Showing posts with label ponderables. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ponderables. Show all posts
Saturday, September 12, 2020

Which "you" are you, and when?

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If you asked ten different people who know me to tell you about me, you're likely to get 10 at least slightly different answers.  The an...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010

How do you know when to help?

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An experience I had today reminded me a bit of this post from a few months ago . This morning, I stopped for gas on my way to work. As I pu...
Thursday, December 24, 2009

giving a helping hand

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I heard about Robin Hood 702 on a radio show last week. He's an anonymous high-stakes gambler living in Las Vegas who last year decide...
Wednesday, December 2, 2009

wandering cows

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This is one of those news stories where they really need to include pictures.
Monday, November 30, 2009

domestic violence

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Wil Wheaton (@wilw) tweeted the following a couple of days ago with a link to this article : "Very powerful essay about domestic viole...
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Sunday, November 29, 2009

a publicist's nightmare

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Back in the old days, public figures like actors and singers and other celebrities were often unreachable except through their publicist. A...
Thursday, November 19, 2009

L.A. radio

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I had to get a new battery for my car the other day, and when they were all done, I got in the car to drive to work. I turned the radio on ...
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

addicted to the internet

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On a discussion board that I participate in, someone posted a link to an article about people being addicted to the internet. I didn't ...
Thursday, October 8, 2009

that would be one humongoid pie

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I'm not partial to all things pumpkin, but I do really love pumpkin pie. I wonder how many pies could be made from this pumpkin. And ...
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

"Part of Your World" - probably like you've never heard it before

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So tonight, my nephew posted a link to a YouTube video that I promptly stole and re-posted myself. It's the Cantonese version of "...
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Sunday, September 27, 2009

This is definitely a guy's only thing.

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I ran across this story about underwear for left-handed men , and when I'd just seen the headline, I wondered how it made a difference w...
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Friday, September 18, 2009

taking back "bitch"

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I happened upon the following, and for the most part, I agree wholeheartedly with it. That's probably not surprising for anyone who kno...
Tuesday, September 8, 2009

How can I contact thee, let me count the ways...

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A couple of weeks ago, I needed to send a message to a friend, and it occurred to me that for some of my friends, I now have a multitude of ...
Sunday, August 30, 2009

rides from strangers

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The past couple of months, I've somehow gotten to thinking a lot about the whole "don't accept rides from strangers" rule ...
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Thursday, August 20, 2009

things I don't understand - baseballs and bullet holes

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The question had originally come up in my mind quite a number of years ago, but a recent reminder brought the issue to the forefront. I was ...
Sunday, August 2, 2009

things I don't understand - Do people not know how to give change anymore?

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So in the last couple of years, I've come to the realization that some people in the restaurant industry don't know how to give chan...
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Friday, July 10, 2009

things I don't understand - Do I need your phone number or not?

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If I'm calling a friend who I know has my phone number and I have to leave a message, I won't leave my phone number in the message. ...
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

MJ

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I didn't watch any of the coverage of the memorial service today, but I've read bits and pieces of comments from those who were ther...
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Monday, July 6, 2009

call for very young volunteers

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I have a co-worker who has a little daughter who is about a year and a half old. She's at the daycare center that our company has at ou...
Thursday, June 25, 2009

I'm just saying

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And I'm not going to be saying much more. I'm just going to link to this story about alleged voter fraud . I could say a lot about...