Archive for '00's'
Wot’s hapning 2 our langwej?
If you have known me for awhile, you’ll know I’m an impeccable speller. At least I used to be. Yes, I’ve lost some neurons and can’t always remember how to spell things, and have even caught the “I’m staring at this word thinking it looks really weird” bug every once in awhile. But something alarming […]
Posted: April 27th, 2009 under Internet, 00's.
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Inspect-yer Gadget…Some Other Time
Many of you know I’m the proud owner of a new Blackberry. I loves it. I am not ashamed to admit that I’ve taken it to the bathroom, to bed, and have learned how to walk down stairs while checking my messages. That being said, I am VERY careful not to be “that person” whose […]
Posted: February 22nd, 2009 under andy rooney 2.0, Computers, Stuff, 00's.
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Obscure office supplies for $500, please
Someone at work was looking for engraved placards to put outside our offices and conference rooms, and she asked me ideas for a Google Search that would result in what she wanted. That was a tough one . . . I gave her some ideas, and she got close while I was standing there–I assume […]
Posted: January 12th, 2008 under Internet, 00's.
Comments: 1
‘08 is coming, this is RIDICULOUS
OK, People. We are ALMOST through this decade, and still we don’t have a name for it. When the new millennium came, I thought it would be a good marketing ploy for M&M’s to do a contest to name this decade, since MM is 2000 in Roman Numerals. But nobody ever listens to me (OK, […]
Posted: December 22nd, 2007 under 00's.
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Mazes and Monsters
There was a 1982 made-for-TV-movie called Mazes and Monsters that made an impression on me. In the movie, Tom Hanks plays a college student who gets involved in role-playing games (RPG), and ultimately cannot separate real life from the game, and ends up believing that he is his game character for the rest of his […]
Posted: December 15th, 2007 under 80's, Internet, 00's, TV, Conservation.
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