October 2005 - Posts

The Ethics of Scaring Crows
31 October 05 12:00 PM | Jason Looney | 3 Comments   
I don't mean to offend, but if you are an adult and you are wearing a costume, I don't like you. Today is Halloween and, already, I've seen several people in costume here at work. I mean, come on. How am I supposed to take your thoughts on software seriously Read More...
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The Key to Proper Parenting
26 October 05 12:45 PM | Jason Looney | 0 Comments   
I hope my wife is journaling all the stories she tells when I come home in the evenings. I mean, things like The Key Incident just shouldn't go undocumented... It happened shortly after Sarah emerged from a toy store with our boys, ages 2 and 1. She first Read More...
One Cold Woman
17 October 05 09:30 AM | Jason Looney | 3 Comments   
From time to time my wife can be a cold, cold woman. Especially in bed. Now, I’m not saying that she’s an ice queen or anything, but she does like to sit on a throne and tell ice what to do. Before you get too excited, know that I’m Read More...
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A Feeling of Power, For a Dollar
12 October 05 02:15 PM | Jason Looney | 1 Comments   
Tonight’s Powerball drawing is for $240 million. I mention this to you now, because tomorrow, when I’m worth $240 million, I probably won’t talk to you any more. I’ve played the Powerball many times in my life, even though doing Read More...
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Yes, No, and Aw Hell No
11 October 05 04:45 PM | Jason Looney | 1 Comments   
“Outlook has automatically saved a draft of this message. Do you want to keep it?” The question seems innocent, but it’s not. You started an e-mail message in Microsoft Outlook, then thought better of it, and now Microsoft Outlook is going to make you Read More...
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Car Owners
10 October 05 07:30 AM | Jason Looney | 4 Comments   
I should tell you first that I am not a car guy. I drive my car a lot, but many of its details remain a mystery to me; details like the displacement of its engine and the location of its wiper fluid. While I understand most of the pedals and knobs at Read More...
Keep This Man Away From Your Children
05 October 05 01:45 PM | Jason Looney | 2 Comments   
According to this Oddly Enough! article from Reuters , Jay Leno is releasing a book for children titled How to be the Funniest Kid in the Whole Wide World (or Just in Your Class) . I will now point out several things that are so obvious they hardly need Read More...
Snack Cake Roundup
05 October 05 06:00 AM | Jason Looney | 2 Comments   
The Snack Cakes for Links program ended a little over a month ago and was a roaring success. Several people participated, I found a couple of great blogs, and — most importantly of all — it didn’t take the Internet by storm. (Sending a snack cake for Read More...
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