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Returning March 12 (UPDATE: 2012)
11 February 07 06:15 AM | Jason Looney | 2 Comments   
It has come to my attention that I've been tagged by the secretGeek . As you may know, few have ignored a tag from secretGeek and lived to tell about it. So I don't plan on doing that. But I do have a few more things to wrap up before I can return to Read More...
Home Improvement Tip: Replacing a Water Heater
18 April 06 04:30 PM | Jason Looney | 5 Comments   
Yesterday, after enduring weeks of erratically lukewarm water, I submitted a ServiceMagic request for estimates on replacing our 40 gallon water heater. We’ve been having trouble with the stupid thing for a while now, and since it recently reached Read More...
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The Microsoft Interview
17 April 06 10:00 PM | Jason Looney | 26 Comments   
I’ve always assumed that I would be too stupid to survive the Microsoft interviewing process. In case you don’t already know, Microsoft is renowned for asking clever little logic questions during their interviews, and I am renowned for being Read More...
"I'm A Bad Boy, Cuz I Don't Even Miss Them"
20 March 06 12:15 PM | Jason Looney | 1 Comments   
To paraphrase the great Tom Petty, our boy Joseph is free. Freeeee-ballin’. At the tender age of 19 months our little Joe Baby has figured out how to remove his pants and the accompanying diaper. And remove them he does, nearly every time we leave Read More...
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Love, Dove, and Dove
14 March 06 02:00 PM | Jason Looney | 3 Comments   
Dove is good at making soap. Dove is good at making chocolate. But, for some reason, Dove doesn’t make chocolate soap. This seems like an oversight. I say, these two companies need to get together and have a chat. I believe that not only is chocolate Read More...
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To The Guy Who Occasionally Leaves a Copy of The Denver Post in the Handicapped Stall at Work
02 March 06 09:30 AM | Jason Looney | 3 Comments   
You have no idea what you’ve become to me. I consider you both friend and hero. You are perhaps the only person on this planet who really “gets” me. Thank you. Thank God for you. You are the wind beneath my taint. Warmest, Jason Read More...
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British Phil Doesn't Read
27 February 06 10:00 PM | Jason Looney | 1 Comments   
British Phil usually has techie magazines lying on his desk. Recently, I wandered into his cube, picked up one of the newer ones, and asked: ME How are you liking this mag? BRITISH PHIL I read maybe one article per issue. ME Hmm. If you were smarter, Read More...
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#1 on Google
26 February 06 11:30 AM | Jason Looney | 6 Comments   
It means something to be #1 on Google. It’s important. Unfortunately, I'm #1 on Google for some crazy things, things I don't WANT to be #1 for. For example, a while back I tried to avoid any more weird searches coming in by breaking up some questionable Read More...
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Last Look at the Weather
23 February 06 11:00 PM | Jason Looney | 0 Comments   
Don’t ask me how I know this, but somewhere around 10:45 each night our local WB station runs a feature called “Last Look at the Weather.” I don’t like this feature. First, it’s not my last look at the weather. It’s my only look at the weather. I learned Read More...
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There Should Be No Value Judgement Regarding Where I Leave My Clothes At Night
21 February 06 10:00 AM | Jason Looney | 1 Comments   
I'm behind on my blog posts right now because I've been working on other things. This leaves me no choice (thanks to February (28) ) but to "synergize" and post snippets of the stuff I'm currently working on. (This type of thing that will eventually end Read More...
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Happy Birthday Susie!
17 February 06 05:30 PM | Jason Looney | 0 Comments   
Today is Sarah's birthday but all she has to show for it, so far, is a cake that says “Happy Birthday Susie.” We're celebrating her birthday with a dinner and a concert on Sunday, so today is mostly a non-event. I'm even waiting until Sunday to give her Read More...
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Torture Rarely Works (A Valentine's Story)
14 February 06 09:30 AM | Jason Looney | 1 Comments   
Last night I asked Jackson, our three year old, about his day. He said, "We bought you a long shirt." Jackson is definitely my favorite kid. The other one would never divulge a golden nugget of secret information like this, probably because he hates me. Read More...
