Archive for June, 2006
Trash talk
The subject of the e-mail read “Where’s my freakin’ garbage can?”
A coworker honestly believed that one of the people on our team had taken his garbage can. It was beyond me why he e-mailed us, as though we took it, instead of just asking for a new one.
“Funny you should mention it,” I thought to [...]
Filed under: Blogroll | Leave a Comment
Look out Bridget. I’m hot on your heels.
A seasoned dater, I have 15 plus years of experience, beginning with my first kiss in 1986. If you count a second grade crush, I’m at 25 years and counting. Enter my Bridget Jones life.
I’d be rich if I had a nickel for the number of times I’ve [...]
Filed under: Blogroll | Leave a Comment
Talk nerdy to me
A friend and former coworker forwarded me this note, which an IT employee sent to staff at my previous employer regarding a technical issue — “technical” being a technical term. The humor in this lies in the VERY detailed information, which was sent to–for all intents and purposes–the PR, marketing, sales, and creative [...]
Filed under: Blogroll | 1 Comment
Death by distribution list
At 10:11 a.m., a co-worker sent out an e-mail with an innocent question:
“What is the URL to make changes to my Schwab 401(k)? It’s been so long, I forgot”
What followed was a series of ‘friendly fire,’ as I’ll call it, or spam from within your network of coworkers or friends. Between 10:11 a.m. [...]
Filed under: Blogroll | Leave a Comment









