Nothing In It: Fragments Index

All fragments in reverse chronological order:

weekend.txt
I had such a productive holiday weekend that it's going to be tough to go back to work tomorrow.
Sep 6 19:24

complainor.txt
Every office of large enough size should have one person whose job it is to listen to people complain about things. In particular, their commutes to work.
Aug 30 05:40

anagram.txt
I will give $100 to whoever rearranges the letters on Glen Beck's 'Restoring Honor' rally stage to spell "TERROR HOSING ON" or "HERRING ON TORSO".
Aug 27 07:39

pilgrim.txt
Holy crap, this "Scott Pilgrim" showing is PACKED.
Aug 24 17:02

drew.txt
Some stars can be referred to by just a single name, but if you say "Drew" I do not know if you mean "Carey" or "Barrymore", and that is a BIG DIFFERENCE.
Aug 24 03:34

meetings.txt
Am I the only one who finds it unacceptable for a supervisor to cancel a string of necessary meetings and then fail to show up at a self-selected time?
Aug 16 08:57

litterbox.txt
My suspicions are confirmed. The feral cats living under the neighbors' porch are using the neighbors' empty pool as the world's largest litterbox. Ew.
Aug 3 09:50

cnh.txt
Yesterday I got a (solicited) offer to do some blogging on a commercial tool blog for a little money. Might be fun to get paid for this stuff.
Aug 3 04:01

stockmarket.txt
Quote from another conversation: "The stock market isn't about making money from investments; it's about taking money from investors."
Aug 2 06:36

procedure.txt
Perhaps I'll write the first technical writing procedural drama. "Looks like this list (puts on sunglasses) is bulleted. (Yeeaaah!)"
Jul 30 04:15

naavi.txt
"Avatar" thought: we know the Na'avi are a primitive people because they haven't yet invented wireless communication.
Jul 24 05:40

satisfaction.txt
...when I'm watching my TV/ and a man comes on to tell me/ just how cool my phone could be/ but he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't use/ the same OS as me...
Jul 21 05:28

revolver.txt
Are there really people in the world who don't understand that more than one person can use a revolving door at the same time? It's kind of the point.
Jul 20 10:40

sea.txt
When they talk on the radio about the Sports and Exhibition Authority's plans for the old Civic Arena, they say SEA and I think about SCA events in the Arena.
Jul 16 07:06

pubdate.txt
Dang, this whole "pubdate" versus "pubDate" thing in my RSS keeps biting me. Whoever decided tags should be case-sensitive should also bite me.
Jul 15 08:55

summermovies.txt
It's unusual for me at this time of year, but lately I've been watching a lot of movies at home instead of doing projects or getting outside.
Jul 13 07:28

haruspecie.txt
Han Hoogerbrugge: "Is it just coincidence that he declares the web dead 25 years after 'Back to the Future' premiered or does Prince know something we don't?"
Jul 8 03:55

warm.txt
I welcome the opportunity to be uncomfortably *warm* for a change.
Jul 7 10:10

trap.txt
I guess the troopers didn't catch enough people over the holiday weekend, since they're out in force today on I-279 and I-79, causing congestion.
Jul 6 05:53

profanity.txt
I'd probably get cable TV if there was an "Every Character on Every Show Constantly Uses Profanity Channel".
Jul 2 09:17

chat.txt
Chat is the path to the dark side. Chat leads to linking. Linking leads to surfing. Surfing leads to not working. Not working leads to suffering.
Jun 30 06:11

ribbon.txt
Whoa, if you right click on the "ribbon" toolbar in recent Microsoft applications, you can set "Minimize ribbon" which makes it act more like a menu bar.
Jun 29 12:18

gccc.txt
For those of you who have never been inside the Columbus Convention Center, the ceiling really does slant oddly in places as it does in my picture of the lab.
Jun 28 06:49

sleep.txt
Went to bed at 10pm last night so I could survive the last day of the convention.
Jun 27 10:07

ox1.txt
It's just Thursday, and Origins is already crazy busy.
Jun 24 05:30

connection.txt
Maybe it would be easier to do my work if I could maintain an SSH connection to the necessary hosts?
Jun 23 08:30

catmergency.txt
Cat emergency this morning in the neighbor's yard as a feral kitten falls into their empty pool and can't jump out. Happy ending after much mewling.
Jun 21 05:31

petraeus.txt
News flash: Senator John McCain almost talks General Davis Petraeus to death. Seriously.
Jun 15 08:47

tshirts.txt
I'm sorry, I really don't understand why the Internet appears to have a bottomless appetite for clever T-Shirts.
Jun 15 06:18

gilligan.txt
Next big thing: Gilligapunk. It's like steampunk, only instead of brass and mahogany, it's coconuts and bamboo just like on Gilligan's Island.
Jun 14 05:57

linkedin.txt
I've been getting a bunch of acceptances lately from people I sent LinkedIn invitations a LONG time ago.
Jun 9 10:56

driving.txt
While it is true that in the right lane you may be going slower than you wish, if you're in the left lane you may be obliged to go faster than you'd like.
Jun 8 05:34

icons.txt
Did you catch the two new icons today? If you have a fancy RSS reader, the icons are enclosures now, too.
Jun 7 10:46

schadenfreude.txt
Sometimes it makes me feel better to know that anybody who bought and ounce of gold earlier in the week just lost $20.
Jun 4 03:46

bug.txt
This fragment is necessary to circumvent an interface design flaw in a widget on my phone.
May 28 06:38

netapp.txt
Hoo boy, my last contract was a walk in the park. For some reason, this one is kicking by butt.
May 27 19:22

solar.txt
"No one cares when solar energy washes over a beach."
May 26 04:39

martha.txt
Oh noes, Martha Stewart has invaded my favorite furniture catalog!
May 21 15:56

forward.txt
"Don't take our government back, take it *forward*." (Just doing my part to spread that thought).
May 21 07:07

specter.txt
The PA Democratic primary vote wasn't so much anti-incumbent, as it was anti-*Specter*.
May 19 05:28

ryoba.txt
Awful photo in today's Toolsday post. Sorry, folks. It's reflecting the dark ceiling of the basement.
May 18 03:55

mowing.txt
One of my neighbors is mowing the grass while carrying a child in a baby-backpack.
May 13 15:59

ironman2.txt
Saw Iron Man 2. It's OK, I don't know why everybody is acting all disappointed.
May 12 22:05

bagels.txt
Einstein Brothers? I thought you said there were *bagels* in the lunch room.
May 12 09:45

rightlane.txt
Doesn't that sign say 'Right lane keep moving'?
May 12 08:45

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