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One gets reflective when one quits a job and moves on. And seeing as how I have quit jobs so rarely I have been thinking of the other jobs I voluntarily quit, of which there were only 3.
1. An ill-advised stint at a laser tag facility at Great America. That was 6 […]

One year when I was about 12 or so Sixanne convinced 2 uncles to come at the same time for Christmas, and in addition to the usual set of grandparents we had 9 whole people in the house. Taxman and I had to sleep in our neighbor’s motorhome, which was novel but still very […]

1) SNOWGLOBES??? SERIOUSLY, SNOWGLOBES?????
2) Am proud to say I was at a party that got shut down by the cops because, in their words, “the first problem is you were playing Vanilla Ice; the second problem is you were playing Vanilla Ice too loud.”
Happy Holidays. Kwanzaa gifts are in the mail.

pingpong has always been right in that people tend to panic for no good reason regarding packing. There is rarely ever reason to commit an entire night to packing in lieu of fun activities. Besides, I needed to do laundry today so that I’d have something clean to pack.

Last night I went with roommate and […]

“The Cardigans” “First Band on the Moon” “Choke”

Incubation times. They are the double edged sword of the Research Associates existence. So many of the things you have to do are timed. Put these tubes in a water bath for 20 minutes, spin these tubes for 5 min, add chemical A to cells for 10 minutes before adding chemical B, […]

As a few of you know I finally made it out of the country, Canada and Mexico don’t count, to the place where the history comes from Europe. Yes I went to Europe on the eve of winter and somehow managed to avoid freezing to death. I managed to squeeze London, Paris, and […]

If Wikipedia is to be believed,
Maintenance crews at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam reported in 2005 that adding a fly target to urinals reduced bathroom cleaning costs by giving men something to aim at.
Now back to studying econ and seeing if the textbook can beat that.

NBA basketball Minnesota Timberwolves Philadelphia 76ers “Kevin Garnett” “Allen Iverson” “Ricky Davis” trade deal bargain barter Miami Heat “Antoine Walker”

“Iron & Wine” “Lion’s Mane” “Bird Stealing Bread”