Category Archives: Office Talk

New Position

Apr 20, 2006 – 16:00

I certainly haven’t been blogging 10 minutes daily. My fault, but I’m working on it. I still owe my homework that was due yesterday; oops. The dishwasher at home is in need of repair; we pulled it all out on Monday, but I have to start pulling hoses off today. Wish me enough luck that [...]

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Or Hardly Workin’?

Aug 18, 2005 – 10:37

I’ve been on a phone teleconference for 15 minutes now. For the last 10 minutes we’ve been sitting… listening to collaborated silence… awaiting the return of the guy who organized the thing. I really need to start bringing pillows into work. Zzz Zzz

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The Woes of Offshoring

May 11, 2005 – 12:42

You’ll never convince me that offshoring is a good thing. I had a problem with Microsoft’s Tech Support in September of last year (see Geeked Out) and another issue with Dell Tech support today. I was chatting with Dell to price a computer and router installation for a friend. Here’s how it went down… Welcome [...]

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For Sale by Dictator

Oct 1, 2004 – 16:39

Ladies and germs, today’s random web browsing has heralded an epiphany: I now know where to hold my next bidrthday party. Was anyone aware that you could rent an entire country? Quote: “…the ”rent-a-state” program is intended to draw attention to Liechtenstein’s [...] charms and its advantages as a destination for conventions, corporate retreats and [...]

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