runsamuck had to call me in to read this over his shoulder last week. He found it posted in a bulletin board, obviously forwarded through an email. A bit of searching turned up the original author, who is a regular writer on motorcycle riding. For some reason, in the emailed version, the beginning was edited a bit, and whoever forwarded it decided the ( Read more... )

Since PW had to clear out her office before she left, there were (almost literally) tons of paper material to be shredded. That task fell to poor Colleen, our retired annuitant who works part time in the Admin section, and she was not completely pleased with it. I think she's spent about three full days doing nothing else. She came into the ( Read more... )

The update key jumps around and then Processing whining...*snerk*

OK, I guess I just have a lame sense of humor. I can see it would get irritating if you used the web update all the time. I use Semagic most of the time though...

Oh, and...

Gmail giving infinity storage...

Google gulp: drink your data transfers...I shan't bother you with any ( Read more... )

Stolen from dipster, who I'm glad is back... :)
( silly dice quiz... )

http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/5/1588817

A BookCrossing forum post that could be crossposted in one or two communities I belong to...

www.sciplus.com

Man, do I love this catalog! Not only is it chock-full of entertaining, absolutely useless stuff (or useful, depending on what you're doing), it's just fun reading the damn thing. I love the product descriptions. I would buy stuff from them just so I could keep reading the catalog.

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(From Connie in my SF book group)

( Seen it before? Read it again, it's funny! )

A Cat died and went to heaven. God met her at the golden gate and said,"You have been a good cat all of these years. Anything you want is yours for the asking ( Read more... )

For a challenge by megthelegend - who added me out of the blue a few months ago, and I'm ever so glad she did... :) I know this was due the week after you issued it, but it rapidly got out of hand and threatened to become novel-sized. I'm sorry it took me so long...

Meg sez...
senoritafish wants a non-(fiction)writer DARE ( Read more... )

*put here because LJ would not let me comment ( Read more... )