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So there I was, minding my own and just popping in for a few things on my way home - not like I was still on the clock, you know.  The grocery store isn’t too crowded at my hour, couple of stiffs and junkies, geezers getting out for their daily fiber and trying to cop a feel ( Read more... )

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So there I was, walking into a Giant grocery store and looking as innocent as I can without having kids with me.  Mind you, that includes a long greatcoat in dark gray wool and a fedora hat, black, plus my jeans, but still - you know, looking slightly lost and checking my list ( Read more... )

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Do you know what happens when the government releases a Request For Proposal 8 business hours before the start of the Christmas weekend?

This.  This is what happens.

The RFP Before Christmas

T’was the night before Christmas, and through every house
You could hear the ( Read more... )

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The Irony Gods were watching out for me this morning.  Driving to work, a guy in a gray Hyundai pulled up next to me at a stop light, rolled down his window, and yelled “Hey Buddy!”  I turned, prepared to give him my patented “Armed Response Look Number 4,” when he followed ( Read more... )

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Yesterday was just annoying.  The whole damn day was irritating.  I was going to post a nice shiny recap of the month, but the day got away from me, and I’m ranting instead.  Mondays, bah.

It started with getting up, which wasn’t very nice, and then rolled into showering, ( Read more... )

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That’s right, your favorite game is back - It’s time for another round of “You know you work in DC when!” I had a good example today, which I’ll use to start the game; please share your own, even if anonymously - or as we say here, “not for attribution.” Come on, you ( Read more... )

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That’s right, your favorite game is back - "You know you work in DC when!"  I had a great example today, which I’ll use to start the game; please share your own, if anonymously - or as we say here, "not for attribution."

You know you work in DC when your spouse catches you ( Read more... )

That's right, your favorite game is back - "You know you work in DC when!"  I had a great example today, which I'll use to start the game; please share your own, if anonymously - or as we say here, "not for attribution."

You know you work in DC when your spouse catches you on the computer at 1am and you try to tell them you're surfing porn, because ( Read more... )

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Every day, I am grateful to the people who help me deepen my understanding of important words, such as ‘idiot’ and ‘asshole.’ The past two days have included such singular, outstanding examples of both that it’s necessary to give a holla, as it were.

In a 10 am staff ( Read more... )