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The Age Of The Computer Diva

23 February 2009 Book Talk

I have been told that the Age of the Computer Diva is over.  No longer will genius, skill, and talent guarantee job security or allow DBAs, Integration Specialists and Programmers the protection of living up to their grumpy, prissy, over-read, superior, introverted, anti-meeting, pro-common sense and logic, eccentric, esoteric,  anti-social, stereotypical ways.
It’s true.
Or so I [...]

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The Cyber-Gremlins Ate My Universal Wishlist

9 February 2009 Life

I think the universal wishlist function on Amazon.com is kind of clunky in an ugly kind of way.  Plus, I discovered that the universal wishlist function suffers the same malady as the regular wishlist where products disappear from Amazon.com and you’re left with a mysterious slot in your wishlist that just says “no longer available” [...]

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Office Space Arrival

6 February 2009 Life

Chotchkie’s Manager: “We need to talk about your flair.”
Joanna: “Really? I-I have 15 pieces on. I also–”
Chotchkie’s Manager: “Well, 15 is the minimum, okay?”
Joanna: “Oh, okay.”
Chotchkie’s Manager: “Now, you know, it’s up to you whether or not you wanna just do the bare minimum or, uh– Well, like Brian, for [...]

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Festival of Vesuvius

2 February 2009 Life

The Festival of Vesuvius has begun at my house.  Have you ever heard of it?  Participated?  Probably not.  If you have, it’s not the same Festival of Vesuvius.  I just made this one up.
I got the idea for The Festival of Vesuvius from something Sandra Felton wrote about her husband in The Messies Manual.  She [...]

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Remedy Of Pain

26 January 2009 Life

My grandmother’s quality of life has deteriorated to the point where my parents feel there simply is none.  She can’t walk.  She can’t get herself out of bed.  Some days she can’t even hold her head up.  Some days she doesn’t eat all day or she sleeps all day.  She’s often confused about who my [...]

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The Truth Beyond The Bush

22 January 2009 Life

I have this acquaintance MJ, who is one of those extremely hyper, exhuberant, outgoing, ride-her-bike-across-the-State-in-a-weekend kind of people; strangely she ranked as an introvert on Meyers-Briggs which I still haven’t figured out, but that’s another story.  Anyway, everything is larger than life with her, a bit like living in a musical.  It’s all lots of [...]

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To Kindle Or Not To Kindle

21 January 2009 Book Talk

I’ve been trying to decide if Amazon.com’s Kindle e-book reader is worth investing in; on one hand,I really like the idea of saving trees and saving space in my house too.  However, the Kindle itself is still a bit pricy at $360, which is a hefty initial investment for something I’ll be continuing to purchase [...]

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Beating Back E-Mail Overload

17 January 2009 Book Talk

As part of my year of improving me and figuratively “upgrading my life“, I’ve spent the last few days analyzing my work and home e-mail workflow and how it can be improved.  Gina Trapani’s recommended first “hack” to “work smarter, faster, and better” is to keep your Inbox empty, which is a tall order for [...]

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The Green Truth #2

14 January 2009 Facts of Life

Myth: Natural cleaners don’t disinfect.

Truth: Natural cleaners are highly effective in the bathroom and kitchen, even when it comes to nasty food-borne bacteria like E. coli.  Susan Sumner, head of the Food Sciences and Technology program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, found that all you need to wipe out Salmonella, Shigella, and E. [...]

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Don’t Let The Mistakes & Disappointments Hit You On The Way Out

13 January 2009 Life

I have very carefully spent the last few years avoiding the sound of President George W. Bush’s voice.  There’s just something about it — No, not like that nails on chalkboard think.  This is more like when animal trainers use an unpleasant, nasty sound to train cats and dogs not to climb on the furniture [...]

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