Other than a certain blog reader who emails me frequently regarding my typos, I generally find typos quite amusing. Take, for example, this classic one from a colleague the other day: Backstory – Our marketing team has been busy setting up presentation opportunities for our firm’s senior leadership regarding Building Information Modeling, commonly referred to […]
Work
I’ve Been Busy…
…thus the silence on the blog front. (What! A whole day passes without an update!?!) Scott Adams has been sneaking around my office lately and drew yesterday’s Dilbert in honor of me…just kidding about the stalking, but not about the strip’s relevance! (Click on the strip to enlarge and read it all…)
Measure Twice…
I had a stack of things to send to our other office on Friday. Really, it wasn’t very much – a short stack, but one that I wanted to put in a box to protect from transit bumps and bangs.One problem: I made a very thorough search of the supply room and discovered we had […]
Float Like a Butterfly…
I am in fine form these days. Just like a prize fighter, I pity the fool that gets in my way. Quick right hook and the To File pile goes down. Another quick right and my email is sorted and filed. A jab in the gut and a brochure is reformatted. A quick one-two and […]
Coffee, Tea…On Me
Signs of a bad morning: Your husband informs you that you need practice backing out of the garage. And he’s right. (I’m saving my garage woes for another posting.) You pull the coffee filter out of the machine at work and dump the grounds on your foot instead of in the trash can. (Thank goodness […]
Signs That Things Aren’t Quite Right
Marathon Man’s storm-damaged office is now open and somewhat operational , thanks to portable air conditioning piped in through the small conference room: Mowing the lawn is made even more challenging by 1) not mowing for nearly 2 months, 2) constant rainfall, and 3) a borrowed lawnmower that belches oily clouds of smoke:
Being Green Is Sooooo Trendy
How do you know if Green has gone from eco-conscious to just plain trendy? When the term “green technology” ends up here. Thanks, Mel, for sharing this!
Like That’s Going to Happen
Santa gave me a “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” daily calendar for Christmas. Every day I rip off and read the wisdom it contains. Lately, I’ve had to restrain my desire to snort and say, “Yeah, right!” when I read it. Really. Sometimes this calendar has a nugget that I really enjoy. Oftentimes it is […]
How True
I just glanced over at my “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” daily calendar and realized I was about 4 days behind! Today’s tidbit of advice is perfectly on target for my week: The sooner we accept the inevitable dilemma of not being able to win the approval of everyone we meet, the easier our lives […]
To Add To the Company Store
Anxious economic times make for anxious people. Anxious people can be…interesting people. A few of us were talking the other day and thought we might buy a gross of these and put them in our company store, along with the company hard hats and running team t-shirts.