT use it in my daily activities. So I’ve been favoring my left hand for most of the week-end. There’s some … Continue reading
One bullet short of a full gun (4)
My daughter is my daughter. Lovely Wife put “whole chicken” on the grocery list and Zoé said “Mom, we couldn’t find a whole chicken, all the chicken had their heads cut off”. Giggles. I’ve watched the first two episodes of … Continue reading
Tech Support, how may I help you?
Disclaimer: These are true life examples of emails we receive from professors and students. Nothing has been changed in them, except the names of the students, the names of the profs and the actual content of the emails. That should … Continue reading
Fire! Fire!
It’s just a tiny little garbage fire, in the container behing my backyard. WITH 20 FEET HIGH FLAMES OF DEATH!!! Quick, get the guitar and the marshmallows – and maybe a steak! Here’s a video of it… Firemen told me … Continue reading
Drrrrrrrrrring!
Sample phonecalls I get: Money Caller: Hello, I’d like to get on the payroll. Me: You’ll have to talk to HR. Caller: No no, I’m supposed to get paid with a grant. Me: You’ll have to talk to (your professor) … Continue reading
The end is not for a while
From the most excellent XKCD, of course.
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The CRAZY
Well, beginning of September is the crazy at work, so no regular blogging until further notice. Rest assured I’m not running out of adventures, I’m just running out of time to write them down. Maybe I’ll give Vista’s voice recognition a … Continue reading
One bullet short of a full gun (3)
This theme does not display bullets. I should fix that. Soon. There’s a salad on my desk. I was asked: “Is this your actual lunch or just a reminder of what you should be eating”. That was pleasant. I watched … Continue reading
They’re ba-ack!
Oh no, we don’t experience an increase in usage when September rolls around. No sir-ee no. None whatsoever. It’s a myth. An urban legend. Clicking makes it bigger. That’s the last five days, starting with Saturday. The valleys are around … Continue reading
The matter with me
I think I figured out what’s the problem with me. I care too much, and not enough. For example, this week is back to school. There is an unwritten rule at my workplace that I can’t take personnal days between mid-August and … Continue reading
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Flippin’ Out for Dexter
Anyone else think these guys look alike? Just saying… Whenever I watch Flipping Out I keep expecting Jeff Lewis to start hacking people to bits.
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