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No Such Thing as a Ten-Minute Plumbing Repair

Oct 13 2

Ever play the “That’s the title of my biography!” game? If you had to sum up your life story in a single turn of phrase, what would that title be? I once worked with a lovely writer and accomplished musician named Wendy Hyman-Fite. I never got over her decision to hyphenate that last name: Hyman-Fite. […]

Dispatches from the Edge of Weirdness

Oct 07 2

As previously stated, I actively try not to blog when I’m A. Pissy and negative, B. Depressed, or C. Angry at somebody who might be reading the blog. Lately though, there has been a spike in both my job activity/expectations/output as well as my job Weirdness Quotient. Looking at the bottom line, my little Telecom has […]

The Weird Week that Is and Was.

Sep 24 0

Yeah, I know. I’m falling down on my (reduced) blog duties. Corporate brass was at our outpost this week. Every time the Big Guy comes to town, ten people are chosen at random to sit down with him and say what is ever on their alleged minds. I have been fortunate to avoid this goat […]

Yeah, I’m Still Alive

Sep 08 0

For the time being, I’m going to try two blogs per week. We’ll see if I can make a rhythm out of that. The dramatic change in seasons has kicked my Seasonal-Affected Depression into fourth gear. I participated in a “Steel Plate” shooting tournament this weekend. Much fun. As opposed to IDPA — which involves […]

Toxic Shock

Aug 25 0

Yeah. So. I don’t even know how to begin. Wiggle fingers. Look at words as they take shape on screen. See where they take me. I had a bunch of negative blog posts in a row. Negativity and apathy. Combine that with a poorly-crafted celebrity crush post and… And… I found myself disgusted with Shawn. […]