Something is definitely fishy around there. That lady that was here a few days ago came back. My monkeylady jabbered to her and gave her some of those paper things and then they looked at me and tried to get me to play. Well, I only did a little, I was thrown a little off my game by the presence of the other lady. However, I will soon have her under my paw. She will be mine. My monkeys went into one of the “No-no Riley” rooms last night and left the door open, and so I went in and…
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Two years ago, I was “angy” about a big mess that I got stuck with at work. Today, I was angy all over again. It’s that group again. The same one that is characterised by secretaries booking “their” people 6 months in advance, changing the personnel constantly, changing dates constantly, and the housing bureau is always about 6 or 7 change requests behind. This year, I thought I managed to stay ahead of the wave the whole time, as I’d had to send a number of faxes and emails to the bureau just to get changes done – and some…
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We get swag sometimes at work – usually it’s squeezy foam objects shaped like cows or hockey pucks or airplanes. Today, though, it was lobster pens. We’ve already got a bunch of Mickey pens, and star-shape pens, and heart pens, but a Boston hotel came in today with lobster pens. Not that exciting, I know, unless you happen to be a devotee of His Buttery Succulence, Lobster, the Lord of All Crustaceans. Either that, or you hang out at Fanatical Apathy. Via: Flickr Title: Lobster pens! By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 16 Feb ’06, 4.17am PST
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Reuters AlertNet – Record snowfall in northeast US strands travelers NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Reuters) – New Yorkers dug their way out of thigh-high record snowfall on Monday after the biggest snowstorm of the season canceled flights and delayed trains across the northeastern United States. The sun came out as people returned to work after relentless snow kept falling most of Sunday, sinking New York City into its deepest snow on record. The storm cut power to tens of thousands of homes and stranded many people who had gone away for the weekend. Yeah. I got called into the office…
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Coffee Hour treats from Holy Moly. Yum! Now I need to remember to get good quality coffee and cream. Via: Flickr Title: Treat By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 12 Feb ’06, 6.06pm PST Technorati Tags: Episcopal, Treats
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Katrina Report Spreads Blame Hurricane Katrina exposed the U.S. government’s failure to learn the lessons of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, as leaders from President Bush down disregarded ample warnings of the threat to New Orleans and did not execute emergency plans or share information that would have saved lives, according to a blistering report by House investigators. A draft of the report, to be released publicly Wednesday, includes 90 findings of failures at all levels of government, according to a senior investigation staffer who requested anonymity because the document is not final. Titled “A Failure of Initiative,” it…
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WorldRider: Journey of Adventure & Discovery Allan Karl’s epic motorcycle ride came to an abrupt end in a post dated January 15th. His travelblog, stuffed with fantastic photos, has followed his journey from California up into Canada and Alaska, and down through Mexico, Central America, and South America towards Tierra del Fuego. Something went badly awry a few weeks back in Tica Tica, Bolivia, and at last report Allan was laid up in a local medical clinic with a broken leg, waiting to arrange med-evac back to the States. He just went “under” anesthesia. Way to blog the moment, Allan!…
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A check of Technorati today revealed that lots of people were talking about something called “Smoking Dutch Cleanser.” Since I missed this reference the other day, I went looking for it. Turns out Maureen Dowd, Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist, had something interesting tucked behind the New York Times’ “Orange Curtain” of premium content. Not to worry, I knew someone would make it their business to part that curtain so that all could enjoy the sensation of Nevada Thunder | Blog Archive | Smoking Dutch Cleanser Vice President Dick Cheney bitterly complains that national security leaks are endangering America. Unless, of course,…
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WWDTM has a podcast now. Yayy! NPR : Podcast Directory I read about this on Adam Felber’s blog Fanatical Apathy, and it makes me happy to know that if we wanted to tackle a home repair project or take off for the day, we don’t have to miss the show.
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I wish we were doing this at Holy Moly: Chicago Tribune | Churches to mark Darwin’s birthday NEW YORK — Nearly 450 Christian churches around the country plan to celebrate the 197th birthday of Charles Darwin on Sunday with programs and sermons intended to emphasize that his theory of biological evolution is compatible with faith and that Christians have no need to choose between religion and science. “It’s to demonstrate, by Christian leaders and members of the clergy, that you don’t have to make that choice. You can have both,” said Michael Zimmerman, dean of the College of Letters and…