life is rough

These days, I’m trying to stay on top of things without losing my sanity.
The IT department is going through more changes, and we’ve been dealing with probably the highest volume of calls to date. It’s so busy that I’m behind in submitting my completed tickets. The tensions continue between the different levels of support in [...]

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end of an era

The last of the Fab Five (ESPN.com)
“He is the last of his fabled generation still playing, and when he shoulders his racket bag after his final match at the U.S. Open, he’ll formally end an era in American men’s tennis that may be impossible to replicate.”
Since coming to the Midwest, I somewhat lost [...]

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Salem’s mosaic

Salem’s mosaic
Originally uploaded by Teny Jr.

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speed stacks

I saw a report on this new “sport” several months ago on the local news. It looks like a lot of fun, and I’d like to try it it out. I told Christine I would like a set for Christmas.
Speed Stacks
 

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Belle Vegas goes WiFi

Belleville will get wireless Internet
Probably the coolest thing to happen downtown since the Chili Cookoff.

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Arch in gloom

Arch in gloom
Originally uploaded by Teny Jr.

Arch in gloom

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Pluto

Scientists decide Pluto’s no longer a planet (MSNBC.com)
Say it isn’t so! Sad to see that less than 5% of the world’s astronomers decided the dwarf planet’s fate. Someone will have to come up with a new mnemonic for the solar system; ”My Very Easy Method: Just Set Up Nine Planets” minus the P doesn’t make sense [...]

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chooseday

Would you rather:

cover all your food in barbeque sauce OR eat everything with a toothpick?
know how to throw a lasso with perfect accuracy OR be an expert trombonist?
smell like pickles OR walk like a penguin?
touch your finger to your nose everytime somebody says the word “know” OR [...]

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