True crime- July 22, 2008 The other day at work I was listening to the guys talk about the town of Siberia, which is so small that everyone knows or is related to everyone else and I said "Thank Maude I don't live in a small town." Then again, after comparing and contrasting the true crime news tidbit from the local newspaper at the right to Indianapolis, I've gotta admit that the idea of an iguana theft being the major crime of the week versus Indianapolis' current murder-palooza is kind of preferable. I also love...http://www.mikerzz.com/blog/archives/2008/07/true_crime.html Thought for the day- July 22, 2008 "One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say." --Will Duranthttp://www.mikerzz.com/blog/archives/2008/07/thought_for_the_31.html In which I lose it over something stupid- July 22, 2008 I'm picky about my choice of writing tools, but I've managed to keep it under control at work. Until today. The guys were treated to the spectacle of me tearing apart the Widget Dept to find a decent ball point pen. Our pens are pretty much crappy bulk-purchase bics and whatever people manage to boost from banks, hotels and the like and bring in. I hate them, but hey... I'm not the one buying 'em. Today though, the only pens in sight were filled with black or red ink. I can deal with black...http://www.mikerzz.com/blog/archives/2008/07/in_which_i_lose.html Q & A- July 19, 2008 This has been sitting around in the hopper for long enough that I don't even remember where I originally got it from, though I'm thinking that it was Heather. Thank Maude it didn't ask anything about 'most embarrassing hair moment,' or anything about acid washed denim clothing. 1. Name the singerbandperformer you are most embarrassed to admit you actually paid good money to see in concert. Bon Jovi. If Mark hadn't been so damn fine-looking, he wouldn't have been able to talk me into buying...http://www.mikerzz.com/blog/archives/2008/07/1_name_the_sing.html Did I fall asleep or what- July 18, 2008 I know I don't watch, but did anyone win American Idol this season Or did Maude finally show her ire and smite Simon, Randy, Paula and the contestants to put us out of our miseryhttp://www.mikerzz.com/blog/archives/2008/07/did_i_fall_asle.html Phone follies- July 18, 2008 So I lost the car charger for my phone sometime within the last year and rather than hie myself off to AT&T, I mentioned I was going to ask Telephone Gal if she'd mind giving me the URL of her aftermarket equipment supplier for our work phones. Not one but three separate people gave me variations on the riff that "...you wouldn't be able to get anything from TG's suppliers that would work for you, because the Ranch uses Verizon and your phone is an AT&T." I died a little inside when I heard..http://www.mikerzz.com/blog/archives/2008/07/phone_follies.html Thought fot the day- July 17, 2008 "Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are". -- John Woodenhttp://www.mikerzz.com/blog/archives/2008/07/thought_fot_the.html Why- July 16, 2008 Maybe it's just me, but on a windless night... when the temperature is already in the 80's... and the humidity sticks to you like a pedophilia conviction... Why oh why would it strike you as a good idea to warm things up further by building a huge bonfire in your portable fire pithttp://www.mikerzz.com/blog/archives/2008/07/why_2.html When it rains, it pours- July 15, 2008 Not literally, thank goodness. We've had quite enough of that here in Indiana for a while--as my drowned tomato plants and more importantly the homeless friends in my hometown can attest to. I wonder how many words are in this pictureNo, I'm talking about a veritable deluge of reading material. I check out books on cd from the library to listen to while on my 90 minute round-trip commute. I also had some things ordered and pre-ordered on Amazon; but in the meantime, I'd picked up a book I'd...http://www.mikerzz.com/blog/archives/2008/07/when_it_rains_i.html There goes the neighborhood- July 13, 2008 i was walking Bailey around one of Merkinwood's lakes runoff retention ponds this morning when I was unexpectedly surrounded by flying tortillas. Thinking that some long-suffering Taco Bell employee had finally served one too many chalupas, I was about ready to run for cover when I noticed that they must be warning shots since they were all landing in the "lake." Calming my racing heart, I looked around and discovered the source. A person in a second floor apartment had knocked out a window...http://www.mikerzz.com/blog/archives/2008/07/there_goes_the.html |