Entries from May 2009The Posts You Asked For

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msnbc.com BREAKING NEWS: 13-year-old Kavya Shivashankar of Kansas wins Scripps National Spelling Bee

Kavya Shivashankar of Kansas. I just love that. Too many people forget too quickly that what makes this country great is our incredible, unprecedented mix of people — people, cultures, ideas.
Homogeny breeds mediocrity. Evolution happens when something changes — when something different is [...]

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Wait… so should I use caution?

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Yeah, as usual I haven’t been writing much. But I gave up World of Warcraft so that’s gonna leave a lot more time in the evenings. And I’ve been taking notes on lots of things I want to write about.
Translation: If you’re a loyal reader (thank you thank you thank you) there will be more [...]

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Angela, wherever you are — you know you want one.

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This was pretty funny. I have a small home-equity loan through Provident Bank. I wanted to get the exact payoff amount so I can close it.
Nowhere on the Provident Bank site is there a way to do this, so I called. The customer service rep told me — seriously — that the only way to [...]

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I appreciate the fact that you learned to type on a typewriter. So did I. But that was then. Today we use word processors, so the age-old tradition of putting two spaces after a period is over. Over. One space.
Thank you.

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@relocatedyank: Only if you inhale.

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@mattrathbun The mark of a true geek — commenting on the USB connection on the EKG while having a heart attack. That’s hardcore.

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@hthrflynn suggests “Schitzomessaging.”

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Is there a sniglet for how an IM conversation will often split into two or more subjects? Should be.

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I need the math: How much caffeine will it take to keep me functional from 5 AM (when I got here) to, say, 4 PM on 5 hours sleep?

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If you haven’t discovered Shoutcast, now’s the time. Like XM or Sirius but better. Way better. And free.

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Why did I wait so long to install SpamBayes at work? Now I have spam filtering, even with Outlook!

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Let’s get this straight: Tornado WATCH means you should keep an eye out. Tornado WARNING means panic. Got it?

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Work is what you do between meetings. Quote me.

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I had to save the Oreos from being crushed. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

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