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A few notes on driving

Thursday, 25 June 2009 (11:43 am) Steve 1 comment

Since I haven’t done one of these in a while… If it takes more than two attempts to back your car into a parking space, maybe back-in parking is not for you. If it takes more than one attempt to drive a car into a nose-in parking space, maybe driving is not for you. If [...]

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A brief moment of brilliance

Thursday, 18 June 2009 (3:59 pm) Steve No comments

Barry, one of the two people I share an office with, returned from a trip to the kitchen and expressed this quietly brilliant nugget of wisdom: I just realized this place is like a casino: There are no clocks, it’s hard to find the exits, the drinks are free, and if you stay here long [...]

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One of the worst company slogans EVER

Monday, 15 June 2009 (2:50 pm) Steve No comments

Okay, so this is probably fundamentally old news to just about everyone, and I’d bet my left… upper incisor that it’s been covered ad nauseam before, but I just noticed “Sara Lee’s” slogan on a truck the other day. Like a lot of people (according to the relevant Wikipedia entry), I’d always thought the slogan [...]

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O.P.M.D.P.

Saturday, 13 June 2009 (5:34 pm) Steve No comments

[Obligatory Paraphrased Movie Dialog Post]  My version of a bit from “Full Metal Jacket” (and the Rifleman’s Creed): “This is my Kindle. There are many like it, but this one is mine.” Yes, I finally got me one of these bad boys and, while it’s not perfect, I think I’m going to like it.

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Dogs aren’t meant to fly

Tuesday, 2 June 2009 (11:21 am) Steve No comments

Driving on a two-lane road this morning, I notice a minivan in the oncoming lane with a dog out the window. Okay, yes, I get the whole “puppy in the wind” mentality behind why people allow this, but this dog (a medium-sized breed of some sort) was in the front passenger seat, with the window [...]

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