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How to securely dispose of 160GB worth of data

March 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · geekdom, work

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IT Department Motivations

December 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · geekdom, internet, work

How to get the IT department to do their actual job.

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They Make Spellcheck??

September 18th, 2008 · No Comments · How To Annoy Me, work

My phone rings at work, and I answer as I’m oft to do in such situations…
Phone: How do you spell politicians and officials?
Me: Can’t you just use spellcheck?
Phone: Yes but none of them are in their office right now.

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Take Your Bike To Work Day 2

September 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment · whatever, work

sore /sɔr, soʊr/
Pronunciation[sawr, sohr]
adjective, sor·er, sor·est, noun, adverb
-adjective
1. physically painful or sensitive, as a wound, hurt, or diseased part: a sore arm.
2. suffering bodily pain from wounds, bruises, etc., as a person: He is sore because of all that exercise.
3. suffering mental pain; grieved, distressed, or sorrowful: to be sore at heart.
4. causing great mental pain, distress, or [...]

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Take Your Bike To Work Day 1

September 16th, 2008 · No Comments · whatever, work

So I did it. I didn’t die of exhaustion, get hit by a bus, or *gasp* get overly mocked by co-workers. It’s strangely refreshing to go out and get some fresh air in the morning. Hell, I didn’t even have to drink my normal 3 cups of coffee to get going and motivated at work [...]

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The Experiment

September 15th, 2008 · No Comments · whatever, work

I’m going to start my great bike experiment and prove to myself and others that its pointless to drive 4 miles to work, when I have a bike. All it took was the gift of a bike, $100, and some of my own elbow grease to get here.
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Retrospective: New Job 3 Months In

May 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment · work

I was thinking to myself last night that it’s been nearly 3 months since I switched jobs and there are absolutely no regrets. It’s AWFULLY REFRESHING to not dread waking up and going to work with every particle of your being. When I come home at night, my very soul and ambition to live is [...]

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Sorry, I was too busy betting on horses

March 8th, 2008 · No Comments · life, work

Yes, I’m the supreme slack. I haven’t made a new post in weeks, so sorry. I could have filled up the entire time with snide remarks about my old boss, or how awesome my new job is, or about all the ridiculously fun things we’ve done over the past 3 weeks, but I didn’t. I’ll [...]

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Have you heard? Matt got a new job!

February 14th, 2008 · No Comments · life, the kids, work

Yep, at the Hazel Park Race Track! Guess he gets to dork it out all day and gamble on his lunch hour.

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Zoot! Suit! Riot!

November 7th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Photos, life, work

I got a new suit. It has pinstripes. I like my new suit.

Why do I have a new suit? Guess.

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