09/25/07
Those who consistently fail are typically far more experienced than those accustomed to success.
09/20/06
The worst part about telecommuting is that when you do finally leave the house and work in a public place, you forget that it's not normal to start bouncing around when Footloose comes on the radio.
03/02/06
Some pics I just pulled off my camera phone:
Uh, cappy, what are you doing?
Who wouldn't want to work for Big Johnson Concrete Pumping?
Jesus Inside hat on sale at the local Subway. Yay Florida!
The one pic I took while in Seattle.
02/12/06
Plans are for those who lead boring or charmed lives. Unfortunately, I lead neither.
01/01/06
An e-mail I sent out to a bunch of friends:
Thought you all might get a kick out of this:
So, I ordered three bottles of bubble bath for Jonna from drugstore.com.
I placed the order three weeks before x-mas. Two of the bottles showed
up in one package a week later. The third bottle was shipped
separately.
We were traveling during the holidays, so we decided to exchange gifts
before we left. The third bottle hadn't arrived yet, so when she
opened the first two, I said, "There's one more on the way."
The day before we left, a box from drugstore.com arrived. I didn't
open it - I just left it out for her. When she got home, she opened
it, gasped and immediately called me an asshole.
Below is a picture of what they shipped.
Luckily the packing slip said "bubble bath" or else I'd have spent the
holidays in the ER.
Hope your holidays were less frightening than mine! :)
-Adam
07/28/05
Jonna and I are officially in debt... err, homeowners.
07/25/05
Hey boss, here's a tip: never take advice or a compliment from a complete stranger.
07/18/05
Buying a home has finally taught me how to operate fax and copy machines.
05/24/05
The Contender would've been a half decent show had Sly Stallone not ruined it. Firstly, the show constantly tried to portray him as a boxer.
Sly, you're an actor! Rocky was a boxer, but, um, Rocky was a fictional character. Secondly, Sly constantly tried to create drama
that simply didn't exist. A tiny cut was always desribed as "blood pouring out of his eye." Thirdly, he must've said "there has to be a
rematch" more than ten times during the final fight. C'mon, Sly, we're not dumb. It's obvious you've been planning the Contender
Rematch series for quite some time. You were talking rematch in the 2nd round when the fighers were still feeling each other out.
I honestly don't know if I'll ever be able to watch Rocky again.
I haven't been this upset since the first time I saw the Tony Danza talk show.
04/06/05
If your TV makes a high pitched squealing and/or whistling noise - locate the screws in the back and simply loosen
them a bit. Not a guaranteed fix, but it worked for me.
03/18/05
Shirt pulling by basketball players has to stop. Immediately! It's the new taunt/celebration in the NBA and
in the NCAA. Pull the front of your shirt to show off your team name. Even players on crappy teams
are doing it. Fans are doing it. Even Mascots are doing it. Now that's just dumb.
03/07/05
We men thought that Tivo was the greatest toy of all time and we begged our significant others
for one. After months of begging, they finally gave in.... or so we thought. Turns out that they wanted one all along.
If you haven't figured it out by now, the Tivo is just another way for women to make men wait. It no longer
matters if they're still in the bathroom after commercial break... you're stuck sitting on the couch, watching a
paused screen until they're ready. What a scam!
07/28/04
Isn't the best part of the DNC the shots of the crowd celebrating between speeches? The offbeat clapping, goofy dancing and sloppy high fives. The
silly hats, american flag suits, new years eve-esque glasses. The strange mix of race, age, gender, religion and sexual preference. All sorts of
people who would'd normally have nothing to do with one another, but due to this special event, they're bumping rumps and celebrating like "the crazy uncle"
at your friend's wedding.
The more I studied the crowd of the DNC, the more I wanted to relate it to the crowd of another event. Where else could you find such a diverse set of
people acting so foolishly? I racked my brain, but simply couldn't come up with any worthy comparisons. Then, as I flipped on the TV this morning, it hit me.
The audience that most closely resembles the crowd of a large political event is the audience of The Price Is Right.
07/26/04
Bill Clinton is a puppeteer and we dems are a bunch of muppets.
07/20/04
Every single summer the local news covers wildfires in California. But why? Unless those fires are ripping through downtown LA,
can't those 30 seconds of prime time news be used to show me something a bit more pertinent to, um, BOSTON?!?! CA
Wildfires are nothing new. They happen every summer. Some idiot doesn't know how to start a campfire, or shoots at the wrong
target or some bird flies into a power line and next thing you know, I'm getting nightly updates on how many
hectares the fire is, how many houses were evacuated and how many acres have been burned to the ground.
It's old, irrelevant and I just don't care.
06/04/04
Did you see that kid pass out during the National Spelling Bee?
How can this be healthy? Do kids really need that level of stress in their lives? Especially over spelling a word that they'll never
use in the real world? With spell checker built into every word processing tool, isn't spelling a highly complex word a bit overrated
these days? Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of the English language and have a tremendous amount of respect for those that
have a firm grasp of it, but honestly, who cares if a ten year old can spell every word ever created.
This kid FAINTED when he was asked to spell a word. Think about it.
05/27/04
So, I'm watching Miracle
with my wife. I've been waiting to get this movie on DVD since the day I heard they were making it. I was too lazy to see it in the theater, so it was my first
viewing. I knew the story well and as an avid sports fan, was prepared for a hell of a ride. So, there's two minutes left in the game. The"countdown" has begun. I'm getting
choaked up. Part of me knows what's about to happen, but part of me feels like I'm watching the game live. There's 30 seconds left in the game. I'm pumping my fist
in the air. There's 10 seconds left in the game. I'm holding my breath, waiting for the classic Al Michaels' line, "Do you believe in miracles? YES!" There's 4 seconds left.
Just as Al begins to say it, my wife asks, "Is there three periods in hockey, or four?" She talks over him. The climax of the movie is ruined.
05/18/04
I've gone through 4-5 different laptop "cooling" solutions. I have an Inspiron 5150 that sits on my lap 10-15 hours a day and I'm afraid of
excessive heat causing infertility. My latest solution is the
Antec
Coolor. It's not perfect, but the best I've tested so far. It's a) made of aluminum b) has solid speed and air flow without being _too_ loud and c) it's far more durable than
the others. If you're in the market for a cooler, I'd give it an 8/10 rating.
05/17/04
Kobe's post-game interviews after spending the afternoon in court are pathetic. Squinting his eyes like he's about to pass out from exhaustion, holding
his baby on his lap and kissing her head every ten seconds, saying things like,"I played so well today because I was reminded of how lucky I am to be able
to play this game." That is so damn transparent. What ex-Lifetime Channel exec is handling Kobe's PR?
05/11/04
At JuniorNet, I had a healthy amount of options. JuniorNet went bankrupt. While @ JN, I was offered a gig at a mid-sized development shop. I got the offer letter,
which included a healthy amount of options, but turned it down as I was loyal to JN. Nine months later that company was acquired and everyone made out pretty well.
After JN, I accepted a job at another small consulting company. Later that day, I interviewed at Mullen and my gut told me Mullen was the better choice.
I reneged on the first place and took the offer from Mullen instead. Today I randomly talked to the CEO of the first company - they were acquired last year
and everyone made out pretty well. I spent six months at Mullen - hated my boss and my gut told me to quit. Three months
after I quit, my boss was fired. I began working for PI. I got some options. PI is being acquired and all my options will be under water.
The moral of this story: If you're ever trapped in a room with me and there's a bomb in that room, don't ask me to choose between the red and
black wire.
