Not Rocket Science - But SERIOUSLY!!

A Note to Recruiters, Headhunters, etc

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:35:00 -0500

Having received my third of fourth e-mail this week from a recruiter - I was a bit confused and perturbed with the latest one I received. So I decided to put out a few "hints" to recruiters/headhunters/etc:

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Refudiate and other language butchery...

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:35:00 -0500

Ok, So... Sarah Palin manages to create a "new word" on national television... This is NEWSWORTHY???

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New Entry For The Darwin Awards

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:38:00 -0500

A Texas man, after committing a robbery, became the latest entrant in this year's darwin awards.

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I just won a million dollars!!! Yeah, RIGHT!!!

Sun, 31 May 2009 14:54:00 -0500

I just couldn't resist opening this one e-mail from my junk mail e-mail box.

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What not to do while driving kids, hMMMkaayyyy?

Sun, 31 May 2009 14:33:00 -0500

Let me set the scene for you: Myself and two of my co-workers are driving back to work from lunch.

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Animal Tossing 101

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:01:00 -0500

While listening to the radio the other day - they were replaying some old "news items" - kind of a listeners choice of radio news.

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A Proposal

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:39:00 -0500

I received an interesting e-mail from one of my family members earlier today and decided I would share with the rest of you...

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Proof in the Pudding

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:08:00 -0500

It always amazes me what a person can find when reading the newspaper...

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Say WHAT???!!!

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:55:00 -0500

While at work this week, I asked one of my co-workers how his vacation in Alabama's Gulf Shores area was. He had had to cut the trip short by a day due to the incoming hurricane (Gustav). During the discussion, he told us a tale that left quite a few of us shaking our heads.

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Tech Support Hell

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:07:00 -0500

Let's go WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY back to when I first started doing helpdesk support for a local ISP (for where I was living at the time). I finally convinced the owner of the company that we REALLY should upgrade our existing users to Netscape version 3 (we had been distributing version 1 to that point - that should tell you how long ago it was).

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Once more unto the brink...

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:09:00 -0500

I discuss my frustration with various types of "SPAM" e-mails with friends quite frequently. Chain Letters, body part modifications and the like are always hysterical points to ponder. Today I received an e-mail from a friend that I just needed to share with the rest of the world... [More]

Microsoft pushing MySQL

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:12:00 -0500

Ok, So I read this on the net and just couldn't believe it was real... but... [More]

Yes - I'm Picking on Microsoft - Go Figure!

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 02:46:00 -0500

As most everyone who "knows" me is aware - I've been involved in the computer industry for nigh on 30 years. As most "old timers" in the industry ALSO know - Microsoft is the favorite target of anyone in the industry. We laugh, we poke fun, we berate - It's a love/hate relationship - Microsoft is the company that most "old timers" LOVE to HATE.

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And people like this drive and vote???!??!?!?!?!

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:03:00 -0500

I know many of you have heard me go on longwinded rants about "what DO they teach our kids in school these days?!?!" Tuesday night's "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" TV show, however, made me call into question what they taught the very NEXT generation after MINE in school...

{While this e-mail was a hoax - I have seen the properties of it in operation on more than one occasion.}

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Werewolves of.... WISCONSIN???

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:32:00 -0500

Ok, so I was listening to the radio while taking my son to school this morning and I heard one of the dumbest excuses/warnings ever stated by someone that had broken the law.

After breaking into a home - a Wisconsin man warned the police officers that were arresting him that he was a WEREWOLF and that he could change shape at will... [More]