Stupid – on a staggering level

Stupid – on a staggering level
Representative Hank Johnson – a guy I’ve never even heard of – during a discussion regarding a planned military buildup on the Pacific island of Guam, expressed his concerns about the fate of the island to Adm. Robert Willard, head of the U.S. Pacific fleet. “My fear”, he...

Open a bottle of wine with your shoe

Open a bottle of wine with your shoe
This is very cool.

One Bad Apple

One Bad Apple
A manager responsible for Apple’s manufacturing in Asia was arrested Friday and charged with 15 counts of wire fraud, five counts of money laundering, one count of wire fraud conspiracy and one count of monetary transactions with criminally derived property, according to court documents. Apple’s...

Absolute Horseshit

Absolute Horseshit
Normally I don’t swear on my blog. Not because I don’t swear – I swear like a sailor – but rather because I think it’s inappropriate in a public forum. However, I can think of no other way to describe the turn of events in Washington. As my partner pointed out in the email...

Mission Impossible Squirrel

Mission Impossible Squirrel
I love this.

Unprofessionalism Rampant in Staff Aug

Unprofessionalism Rampant in Staff Aug
I’ve been working with staff augmentation firms and recruiters as both a client (the person using the staff aug firm to get talent) and as talent for about 12 years now. I’ve had some really great experiences and some really not-so-great experiences. But on the whole, I’ve had good...

CenturyTel to buy Qwest in $10.6B stock swap

CenturyTel to buy Qwest in $10.6B stock swap
I just found out on a conference call with Qwest – my current client – that CenturyTel is buying controlling interest in Qwest for $10.6 B in stock. Here’s a link to an article in today’s Denver Post: http://www.denverpost.com/frontpage/ci_14935171?source=rss

I dropped AT&T for Verizon

I dropped AT&T for Verizon
I have been an AT&T customer for a lot of years. I have been a pretty happy customer too. However, since signing with Apple to carry the iPhone the quality of service has gone in the toilet. I experience so many dropped calls – even when I have four bars of signal – that I just can’t...

Republicans gain Porn Star

Republicans gain Porn Star
I couldn’t resist passing this along. I read on the Huffington Post that porn star Stormy Daniels has switched parties and is now a Republican. “While this decision has not been an easy one, recent events regarding Republican National Committee fundraising at Voyeur, an LA based lesbian...

Disturbing video

Disturbing video
Be warned. This video is some of the most disturbing I’ve ever seen. WikiLeaks released video Monday of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter in Baghdad in 2007 repeatedly opening fire on a group of men including a Reuters photographer and his driver. The Army then fired on a van that stopped to rescue...

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