Though there are many sad stories about those who lost everything, the fire is contained and should be fully extinguished soon -- yay. Good job to the men and women who fought it; it was far from easy.
On a completely different note, I totally rocked this quiz about company mascots this morning. I challenge any of you to beat my score -- 19 out of 20 -- without cheating by looking up any of them in another window. A prize will be offered on two conditions: 1. You need to prove your score with a screen shot emailed to me; and 2. You have to look me in the eye and tell me you didn't cheat. Thus, by its nature, this is for people I know and see regularly. Everyone else is welcome to share your results in the comments (...you remember how those work right?), where I can offer only ridicule or kudos.
Switching gears again, I was sent a useful link today that I thought I'd share. It's a local gas price aggregator, which shows you the lowest reported gas prices in your area code. It may not be 100% accurate to the moment (it reflects overnight price reports) and I noticed that it doesn't include Costco gas stations, but it gives you a good idea of where you can expect to find lower prices compared to the rest of the area.
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May 28, 2008
February 07, 2008
To whom it may concern: Read this or you'll be sorry
The days keep slipping by again. Plus, I haven't had much to say. A few fleeting ideas that haven't coalesced into anything worthwhile. So I'll share a site that I found during my little hiatus and that I've made a habit of visiting.
Passive-Aggressive Notes is a collection of notes people see out in the world and send in, often with a backstory. As the site says, it's all about "painfully polite and hilariously hostile writings from shared spaces the world over." Whether they're truly passive-aggressive or not is open for debate, but some of the notes are just classic. The commentary for each note, or set of notes, by the person who runs the site is witty and insightful but usually it's the comments that make me laugh...or grimace...the most. The regular commenters are a smart but rather cutting group and can be merciless when someone makes a gaffe or poorly worded comment, to the point where I've personally never joined the fray because I don't need that kind of pressure, but it makes for good reading.
Leaving notes for people in lieu of personal confrontation has become such a way of life that I think there'll be enough fodder to keep this going for quite a while. Goodness knows I see enough of them around and, admittedly, have written a few in my day. They usually represent the tipping point for someone's frustration, and emotional writing is usually not someone's finest. The "spelling and grammar police" aspect to it alone is worth the price of admission, but then that's a pet peeve of mine and these kinds of notes are a gold mine for that.
Check it out if you're so inclined and let me know what you think.
Passive-Aggressive Notes is a collection of notes people see out in the world and send in, often with a backstory. As the site says, it's all about "painfully polite and hilariously hostile writings from shared spaces the world over." Whether they're truly passive-aggressive or not is open for debate, but some of the notes are just classic. The commentary for each note, or set of notes, by the person who runs the site is witty and insightful but usually it's the comments that make me laugh...or grimace...the most. The regular commenters are a smart but rather cutting group and can be merciless when someone makes a gaffe or poorly worded comment, to the point where I've personally never joined the fray because I don't need that kind of pressure, but it makes for good reading.
Leaving notes for people in lieu of personal confrontation has become such a way of life that I think there'll be enough fodder to keep this going for quite a while. Goodness knows I see enough of them around and, admittedly, have written a few in my day. They usually represent the tipping point for someone's frustration, and emotional writing is usually not someone's finest. The "spelling and grammar police" aspect to it alone is worth the price of admission, but then that's a pet peeve of mine and these kinds of notes are a gold mine for that.
Check it out if you're so inclined and let me know what you think.
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