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Monthly Archives: April 2015
NECO Alliance Rebate
The LG refrigerator that I purchased for the new house supposedly qualified for a $100 rebate through NECO alliance. Whoever the fuck they are. I don’t know who they are, but I can certainly tell you what they are. Idiots. … Continue reading
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Boss Is Still An Idiot
But since he (via FaucetCompany, not him personally) gave me a $100 gift certificate voucher that I promptly redeemed for an amazon dot com credit, I’m more willing to tolerate him for a few days. I just wish he hadn’t … Continue reading
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Profiting From Others’ Incompetence
There was a scheduled maintenance event on another machine at work from this past Wednesday through the weekend. Aside from bumping me from ten hours per day to twelve hours per day, it didn’t really affect me until Saturday night, … Continue reading
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No, not the answer to everything. Just the low point that the mercury hit last night, expressed in degrees Fahrenheit. It’s almost May. In central North Carolina. And I had to turn the heat back on. Fuck AlGore and his … Continue reading
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Hallmark
…doesn’t seem to have the card that I need. I’m looking for one that conveys the following sentiment: I’m very sorry to hear that you survived your stroke, you contentious old hag. Would you please fucking die already! Rumor has … Continue reading
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Lamy Safari EF Nib
I received and installed the extra fine nib on my Lamy Safari fountain pen on Thursday. It’s like a completely different pen now. I don’t know if I got a really bad (comparatively speaking) fine nib with the pen, a … Continue reading
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Nine Years
In celebration of my fourth divorce, which, according to my lawyer, became final on Wednesday, I’m taking a look back. Nine years ago this month, I was fired from the best job I’ve ever had. That event was the catalyst … Continue reading
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New Header Pic
Stolen from Oleg Volk. Her name is Cheyenne Dalton. She’s 14. And she shoots way better than I could ever hope to, even if I were to practice all day, every day for the next hundred years. Cute, too.
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Angel
… needs a new laptop. From the description, it sounds like she needs a new spouse, or to at least dump her current one. But that’s not the point under discussion at the moment. Update: Goal reached in eight hours. … Continue reading
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Motherfuckers
It seems that my case tumbler was a casualty of the theft that I suffered a few months ago. I know damn well they had no idea what it was, and I’m reasonably certain that it ended up in the … Continue reading
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