General Rants (and Major Musings)

Monday, August 9, 2004

I reject your rejection!

After receiving one of the best rejection letters recently, I have also received the worst rejection letter ever. It wasn't even a letter. I picked up the envelope and looked in to see not a folded letter, but a slip of paper. When I opened the envelope and pulled it out, I had to read it a few... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 6, 2004

Weather I like it or not

I am so sick of western New York weather. It was crap Wednesday, it was beautiful yesterday, and it's crap again today. So I was in a bad mood, then a good mood, and unless I can find something to keep me happy it's gonna be a bad mood today. We need to fill in the lake so there's no more lake... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 5, 2004

That stupid word

Ever stop to think about how many times we've used the word "stupid" in reference to an inanimate object? There are five definitions as provided by dictionary.com: 1.) Slow to learn or understand; obtuse. 2.) Tending to make poor decisions or careless mistakes. 3.) Marked by a lack of intelligence... Sign in to see full entry.

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Accident mislabeling

I got to thinking - and yes, it did hurt - the other day on the ride home from work when I hit a traffic backup. When is an accident really an accident? We sort of just use that word to describe any type of car wreck, but a lot of the times it's not really an accident. For example, a reckless youth... Sign in to see full entry.

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