My Catholic friends will appreciate this Sunday tidbit, brought to you courtesy of The Week magazine: Catholic authorities in Croatia have opened a coffee shop that lets customers pay for drinks with prayers. The Jedro cafe in Zagreb charges four Our Fathers for a cappuccino and a whopping five Hail Marys for a Coca-Cola, the … Read more
So, just today, I realized that this year is a Leap Year. How? Through my checking account draft reminder for my Mastercard—it said that the draft is going to take place on February 29th. I didn’t make too much progress on those newsletters I’m judging, but they’re from: Utah State University (Student Chapter, Logan, UT) … Read more
I spent a few hours today starting on a commitment that I have to judge entries in the 2007-2008 Newsletter Competition of the Society for Technical Communication. I met Kevin (av8rdude) at Planet Fitness at 1:30 for a workout. I stepped the level up from 3 to 4 today, about which I have mixed emotions. … Read more
I was a bad sleeping partner last night. In the middle of the night, Robert nudged me and said, “Do you have any cough suppressant?” When I answered no, he moved into the bed in the guest bedroom for the rest of the night. I don’t blame him at all. He had to be up … Read more
I fell asleep with the heating pad on last night, which means it warmed my back all night long. To my astonishment, my back felt pretty much back to normal this morning. Yay! I met Kevin (av8rdude) at Fred Anderson Toyota this morning, where he dropped off his car for service at 7:30. We had planned to … Read more
Watch out for double dippers If you see someone dipping a half-eaten chip into the guacamole at your next party, beware: “Double-dipping” can spread cold and flu viruses and other germs. Inspired by an episode of Seinfeld in which the character George Costanza is caught double-dipping, professor Paul Dawson enlisted undergraduate students to dip a … Read more
From this week’s PostSecrets. This is a case-and-a-half of sad to me. Though, I can’t decide what’s sadder—the fact that either no one thought that much of him, or that he had no idea that if they threw a party for him no one would come. However, the good news, of course, is that he … Read more
In my January 28th entry (which I shortly thereafter made a friends-only entry), I posted about a young woman who committed suicide in prison, and as it turned out, whose parents I knew from work, and whose father’s office is just down the hall from mine in my current position. Well, in today’s N&O Lifestyles … Read more
I did all three of these things today. Save a tree—stop the (U.S. Mail) spam: dmaconsumer.org, the Direct Marketing Association’s site, provides consumers with an “opt-out offer.” Pay $1 (actually waived if you do it online) to have your name removed from mailing, telemarketing, and e-mail lists. The association also provides helpful hints to protect … Read more
I slept in today, taking advantage of my Fridays off. Here are three of my favorite blurbs from this week’s The Week magazine: A good week for: Buying gold at a discount, after a Florida memorabilia company minted 10,000 24-karat gold coins engraved with the words, “New England Patriots 19-0 Super Bowl XLII Champions.” A … Read more