I guess I wrote this and never actually clicked the "post" button. I could just toss it, but I might as well have it here so I can link back to it. Basically, here's my essay on "I don't care what he does in his personal life" and (former) Representative Anthony Weiner ( Read more... )

My good friend miketroll knows my love language, and made sure I saw this post on the FAILBlog this week. It seemed appropriate to post for MARCH FORTH. Well ... appropriate with my edits below, of course.


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This week in passing, I heard someone on the local news mention "National Walk at Lunch Day". What a fun idea! This is great, no? Get the workaholics to lift their heads from their desks for a moment ... instead of eating at them, right? Get people to move, de-stress, don't drive to lunch, etc., etc. Such a good idea, in fact, that I thought ( Read more... )

Last Saturday, March 28 at 8:30 "your time", was the third annual Earth Hour. Originally conceived by the WWF (which used to be known as the World Wildlife Fund but they now go by just their initials), this event has gained momentum, I'd guess, mostly by an online, viral sort of presence. I was in a conversation with someone recently who'd never ( Read more... )

Just a bulletted list of interconnected thoughts, in no particular order, because I'm not an orderly thinker, I'm on a business trip and easily accessible "personal" interwebs access isn't (easily accessible). I know that in 30 years, we'll be saying we remember where we were when ... and this will help me remember!

• I know it's a foreign concept ( Read more... )

US Treasury Secretary Paulson: "we'll have a lot of flexibilities"

what huh?

Unknown senator asking questions during the hearing: "We coulda got this hearing over a lot more quickly if you'd just called on me first"

sheesh!

There's a reporter I was sure I knew. How do I know her? Have I met her? Did she used to be an actress? I finally ( Read more... )

Dr. Seuss at work
An email came in this morning from someone with a name so unbelievable I thought it was an April Fool's joke. The question then became, "Who consciously decides, when their last name is Flam, to name their son Sam?" And then of course it had to be said, "Sam Flam I am I am - I eat green eggs and ham."

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File this one under something we got graded on in 1st grade: Reading Comprehension ( Read more... )

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