Archives for: January 2010, 31

Jan/31
2010
"Good morning." It's a simple phrase we have all heard and perhaps even uttered. However, think about it for a minute - good + morning. If you are like me, it is an oxymoron. Made all the more discordant the colder the morning or the more hellish the… more »
Jan/31
2010
At work, I sit next to a woman who has two kids (I've posted before about how disruptive their visits to the office can be). She is a sweet woman. She is very sweet - sometimes a bit too sweet for my acidic and sarcastic outlook on life, which I admit… more »
Jan/31
2010
I sense a disturbance in the force... It all started with the mass-spam in bone-chilling red and white from Oracle. It said "HEH WE PWN SUNZ". You know I've always felt bad for those people who bet their career on Java. It never seemed like a goo… more »
Jan/31
2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen.-elect Scott Brown says he'd like daughter Ayla to have another crack at ''American Idol,'' where judge Simon Cowell once described her performance as robotic and empty.Not satisfied with marketing himself, the proud Papa wants… more »
Jan/31
2010
Annoying, awkward, cramped, dark, sounds like the subway during rush hour but it's not, it's how I describe a towel closet. Any towel closet.I like towels. Nice and fluffy from the dryer, then warm and welcoming after a shower they're a great inven… more »
Jan/31
2010
Under a new targeted approach to aid, [...] women across Haiti's capital no longer have to battle with men at food handouts that in recent days have been chaotic and dangerous scrums.[...] ''Our experience around the world is that food is more likely… more »
Jan/31
2010
I'd read about this: Oscar the cat that heralded the passing of a nursing home occupant by attending their bedside. Frankly I'm not at all surprised that the cat could sense the signs of impending death, what amazes me is that science doubted it. If so… more »