Monthly Archives: August 2008

Bad News, Good News

How on this earth can people vote for this ticket that obviously stoops to pick a woman because they hope to snap up old Hilliary fans? I am all for women gaining access to the White House, but I’d just … Continue reading

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Delicious

I took an impromptu half-day today. Man, what a good idea. I got home and made some white bean dip. Instead of using rosemary, I clipped some thyme out of the garden. I tend to use 2-3 garlic cloves when … Continue reading

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Let’s Recap The Suckage

I applied for a job with a well-known national health insurance company on 7/2. On 8/11 I got a call about it. I was on vacation. I called the hiring manager on 8/12. We set up a phone call for … Continue reading

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Dear City of Richmond

I know times are tough all over, and you have people in the public school system using your franking system to send me books I purchased through half.com, but seriously, you are the capital of our state. Start acting and … Continue reading

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For the love of God

Since the students came back to school the IT system here has blown chunks. Today is the last straw as all access to email has gone tits up. The DNS servers are crashing and who knows if I’ll even be … Continue reading

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The Weekend

On Saturday we joined friends for the special chef lunch at the Barboursville winery. I had planned on writing a longish post about this experience and include the menu. By the time we got home from our lunch and then … Continue reading

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Ohio Is On My Mind

I have been reluctant to talk about this but I have a phone interview with a hiring manager on Friday. I don’t want to jinx the call, but it sounds like a perfect job for me. I talked to the … Continue reading

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Getting the Word Out

JohnMcCain is a creep. If you need more evidence above and beyond that sick feeling in your stomach, check out this article from Daily Kos.

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We’re Back and the Hostas were Scalped

We returned home yesterday afternoon and before we took one item out of the car we ran into the house to see Simon. I think it’s fair to say we all missed each other. The poor guy was under the … Continue reading

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We Were Attacked

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