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This morning I was going about my business when it popped into my head to figure how much more money I make by working Saturdays. The answer: 30% more than I otherwise would.
That seems like a lot, but it doesn’t really console me concerning the fact that in half an hour I have to […]
I want to buy and read Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage. Does that make me an English-geek?
I am too stingy to buy it. Does that make me a miser?
Another HT to 22 Words.
A Geek Poem. You’ve got to love a form of poetry based on the Fibonacci sequence.
HT: 22 Words.
Halloween
15Oct08I’m debating whether to go as Al Capone or Pancho Villa.
Any thoughts?
Galactic conquest
14Oct08Most of my friends are young men in college or who have recently graduated college. Most of us tend toward the fun end of the geek spectrum. We’re the kind of guys who have LAN parties, read webcomics and play chess on roller coasters.
We are also the kind of guys that play boardgames. Like everyone […]
Vent: I had a terrible time at work today. I couldn’t get the machines I was supposed to be operating to work properly and I kept getting bounced from task to task so that I couldn’t get any problem solved before the end of the shift.
The good part about working at a place that […]
I had a busy weekend. Saturday, I had to write my personal statement for my business school application. Meanwhile Madeline was having her birthday party. Then at a quarter after 1 I went in to work until 10. Sunday, after going to church with the parentals, Emily and I took Maddie to Build A Bear […]
How quickly an intelligent woman can be taught, grasp his ideas, see his point — and how (with rare exceptions) they can go no further, when they leave his hand, or when they cease to take a personal interest in him. But this is their natural avenue to love. Before the young woman knows where […]
