Posts made in August, 2008

In A Row

Posted by on Aug 14, 2008 in In General | 1 comment

If Michael Phelps can win five gold medals in a row (as of this writing), then I can blog for three days in a row. Or, rather, write for three days in a row. I get kind of sad when I use “blog” as a verb. And there is already enough sadness on this pale blue dot of ours. Yesterday, I used Twitter to make a terrible pun that is now my favorite thing in the world. In short, I claimed to be playing Gra Bass. Which, for dirty minds the world around, breaks down to grabass. From what I understand, grabass is like horseplay but more homoerotic. Yet, I qualified this “Gra...

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Doctors Are Trained Professionals

Posted by on Aug 13, 2008 in In General, Skepticism | 2 comments

Listen, my back hurts. It has been hurting on and off for about a month, and I have been in constant pain for the last week. And I like to complain. It fills time in the mindless conversation we’re having. But your response to my complaining should not be to “see a chiropractor.” Are you trying to be useless? You seem to be missing a step. How about I “see a trained professional who graduated from medical school” first? That’s what you should suggest, if you cared about my well being. Chiropractor’s should be filed in the same category of prescription...

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I Don’t Know What Will Go Here

Posted by on Aug 12, 2008 in In General | 2 comments

There isn’t anything specific or pressing to blog about, but that hasn’t stopped millions of people before me! Let’s go! For a minimum of four hours yesterday, there was a small puddle of chocolate milk slowly making its way into the fibers of our office carpet. It was not my chocolate milk, and I don’t believe it belonged to anybody. If it did, that anybody would have had four hours to come by and retrieve it with a paper towel. Nobody could be lazy for four hours unless they were asleep. And this is a place of business. I saw two Fringe Festival shows this year. I...

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