Archive for November, 2003
Posted in November 23rd, 2003
Not a bad weekend for doing nothing. Friday I put away another box of crap from my move. Only six to go. At this torrid pace I’ll be done by 2004. Sometime.
Saturday was very cool, because we had another poker tournament which was the perfect planned activity for the [...]
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Posted in November 21st, 2003
Russian dies after winning vodka-drinking contest
I don’t know if he’d be too excited to be called the winner. It’s pretty interesting that those who didn’t get sick showed up for happy hour the next day.
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Posted in November 20th, 2003
OK, returning to where I left off…I moved back to Healthcare in another startup company and found that computers and jobs are completely different when I actually HAD to do all the networking, administration and user support myself. Now I was working 10 hour days because I was in the crucial position of being [...]
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Posted in November 19th, 2003
So we decided to change up schedules at the hospital where 2 of us will work 4 10-hour days and then alternate Mondays and Fridays off each month. This is the first week and it seems like it’s going to be pretty awesome. It’s great. And not just for the obvious reason.
Until [...]
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Posted in November 18th, 2003
Liability lawyer’s group lists hazardous toys - Nov. 18, 2003
Do you remember the REAL Slinky with the sharp, piercing, fun-until-it-breaks-your-skin metal end? Or the big-ass steel Tonka trunks with the big-ass steel edges? Remember all the fun you had with the robots that could shoot plastic projectiles right into you eye? Now [...]
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Posted in November 17th, 2003
Wired News: Keep Your Brain From Going to Pot
So today I learned that, while the government has resurrected the “Dope makes you a dope” ad campaign (dropping the “Quit supporting Al-Queda, You Terrorist Fuck” campaign), Pharmos has initially shown that “an altered version of cannabis” may greatly reduce brain cell death in severe head trauma [...]
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Posted in November 13th, 2003
Walmart on Web: Discount tunes are next
And to simulate the Wal-Mart shopping experience:
As soon as you logon the service will play sounds of kids running around, babies screaming, and parents yelling at their children to “GET BACK HERE NOW!!!
You will not be able to find anything, because all the songs will be misplaced [...]
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Posted in November 12th, 2003
Here is something I already learned today. People have been stealing so much stuff from the hospital cafeteria, that the cafeteria staff must now patrol the entrance. It turns out thieves are coming into the cafeteria through the entrance from the hospital then exiting out the same way. Here’s the kicker…almost all [...]
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Posted in November 11th, 2003
So you know how everyone always says that? Well, I’m going to let you know if I actually do learn something new every day. Here’s the first entry into this category…
Trying to cut a tomato with a butterknife is like trying to eat a steak with fake vampire teeth. I would have [...]
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Posted in November 11th, 2003
Question: If you ever have to make a drug run, what’s the best way to do it?
Answer: Drive an overdue rental car 100 miles per hour through a known drug corridor. This is just pathetic.
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