January 2011
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A short-tailed Albatross
There were once two princesses, whose Papa had been turned into a penguin by the local witch. This was inconvenient because he loved to hold his princesses in his arms and you can’t do that if you’re a penguin, you have wings like herrings.(Herrings don’t have wings.)His wings were the shape of herrings. To make matters worse she sent him to the South Pole which is an awfully long walk if you...
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the ragbag: words wholly related →
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tulip & turban
when maury povich handed out english’s paternity results, few in the audience were surprised to learn that the language was the bastard child of german and latin parents (with an occasional ménage à trois with the french maid). but what maury never told you, indeed what the lamestream news media refuses to report—is how many words of persian origin that speakers of...
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Beastie Boys vs. Daft Punk - Intergalactic...
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Some things I don't like
Like when I have to find out from a customer that one of my coworkers went into labor 3 months early. Or when customers are surprised that I didn’t know. And that the babies (she had twins) were given a 25% survival rate.
Where was the Starbucks gossip line when I actually needed it for once?? I don’t care who made out with who or who was caught stealing out of the tip bucket*, but...
Bleak
1/3 of high school graduates never read another book for the rest of their lives. 42 percent of college graduates never read another book after college. 80 percent of U.S. families did not buy or read a book last year. 70 percent of U.S. adults have not been in a bookstore in the last five years. 57 percent of new books are not read to completion. 70 percent of books published do not earn...
“Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps...”
– Charles F. Kettering (via skysignal)
Morrow Planet: Angry Birds - Letters From the... →
Dearest Martha,
It has been some time since I’ve had the opportunity to write you, perhaps seven or eight levels. The green pigs have fortified their defenses and there seems to be no end to this madness. They are an industrious lot who have remarkable construction skills in spite of their lack of arms or legs. They’re a formidable enemy but I still envision the day we can bring our eggs home...
Sometimes, to lose balance for love is part of...
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Just Grand!
For my 1,000th post, I wanted to talk about my 2010. It was a year of change for me, as I’m sure it was for most of you. I discovered more about myself than I thought possible, though I know there are plenty of things I need to discover and work on. I wanted to move to Portland. That’s all I could talk about for roughly 4 years. My brain is stuffed full of Portland trivia and directions and...
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Lunch with Schwenk today!
I am excite!
*also, this is post 999. I am at a loss as what post 1,000 should be. Ideas?
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It's time
You know it’s time to acquire new work slacks when the sharpie mark used to cover a bleach stain is more black than the rest of the garment….
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“I’m in love! I’m in love, and I don’t care who knows it!!”
