I never really thought of myself as a grammar nazi, but some of the folks I work seem to disagree. Now that I think about it, I guess I do have a lot a gripes about stupid language things. I’m going to bitch about two of them for a minute - these two […]
Lately, I’m an interesting combination of IT guy and accountant (read: geek and nerd) with this job of mine. While I do perform a lot of accounting functions, more and more I’m picking up IT responsibilities to go along with it. All of this is fine; after all, my bachelor’s degree is in […]
It’s a good thing that I’m getting ready to move out. I’ve about had it with my neighbors.
Don’t get me wrong - these neighbors of mine have been a pretty consistent pain in the ass for a long time now. This isn’t really anything new; rather, it is just the latest chapter […]
Credit card fraud is apparently a big problem in the financial world. Identity theft, obviously, is also a big problem. So I guess it should be no surprise to anyone that both banks and vendors are implementing programs to reduce or eliminate fraud.
When implemented poorly, however, fraud prevention programs wind up being not […]
tuesday is the worst day of the week. there’s no other way to look at it.
the weekends are good.
mondays aren’t great, but they’re not as bad as most people thing - you’re coming off two days off, and so it’s not so bad. you spend part of the day catching up with […]
another great example of things that don’t make any damn sense:
my grandma is in her late 70’s. her and grandpa aren’t especially active people; they spend most of their time at home, retired, watching TV, doing what retired people do.
when I say that they spend most of their time at home, it’s […]
This is the third and final part of a three part series of blogs about bands, fans, and attitudes.
Part III: My thoughts on ’selling out.’
First, Some notes on selling out, from wikipedia:
“Selling out is a common slang phrase. Broadly speaking, it refers to the compromising of one’s integrity in exchange for money or other […]
This is the second part of a three part series of blogs about bands, fans, and attitudes.
So there’s three groups of fans, and between them, they generally share two different attitudes about what direction a band’s music should be going in. While I understand the logic and ideas behind each philosophy, I think […]
This is the first part of a three part series of blogs about bands, fans, and attitudes.
If I were writing a paper on this, I suppose it could be called ‘a working model of band, fans, and attitudes.’ That is, if i wasn’t trying to use song lyrics for titles.
If […]
what is the deal with people running red lights and blocking up intersections?
i see this crap all the time around here. case in point, my morning commute to work. i get off the highway and make a left onto a fairly busy street every morning. there is a stoplight at the intersection, […]
