Sticking the other foot in since 1996
I work for a largish PC maker in Austin. I’m on a floor with a lot of people in beige cubes (maybe 230 cubes) managing the design and development of new computers. Scattered throughout this largish four story building are … Read More »
It seems that my two year old posting on Fear And Loathing At KKQV has caught a little fish. Or should I say a little fox? I’ve updated the post with a fun email. Golly it’s neat when people read … Read More »
About a year ago a guy I worked with suggested I check out MySpace. It was a slow day so I created a profile. I have fiddled with my MySpace profile a bit and posted a few entries to my … Read More »
(this was originally published to my MySpace blog) Damn! Record high temperatures today, 81 at the airport (dumb, no one lives at the airport) with more tomorrow. Yeah I know this is way above normal but dammit it sure feels … Read More »
(This was originally posted to my MySpace blog) So the house is sold, the checks are in the bank and I call Bryan (on my friends list) at work to do a last lunch together before I fly away the … Read More »
If you read Consumer Reports You are probably familiar with their back page feature “Selling It.” Readers send in examples of the excesses, mistakes and deceptions of advertisers and manufacturers. For example: A bottle of aspirin than is half full … Read More »
Sometimes I Notice Things… …Often it is only subconsciously and it takes a while for it to filter through to the surface. Case in point: I come home from work on a day just like any other. I grab the … Read More »
You probably have friends who pelt you with jokes via email that they got from a friend, who got it from a friend, who got it from a friend, and so on. Mostly I have already seen them. This one … Read More »
In addition to the thank you note Sarnoff got from the Vice President we also got a nice article in the New York Times. This was the email that was sent out by the department secretary to all involved. Tom … Read More »
What do these three pictures have in common? No I am not trying to play Alex Trebeck, nor do you have to phrase your answer in the form of a question, but these three items do have something in … Read More »