Moose and Ink

This gift was left for us on one of our desks at work today. In case you can’t tell, that’s a stapler.  In Jell-O. Some of my students have way too much time on their hands. And bravo you cheeky little bastards.

Today’s post is brought to you by Conversations at Work – When It’s Spring Break and Things Are A Wee Bit Too Slow! Facebook.  Yup, it’s all over the news, has been for months, and I’m way behind on saying my piece on it.  Back in 2004, before the site…

Aside from writing, running is one of the greatest joys of my life.  It can take you anywhere.  A marathon in Florida.  Another in Illinois.   God knows how many miles in Colorado.  A nice 4 mile, oops, 10 mile, run up a mountain in California including a brush with…

Yes.  Steph beat me in Tae Kwon Do Horse.  Not once, but twice.  Did I mention that this was her first time ever playing the game?  And that I’ve played it, oh, upwards of twenty times? And I’ve won repeatedly? I’m thinking about marriage counseling.

This: I wonder how many people of my generation know that Suicide is Painless is the name of the M*A*S*H theme song?  Fantastic show.  Steph and I own the DVDs for all 11 seasons. When I hear this song, I don’t immediately think of the show.  Images of Hawkeye, Radar,…

It happens every year.  Thousands of people from Dubuque to New York to Austin show up for work an hour late.  Or an hour early.  Or half the people show up early, the other half show up late.  Yes, it’s Daylight Savings Time. If you suffer from this affliction, despair…

The cover story for the latest National Geographic was Saving Energy. It touches on how much energy is wasted at the home – up to 8 percent – which not only emits wasteful pollution but can really impact the bottom line. It’s no secret that Steph and I are ‘Green’…