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Entries from April 2006

Here Comes Peter DevilEyes…

April 14th, 2006 · 7 Comments

…hoppin’ down the Demon Trail. Yes, kids, the Easter Bunny has been taken over by a tenth level demon. He has already devoured the Tooth Fairy, and next he wants your easter candy. And he’ll do anything to get it.
(We’ve got lots of little bunnies scampering around the area outside of our office. This is [...]

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Tags: General

Best Job?

April 13th, 2006 · 6 Comments

According to a new survey, I have the best job in America (Software Engineer)! Woo hoo! Who knew? They say this even though “stress level” is one of the factors. I’d sure like those #2 ranked college professors to try carrying around my pager during an On Call week to see [...]

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Tags: Personal

Attention Suburban Panhandlers

April 12th, 2006 · 5 Comments

You’re probably not going to get any donations by camping out near the exit to a big box store parking lot, especially when there is no stoplight at that exit and drivers leaving the parking lot are entirely focused on watching for a break in the cross traffic and trying to make a speedy right [...]

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Tags: General

Personal Shoe Invasion

April 9th, 2006 · 11 Comments

Obviously I need to create a blog category for “clothes”. And one for “food”.
Another household mystery. I’m pretty sure the maid tried on one of my athletic shoes last week. They are my main everyday pair and are not worth coveting by anyone. The maid comes once a month and I [...]

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Tags: Personal

Hot Sandwich Action

April 8th, 2006 · 12 Comments

Playing catch-up on a few cool things I’ve been meaning to mention lately…
Everyone who knows me knows that I really like T-shirts and would wear them 24/7 if I could. (Damn “business casual” dress code!) I prefer to wear ones that are completely plain or have simple designs, as I don’t want to be [...]

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Tags: Music · Personal

Photoshop Upgrade Nightmare

April 7th, 2006 · 3 Comments

I’ve been meaning to upgrade Adobe Photoshop for quite some time. I’m on version 4 and it’s not a happy camper on my latest PC with Windows XP. It will frequently hang when trying to open files, and will also sometimes mess up other applications (like making the repeat key verrrry slow) after [...]

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Tags: Whining