7 Reasons the 21st Century is Making You Miserable: “It doesn’t matter what you tell yourself, or what slogans you memorize about how everyone is special. You’ll think of yourself as special when you do something special. If you think of yourself as special prior to actually doing something special, you’re not healthy and well-balanced. You’re a narcissist, disconnected from reality. " Okay, this is a LITTLE over the top, but taken as a whole, this article describes why post-modernist Cyberspace and human beings don’t mesh, past a point. We need people. (By extension, I’d assert we need God, too!) ...

“No, thank you.” (Kidding.) Interesting sit… JarvoSpeaks - Aug 4, 2006 “No, thank you.” (Kidding.) Interesting site. I always enjoy reading others who are saying what I have since I was, oh, 10: that our society is going to Dante’s favorite vacation spot, in a small purse.

Yeah, so this was supposed to be the weekend where I relaxed all Saturday, staying in bed all day if I wished… …so, naturally, we reorganized the house and Rug Doctor’d the carpets. In between doing that, I found time to change the oil in the Beamer. All this, while Joey lived la dolce vita down at Dale Hollow Lake. The lowpoint was probably when the Purolator filter in the E30 decided to get stuck, at the same time my left shoulder had a heat cramp. I finally crawled under the car and got it unstuck with my StrapWrench from beneath. ...

Washington Post Article Rarely has our system produced a more naked exercise in opportunism than this measure. Most conservatives oppose the minimum wage on principle as a form of government meddling in the marketplace. But moderate Republicans in jeopardy this fall desperately wanted an increase in the minimum wage. So the seemingly ingenious Republican leadership, which dearly wants deep cuts in the estate tax, proposed offering nickels and dimes to the working class to secure billions for the rich. Fortunately, though not surprisingly, the bill failed. ...

The Republicans in congress don’t feel that it is … Bryan - Aug 5, 2006 The Republicans in congress don’t feel that it is necessary to raise minimum wage, however they do feel it’s OK to give themselves a $30,000 a year “cost of living” raise. What a joke! The Republicans in congress don’t feel that it is necessary to raise minimum wage, however they do feel it’s OK to give themselves a $30,000 a year “cost of living” raise. What a joke! ...

Caterpillars run amok

“HEEELLLP ……. MMMMMEEEEEEEEE” JarvoSpeaks - Aug 4, 2006 “HEEELLLP ……. MMMMMEEEEEEEEE”

[Interior: Postmodern tech-company building with central spiral staircase] Harold, our intrepid protagonist walks down one flight of stairs, three individual 90-degree spiralled segments, to the floor below. He carries a sheet of paper containing the candidate’s resumé in one hand, a water-filled tupperware cup in the other. He looks off the the right, then suddenly finds himself falling down the stairs, landing on his left side, most of the impact on his left shin & ankle. His left hand is numb. ...

Owwwwwwww! Is there somewhere I can vote for “Fun… Jeff Roberts - Aug 2, 2006 Owwwwwwww! Is there somewhere I can vote for “Funniest 2 blog items I’ve seen in a while?” (The string I have to type in to verify that I’m not an ad-spam-bot is “shjss”, which might be close to what you said as you fell.) Well, I seriously began to wonder if blogspot.com was sending me coded messages in the verification words, because mine earlier today was something like “websxy”. (And the letters were slanted in a very suggestive way.) ...

As a growing Ubuntu acolyte, this is just hilarious:

After a morning of sleeping-in, procuring some coffee at Kroger, and gassing-up the Intrigue, we headed to Beattyville, leaving at 2 and arriving around 5 (!) The news: - Dad bought a truck. It’s the same truck as his last truck, but it has the advantage of 97k fewer miles and a higher differential ratio (3.43 v 3.73) - Used the air tools to rotate the tires on the intrigue. ...

Nothing like having the Hershey Squirts all morning combined with too little sleep to make one perky on a Friday. * * * Thought: I must stop caring what people at work think of me. I’ve got folks like David, Jeff, and Patrick, who are just awesome, supportive, and real. And, they’re all alot older than me. Then, I have people my own age who are just not nice. Ugh. * * *

(On exiting the tennis court this morning) Me: Man, you were hittin’ that ball pretty well? Your dad been workin’ with you? Joey: No. I’m just good! hehe

Annoyances.org - Top 10 things likely to be overheard from a Klingon Programmer OH YEAH!!!!

Wow, and I thought Scott Adams worked in the next … Jeff Roberts - Jul 5, 2006 Wow, and I thought Scott Adams worked in the next cubicle. Little did I know Warf was on the other side!

Pardon my interrupting your prayer and feel free n… Jeff Roberts - Jul 3, 2006 Pardon my interrupting your prayer and feel free not to accept this comment but “despair” ? I’m sure my “don’t sweat the small stuff…or even the medium-sized stuff” attitude of late isn’t optimal (although it aligns pretty well with my raise amount!) but don’t let stuff get to ya dude. Wife, kid, another kid on the way…life is *good*. ...

Spent Friday night and Saturday up in Columbus, Ohio at a Promise Keepers event, held at the 20,000-seat Nationwide arena. It was a great experience, as 7 of us from Northside Christian Church (Pastor Scott, Ryan, Me, Rick, Chuck, Tim, and Jason) headed out at 2:30pm in the rental 15-passenger van. On the whole, it was great to just be myself, not worried about talking sports, or computers, or whatever else. I could be comfortable and enjoy just laughing and being myself.

We’re looking forward to Atlanta this weekend Kerry Woo - Jul 2, 2006 We’re looking forward to Atlanta this weekend

Intel to ax 1,000 managers | CNET News.com Ah, if only….

I sit basking in the glow of my citronella candle as the last pink of day turns to gray. Relaxed. Sated. Today was a study in contrasts–my relaxation now versus me taking a DeWalt cordless drill to the remains of my powerbook as I salvaged the Hard Drive. Bella wanted the pictures off it. I got through 16 little screws, but the final two holding the hard drive to the case itself stripped out. I was a little frustrated and thought “Well, if this were a car, I’d just grab a metal bit and drill-out the screws.” ...