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And I’m off!

…Or I will be in a mere few hours that can’t go by quickly enough.

I’ll be heading up here this evening to spend the rest of the weekend with R. and his family.  As usual on the day of a trip, I’m not wanting to do anything but hit the road (I’m at work, finishing […]


Atlanta Time Machine

My new waste of time at work is exploring this website. 

It has oodles of photos from all over Atlanta, showing neighborhoods “Then” and “Now.”   Wicked cool!


Are we consumers REALLY this stupid?

  I was recently reading the back of my Crest Pro Health Night toothpaste while brushing my teeth and noticed there is actually a line on it that reads: “Crest Pro Health Night is effective both day and night.” 
 
Damn, wish I’d known that before spending all that money on my Morning, Mid-Day, and Early Evening toothpastes as well.


Good Things About Tuesday So Far

1. Crazy coffee  A coworker got this from a friend.  He brought it in to share with us coffeeholics.  It’s some strongass coffee but tastes pretty darn good.

2. Another coworker, Angie, seeing there was crazy coffee, then offered up her Waffle House pie.  Story goes that she stopped for breakfast this morning and the Houses […]


Though I’m not quite sure of their platform…

…My newest coffee mug, a gift from my roomie, makes me giggle. 
  

Sure, it’s June.  But how can you resist when you’re driving by a Christmas MegaStore?


It just wasn’t meant to be

This weekend I went to a private Belmont Stakes party, sponsored by a gentleman from UPS.   Even without ever following horse racing before, it’s a no brainer when I learned that UPS was the major sponsor of “Big Brown,”  who is one of my biggest clients.  (Appropriate name, don’t you think?)   The party was a […]


Thanks to you for my education last night

I am woefully ignorant.

Last night went a ways in changing that.

Currently, I get about 12 channels of television in my room.  This is solely because I am lazy:  I have no remote, and therefore cannot “program in” any channels over Channel 12.   I am told this can easily be changed just by going out and […]