One of the mechanics where I work told me, just before Christmas, that he wanted to adopt a German Shepherd puppy.  Unlike me, he does not spend most of his waking moments on the internet, so he was uncertain as to how to go about finding a breeder.  It was pretty easy to bring up a list of local breeders (and wow, there were a lot to choose from ( Read more... )

 I haven't posted a Totally Trivial Pet Peeve of the Day in a long time, but thought of one this week.  Actually, this one could be a Totally Trashy or perhaps Trashily Trivial...

But whatever you call it, why is it that when a service comes in to clean the office, they can NEVER seem to put the wastebaskets back where they found them?

Ever?

We're ( Read more... )

I have this little pin (well, actually not so little, it's heavy and about 2 inches long) -- Snoopy, in pewter.  Got it off Ebay about 6 years ago.  I don't wear it that often, but today just felt like a Snoopy sort of day.  I spent a little extra time putting together an ensemble -- wore a bright green blazer that almost doesn't fit anymore, and ( Read more... )

At least half a dozen times during the average year, I stumble across some incredibly moronic financial move I've made that has me slapping myself in the head.  Most common is scheduling an online payment through the bank but forgetting to record it in Microsoft Money, followed by the heart-stopping experience of being overdrawn.  Currently, I'm ( Read more... )

Notice, this one isn't titled "TTPPoD," since the "TT" stands for "Totally Trivial," and this one just isn't.

I think if I had Buddha and the Dalai Lama to consult, I wouldn't ask them what the meaning of life was.  My stumper would be,

"Why do people bombard a person in the middle of a coughing fit with questions?"
Questions such as "Are you all ( Read more... )

A half-dozen people at my company got laid off this week.  Most are at our farther-flung branches ( Read more... )

My boss apparently does not know the difference between "dawdle" and "dwindle."

Hee hee...

TTPPoD is Totally Trivial Pet Peeve of the Day.

This one is -- Surprise!  NOT Election related.  And maybe not quite so trivial.

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Okay, I sent a quickie e-mail to my boss, who had gotten some information that we were both waiting for.  The person sending the information did not fulfill our greedy little dreams.  In fact, they gave us everything we ( Read more... )

Saw the following article on cnn.com, and it reminded me of a decision I made just a few months back.  If circumstances and health allow, I plan to continue working as long as I can, maybe with 75 being the cutoff.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/09/01/working.longer.ap/index.html

As it is, I'm getting very close to 50, and feel like I'm ( Read more... )

Being bored on a Friday night means I'm not stressed out, overwhelmed & paralyzed.  Things are definitely better than they were about a month ago.

Tomorrow is going to be one of "those" Saturdays: Up ridiculously early, on the road, running errands, a list a mile long, mostly preparing for Sunday, which is slated to be another full one.

The idea ( Read more... )