You turn off of the main hallway of your workplace and head down cubicle-row.
You pass the nail clipper unseen. In itself, this is quite a feat since she makes it her job to know everyone’s business.
You jump as the nose honker lets out a tremendous blow as you walk by. “Hmm, must be allergy season”, [...]
Archive for June, 2008
… with a side of nerd, please.
Posted in Work on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Happiest Day of the Year
Posted in Random, happiness on June 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Bob and Sheri told me this morning (yup, called me right up and told me) that June 20th is the happiest day of the year.
I don’t know who determined this or why but apparently someone put all of the factors together … more daylight in the day, warmer weather, people are anticipating vacations, etc. … and [...]
Buds or duds?
Posted in Just life, Music, entertainment, gadgets on June 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I am annoyed by headphones.
I have decided that ear buds were created by a dyslexic guy that really meant to call them ear duds. Could they be less useless?
I suppose it depends on how you’re using them. If you’re sitting perfectly still on your couch with no one around and the cord protected from any chance of [...]
Snowblowed or Snowblew?
Posted in grammar on June 5, 2008 | 5 Comments »
As you might already know, I am very interested in words and grammar and the english language… specifically in their proper use. I consult dictionary sites almost daily.
While coming back from lunch with Will and April yesterday, Will used the word “snowblowed” as in “I snowblowed my yard”. (I can’t for the life of me [...]
An Upside Down Garden Experiment
Posted in gardens on June 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I heard about this method of growing tomatoes for the last couple of years. I guess you could say curiosity finally got the better of me.
Upside down tomatoes.
I am sure this was invented by someone living in a cramped city with nothing but a 5 x 7′ patio for garden potential since it would be [...]
