J’s blog

I saw a limo

Limo

I had two bizarre dreams in a row last night.
In the first one, it started off boring. I was stuck in traffic. Don’t you wish you were me, dreaming about being stuck in traffic? The sky was darkly overcast, except at the horizon. I had the top up. People were finally [...]

And now a fish

Penguin

As always, start out with things overheard:

Overheard in New York | The United Nations, Encapsulated
Overheard in the Office | Worst. Staff Meeting. Ever.
Overheard Everywhere | For Our Safety, You’ll Need to Stand by with Norton Antivirus
Overheard in New York | Unassailable Logic: A NYC Short Story
Overheard in the Office | [...]

No, really — it’s true. I even use it for the forces of good!
What, I hear you plead, could J’s superpower possibly be?
Anything you give me, I can take it and make it worse.
Many folks wonder how useful this particular superpower is. Allow me to describe:  Someone walks into our office, supposedly to [...]

ediot: (n), from idiot. A person who is incapable of using computers, causing much pain to support staff

eracism: (n) 1. The preference for one operating system over another
Examples of eracism:
“Funny, you don’t type that way.”
“Some of my best friends use mac.”

Neither I, nor anybody I know, nor through at least 3 degrees of separation, has died in a blogging accident.
Feel free to continue on with life as you knew it before.

As usual, starting with overheard things — it almost always cheers me up:

Overheard in New York | NYC Rules Require Me to F*** with You
Celebrity Wit | Or Even a Little Bit, for That Matter
Overheard in New York | Was That Hobo Urine on the Ground? Now I’m Ecstatic
Overheard Everywhere | [...]

Brad has groupies

Play-dough stingray

Face painting

Making a play-dough stingray

We’ve been having many conversations about modern classical music lately. I, of course, keep listening to Philip Glass while Jason really only likes one particular concerto by Krzysztof Penderecki.
Eventually, as all converstaions of this ilk will do, the conversation turned to John Cage and his 4′33″, which Damon described being performed live once [...]

(Not directed at anyone in particular, FWIW.)
You know how I know you’re gay? Your favorite scent at Yankee Candle is used jock.
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Grace is winning big time at Texas hold ‘em

Grace is getting cold

Apres golf