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The 8:00 AM Meeting
13 February 06 08:15 AM | Jason Looney | 2 Comments   
There's nothing quite like the 8:00 AM meeting. As soon as you see the invitation you know it's trouble. You've missed these things before — the one morning you roll in at 9:30 is always the morning of an 8:00 AM meeting. So when you accept the invitation Read More...
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I Really Am In Minneapolis Today
10 February 06 10:00 AM | Jason Looney | 22 Comments   
British Phil and I are in Minneapolis this week for some hacker training. You can tell which one of us has hacked your web server by studying the politeness and grammar of the messages we leave behind. Phil's messages are along the lines of, "I've compromised Read More...
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Fresca. Nature in a can.
08 February 06 09:30 AM | Jason Looney | 0 Comments   
Today we have a guest blogger. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my beautiful wife, Sarah Looney. My husband drinks Fresca with dessert. Enough said. Read More...
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Ask Anyone Who Drinks And Writes Letters To Newsweek
06 February 06 07:30 AM | Jason Looney | 0 Comments   
I subscribe to Newsweek , mainly for the columnists, but partly because it's now a thesaurus for awkward ways to say "an unidentified source." When Newsweek fell into hot water a few months ago because of their use of unidentified sources they committed Read More...
Other Countries Elect Dips Too
05 February 06 09:00 AM | Jason Looney | 0 Comments   
Alan : The Dilbert guy has a good post about Hamas winning that election. Alan : http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2006/01/dog_catches_car.html Jason : I haven't watched television or read the Interline in a while. I'm completely out of Read More...
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British Phil Is Never Amused
03 February 06 10:00 PM | Jason Looney | 1 Comments   
British Phil and I work together and share disdain for all but the best television commercials. Last week I went to his cubicle and asked, “You know which commercial I like even though they’ve shown it a million times?” And British Phil said, “The Nextel Read More...
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Saved By The Microsoft OneNote
27 January 06 01:00 PM | Jason Looney | 4 Comments   
In this post I would like to address Microsoft OneNote directly. Hi Microsoft OneNote, my name is Jason. I'm the one who's always using you. I keep my meeting notes in you, my blog ideas in you, and those really dark thoughts about the Mr. Clean guy in Read More...
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Testimonial: Baby Einstein Videos
19 January 06 10:00 PM | Jason Looney | 1 Comments   
See the spikey-haired boy ostensibly resembling a young Albert Einstein? My son thinks that boy's name is Julie Clark. Sure, I could tell him that the little boy with the crazy hair isn't named Julie Clark and that Julie Clark is the pretty lady who founded Read More...
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Sleep Lab
14 January 06 09:45 AM | Jason Looney | 0 Comments   
I'm not sure what to think of the words "Sleep Lab." I have trouble sleeping from time to time, but my insomnia is usually caused by anxiousness and/or the lack of a nearby refrigerator. In other words, for me personally, knowing there were sensors and Read More...
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But My Bombs Bring Happiness!
09 January 06 09:30 AM | Jason Looney | 0 Comments   
I live in a normal house in a normal suburb, and I’m pretty bad at math. Even so, I must admit that I am guilty of sending suspicious packages across international boundaries . (I wonder if this is how Kaczynski started. Maybe I should look into Mailers Read More...
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To Morgan Freeman's Chagrin
03 January 06 10:00 AM | Jason Looney | 0 Comments   
The boys are eating some of those new Colored Goldfish here at Grandma’s house. Sarah is making the kids refer to them as Aquatic Americans. Good times. Read More...
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I Hereby Resolve
02 January 06 01:30 PM | Jason Looney | 2 Comments   
I hate the snobs who think they're above making New Year's resolutions. Do they really think there's nothing about themselves that could use some changing? No aspect of their life has been sliding in the wrong direction? Really? Life is busy and crazy Read More...
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All MY Missouri Friends Save at Banks
26 December 05 02:00 PM | Jason Looney | 1 Comments   
The good people of Springfield, Missouri are routinely subjected to bad and cruel things. Grey winters, exposed power lines, and newscasters so awful you can't even laugh at them, just to name a few. But this year a thing so horrifying has been foisted Read More...
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