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Take this job and…
Weird Al’s “Atlantic Records Sucks” shirt worn during his performance of “You’re Pitiful” on August 8, at the Ohio State Fair. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I like to change the lyrics to songs to suit my...
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TenFourFox Release, Bump & Glyde steal finals-taking thunder
final-exam (Photo credit: a bill) Well, I am done. Done with finals that is. Just took my last one in English of all things. Hope that has gone well. I feel good about it although I won’t know all...
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Throwing up for success and notoriety
Everyone is trying to get noticed, so much like the Seinfeld episode where George ends up doing (and saying) the exact opposite of what he is initially inclined to do and yields fantastic results, I...
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Astrology and sales share headline for first time ever
I really want to start taking astrology a little more seriously when it comes to my every day doings, but my inner child seems to always get in the way of my doing so. Case in point: Uranus. This...
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From the desk of Captain Obvious: Less busy bees help busier bees be less buzzy
The best thing about life is it beats the alternative—plain and simple. All of the things you do are part of life’s fabric. Once you’re dead and gone, no one remembers the last sales presentation you...
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Your hair isn’t perfect but the holiday drive is
It was a game time decision. She decided to drive the first leg of the ride. We were headed up north. Conditions were expected to be clear if not partly sunny. It’s Christmas time so we tended to be...
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Never Ask and Receive
Before 2013 runs out entirely, and in the spirit of renewal, change and anticipation that is another year’s arrival just days away, we are branching out on hittingthesweetspot by Bob Skelley, trying...
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OS, Interrupted: Old school quality for fee contrasts new mediocrity for free
On the last day of 2013 I will be doing housekeeping maintenance on Windows and Mac machines. The Mac is running Snow Leopard and the Windows PC is on Windows 7. Both computers run fine, do everything...
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(Forget bigger iPhone display) Return to quality, Mac clones best 2014 Apple...
The recently acquired space heater was doing its job on a morning where temperatures struggled to reach zero. I initially did not think I would require it as I trusted the PowerPC Mac G4 tower would...
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Apple’s commoditized OS paradigm for Merrill, RRD’s war vs. WebFilings
What’s not to love about free? Apple is a public company that gives away its operating system for free. Microsoft is a public company that charges cash money for its operating system. WebFilings is a...
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The sadness
The sadness washed over her again. She was feeling alone even though there were tons of people around her. What was she going to do? Why did she get like this? Ever since she was little there was no...
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Fortuitous meme what doc orders for concentration-starved
Sports Illustrated (SI) isn’t what it used to be but should they even bother with offering an “opt out” for the swimsuit edition anymore? Everyone who subscribes to SI knows about the swimsuit issue...
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Take it slow on the road to destiny
If dreams were thunder Lightning was desire This old house it would’ve burned down A long time ago –John Prine As opposed to starting out the New Year with all sorts of proclamations about beginning...
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We felt one another one time
He took another sip of bourbon and thought aloud about how he had come to the place in life that he was in. It wasn’t easy being old. He was in a home. Looking for friends, yet still wanting to know...
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When losing is winning
The snow we received that prompted yet another snow day for many people here in Louisville made me think of how Denver residents would look at how pathetic an action that is. It takes a lot of snow and...
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Penning what comes to mind
Many people take things like showers but never give them back. In the immortal words of Nancy Kerrigan, “Why?” Someone recently asked me if they could borrow a pen. Borrowing something by implication...
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This may take awhile
I wonder if the term “this may take a while” is not one of the best messages a developer and/or marketing department ever came up with. “This may take a while” soothes the soul of those waiting for...
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Microsoft has a winner with discounted, refurbished Surface
All the techno pop music in the background sort of contributed to the rhythmic ease of use with which I operated the refurbished Microsoft Surface RT tablet I recently purchased. It took some time to...
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Destination love drunk rampage
Winter easing its grip reminded him of the look on a lover’s face when she told him she’d never leave him. It was sad and happy all at once. Winter tended to take many things away from him that he held...
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Go your own way
No one has a perfect life. No one even comes close for there are only perfect moments within lifetimes. No one has a monopoly on happiness. We sometimes seem to have it all together at times—everything...
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