Tomorrow is Leek Day!
Posted by E-George on February 29, 2008
The leek is the symbol of St. David, the patron saint of Wales. And March 1 is St. David’s Day all across Wales. You knew that, right? Of course you did. If ever I become a patron saint of something, I wouldn’t mind my symbol being a very mild member of the onion family. Although, [...]
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Money
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It’s flat. Paper or silver (or gold, or copper). Covered in germs. And issued by by the government as “official legal tender.”
What’s not money: Rectangular, flat, plastic, embossed cards issued by anyone in a soup of predatory lending industries.
Let’s recap:
Money: Tangible, real, and (in most cases) in one’s wallet, creating a contemplative spending lifestyle.
Not money: [...]
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A definite generation gap
Posted by E-George on February 22, 2008
See the following 1943 Guide to Hiring Women (If you can’t read the news print, it’s transcribed below)
Transcription follows:
(The following is an excerpt from the July 1943 issue of Transportation Magazine. This was written for male supervisors of women in the workforce during World War II.)
Eleven Tips on Getting More Efficiency Out of Women Employees: [...]
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Last I checked, it was February
Posted by E-George on February 21, 2008
So, what’s with all this blasted, wretched, dingy-dangy-hecktah-fooey SNOW doing on the ground? Well, in fairness, it’s melted now, but it was there this morning. Here’s how the story goes:
It’s 3:20am and I’m woken by a persistant nagging that I have now come to recognize as my 3rd nightly trip to the bathroom (more on [...]
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An odd thing to feel sad about
Posted by E-George on February 18, 2008
This week is the 12th Annual Pink Elephant IT Service Management & Exhibition. Of all the work I was doing in my last job, getting to start with the ITIL program and dig into it, learning how it can benefit IT groups of all sizes and complexity was truly one of the most invigorating times. [...]
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The high cost of living or the cost of living high?
Posted by E-George on February 14, 2008
Via reason.tv:
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The end of an era
Posted by E-George on February 10, 2008
The domain name for themfwic.com expires this month, and I’m not going to blow the coin to renew it. I don’t blog there and don’t plan to renew an existence there; ergo, save the coin. So if any of you route to here from there, now would be a good time to update your bookmarks [...]
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Charlie bit me
Posted by E-George on February 7, 2008
This is why kids with British accents can probably get away with a lot more foolishness and mayhem than say kids without one.
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Happy Birthday, Matthew
Posted by E-George on February 5, 2008
These are lyrics to an Irving Berlin duet called “Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better”, and was first sung in “Annie Get Your Gun.” That tidbit notwithstanding, these lyrics sum up to me how Matthew approaches the world.
[Matthew] Anything you can do,
[Matthew] I can do better.
[Matthew] I can do anything
[Matthew] [...]
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You used to take the rat out of its hole and you used to EAT IT!
Posted by E-George on February 2, 2008
6 more weeks of winter. 6. More. Weeks. …effin’ rat. That means it’s time to curl up on the couch with some hot tea and watch Groundhog Day. Excepting that I don’t have that one…. damn. Maybe Alien v. Predator will do instead.
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