I’m so tired of being sick! More on the common cold.

A cold, any time of year, is a miserable affair.  By early-March, most folks in the Northern Hemisphere have had at least one, if not a few.  I’ve written before about the tough choice to go to work or stay home. I do believe that when it is the sniffles, even with a mild cough, [...]

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Things you should avoid saying.

Because Dick Cheney is insulting the entire population of West Virginia, let’s go over the list of things that you should avoid saying to most people, like your wife, your co-worker, the lady on the bus, the person at reception, the random stranger in church…etcetera. Thankfully, most of these have not been said to [...]

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Defense contracting is not like the lottery.

You do not get to walk around singing the lyrics to “If I had a Million Dollars” by the Barenaked Ladies.
And no, you cannot just buy a monkey because you want one for a lab pet.   Even though, “Haven’t you always wanted a monkey!” 
These are my tax dollars.  This is a defense appropriation.  This is [...]

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Brief Time Wasters

If you’re stuck behind a desk for 40+ hours a week, like I am, there are times when you need a little mental break. I don’t leave my desk for lunch, I do leave for the occasional meeting (which are not without stresses of their own.) Since I don’t smoke, I don’t have [...]

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Goyim and Treyf for Hanukkah

I’m not Jewish. This apparently doesn’t matter in my workplace. I’m responsible for knowing when sundown is each night for the lighting of the office menorah (which is done by another goy). I keep joking about how we’re angering their G-d because he’s not saying the prayer as he lights the [...]

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