Pearls of Nonsense

Just out of curiosity, am I the only one who watches Fox 10 News in the morning just to see traffic reporter Andrea Robinson? I tuned in for her traffic report Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week, several times each morning to make sure I got all the latest updates. I walked to work all three days.

A few weeks ago, I started a new job, and I quickly realized I had a serious wardrobe problem. The few articles of clothing I still owned that were office-worthy were in a sorry state of repair. My shirts were pill-balled, my pants were becoming crotchless, my socks were threadbare, and my shoes were more scuff than polish. The items I could still wear were years old. It was time for some new clothes. Continue reading →

About ten days ago, I found a jury summons in my mailbox. Fortunately, it was not addressed to me, but to someone else who probably used to live at my address. I left it in the mailbox, and within a few days, the letter carrier finally took it away. Continue reading →

Every once in a while, I have moments where I take an unhealthy delight in watching other people do something dumb. I know I should help them, but something inside me takes over and forces me to become an observer. I don’t often wear my emotions on my sleeve, making it pretty easy for me to appear to ignore everything around me. Continue reading →

I was in my local Circle K again last night, and for the third time in eight days, they carded me to buy beer. However, they now have signs posted by the registers telling customers it’s now a company policy to card everyone, no matter how old they look. Continue reading →

The rumors you’ve heard about me are true. Although I may occasionally come off as an independently wealthy trust-fund playboy, the fact is, I do have to work for a living. After a delightful 89-day break, I went back to work today. It was sort of an 11th-hour deal. Things had been in the works for about a week, but I didn’t find out until 6 last night that I was going back to work at 8 this morning. I don’t like to talk about my clients in this forum, but I can say it’s another government agency. That’s sufficiently vague. Continue reading →

Several months ago, I wrote about being carded when trying to buy beer just after having my hair cut. Well, today it happened again, after having my hair cut yesterday. The stylist joked about how much younger I looked when I left, but I still can’t believe someone would waste his time carding a man with gray hair, not matter how it was cut. I think the cashier at the Circle K is retarded.

I was walking through the plant department at the Ikea in Tempe earlier today. The manager’s special this week is Japanese maple. I was not the only one who did a double-take as I passed by. From a short distance, it sure looked like something else.

My ISP has an fascinating business model. Continue reading →

The primary election is today in Arizona. Other than for something to blog about, I’ve discovered I really don’t care. Continue reading →

Just to let everyone know, I’m plugged into the internet at home once again. Even though I could send and receive e-mail on my mobile phone, it was rough being off the web for eight days. I was starting to have withdrawal symptoms. The ISP gave me a real account number this time, not just a working line, so I hope I won’t have the same problem again. On the other hand, I now know how to work the system if things go wrong.

I received some sympathy regarding yesterday’s post, so I thought I would quickly mention that today went much, much better. I had two refreshingly productive meetings. Then I helped a developer with a programming problem that had him confounded. It was nice to begin the weekend on a high note.

I’m currently experiencing my first dust storm since moving to the Valley. I’d heard about them, but I’d never seen one. I turned on the evening news about a half-hour ago, and the storm was the top story. They showed an aerial shot of the Valley, and I could see the wall of dust approaching skyscrapers I could identify as being near my home. I looked out the window, and sure enough, the wall was approaching my place. Ten minutes later, it was here. I’m not sure how to describe it. The sky is full of dust, and there is a tremendous amount of wind, but there is still some visibility, maybe a half-mile or so. The news is saying it’ll be over in a half-hour or so.