SearchCategory : The Dork at Work28th December 2006 : I Left My Job in San Francisco?A few weeks ago, I took a quick trip to San Francisco for work purposes. Our group gave a dog and pony show to one of our collaborators, and I was one of the ponies. Or one of the mutts; I didn't ask for details. Frankly, I'm pretty sure I don't want to… more » Categories: The Dork at Work 26th December 2006 : 'Time' Is Not On My SideThe thing I like about football is that anyone can call a time out, at any time. In basketball, you only get time out if you have the ball. In baseball, barring an injury, most players in the field are never calling a time out. You ever see a baseball ga… more » Categories: The Dork at Work 13th December 2006 : Simp with a LimpI played volleyball last night. As usual, I found a way to mildly injure myself. I never hurt myself badly out there -- nothing life-, limb-, or manhood-threatening. But they'd take away my weekend warrior card if I walked out of the gym without some sor… more » Categories: I, Idiot, The Dork at Work 01st December 2006 : Three Weddings and a FableI tried a new approach at work today. I was supposed to give a status report on the work I'm doing, but I knew I'd get the same question I always get after these talks:
'Gee, that's great for our group -- but isn't the group next door planning on doing… more » 18th October 2006 : One Mucked-Up MorningI had a rough morning today.
I thought that a team of furnace fiddlers were coming by today to replace the heater in our house. The missus told me a few days ago that they'd be here on Wednesday, and that they'd show up at 8:30. In the morning.
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