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Category Archives: random odd thoughts
Pens?
I lost my pen today. This makes me a bitter, bitter man indeed. I've never really talked about my pens on this blog before, but I'm a huge pen snob. The pen I just lost was a Waterman Hemisphere in stainless steel, ball point. It was the best ball point pen I've ever owned. Super […]
Penguins? *Yawn*
Am I the only Pittsburgher who doesn't give a flying fart about the Pens?
Come to think of it, I'm not sure I care much for any team, or any sport for that matter. With each passing year I find it harder to get excited about watching people get paid too much to play games. I'd […]
WTF?! Wednesday–A little consistency please?
Can someone please explain to me why consistency is such a problem? There are tons of examples of this, but I'll give you one example that I encountered over the past few days that really got this ball rolling in my head.
I hate sensor activated things. Hate them! I would say that 89% of the time […]
Dreaming the Impossible Dream
Once upon a time, I had aspirations. Some of you may remember what those are. They're the things that you tell yourself you're going to do before you die/grow-up/get married/whatever. Now, some of those are clearly not going to happen for me. After much consideration, I've admitted that it's unlikely that I'm going to win […]
The Devaluation of Opinions
I think it's great that people like to put in their two cents, but with the rapidly devaluing dollar and rapid inflation sure to come in the next few years, two cents is just not going to cut it.
Effective immediately, I will require a minimum of four cents for a comment to be considered thoughtful.
Effective immediately, I will require a minimum of four cents for a comment to be considered thoughtful.
