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Sick In The Summer-A Sinusitis Nightmare Of Nostril Proportions
I hate being sick. I hate the being trapped in a limp, exhausted body when my brain wants to do things my body can’t, I hate the healing process, going from feverish to clammy, stuck in a Nyquil induced hallucinogenic surrealistic world of sleep, attempting to eat, the occasional trek to the bathroom that not only feels like 5x the distance, but ( Read more... ) -
Happy Birthday Eric
He would have been 39. We got a cake since Gabby insisted. She reworked the standard song so instead of ending it "Happy Birthday to you" it was sung "Happy Birthday we really miss you". She was 3 when he died ( Read more... ) -
A Tainted Legacy
Irony of the fall of the company Arthur Andersen is that there is a true story of the founder, Arthur Anderson in the early part of the 20th Century being told by a client to sign off on fraudulent accounts for a company that was a high status client of his, or else lose their patronage. Andersen replied “not for all the money in America”. ( Read more... ) -
After All, A Dollar Is A Dollar
Now we’re talking:
http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/finance/aig-ceo-liddy--salary/
These guys weren’t even part of the reason AIG was in trouble to begin with, but they still are waiving their salary making $1 a year. Okay, so they save on taxes, but the point is-they are doing this to send the message out. Now another friend ( Read more... ) -
Tom Turkey Says WHAT?
One thing I never quite understood about Thanksgiving: smiling turkeys. We commonly eat Turkey on Thanksgiving. We all know this. Why, then, would a turkey be smiling and saying “Happy Thanksgiving”? He’s going be dead, supper actually, and then possibly a partner to many hashes and soups afterwards-so unless he’s this sort of Zen turkey who ( Read more... ) -
Spare The Rod (Stewart), Use Barry Instead
I am laughing that some judge decided to kick it on some noisy teenagers who were charged with disruptive noise- where it hurts-their ears. Their punishment? Having to listen to Barry Manilow. Now granted this is a punishment one would expect from a Zucker and Zucker film, however this is actually true.
I am patiently waiting for some bleeding ( Read more... ) -
Act Of Contrition?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,457150,00.html
So why is it admitting you did something key to getting less time? All I can hope is that there are some nice, huge dog lovers inside with him, and he gets some treatment. Does this make me a bad person?
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Vu Ja De!
The weird thing about reading this story, the food bank woman who came to pick up donations from our company today mentioned that things like this could happen-people get so desperate, they have to steal to support their family.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,456029 ( Read more... )