http://www.playtah.com Thu, 29 May 2008 00:05:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This election, please don't vote for John McCain.  Pretty please.  Pretty, pretty please.  I don't say this for political reasons (though now I think of it, I'm not voting McCain for those reasons, too). No, the reason I ask you not to vote for him is that I heard a clip ... http://www.playtah.com/605/dont-gopher-mccain/ My friend "L" is one of the most down-to-earth, level-headed, straight-forward people I know.  She is very knowledgable about a wide range of subjects, and anything she doesn't know, she researches studiously.  When she makes choices - whether it be about food, shopping, life decisions, etc. - they are always ... http://www.playtah.com/604/raincheck-days-and-wednesdays-always-get-me-down/ I've added a Dilbert comic viewer to my site (thanks for the widget, Scott Adams!)- if you scroll down the page on the right-hand side, you'll see it.  Dilbert is one of my all-time favorite comics, and perhaps it will become yours, too!  Scott Adams is the author of Dilbert, ... http://www.playtah.com/603/fun-dilbert-widget/ It's mid-year review time for most of the people in my department.  We have a system here where the employee writes their own review, then meets with their supervisor to go over it and make changes and get approval.  The format has ten areas on which the employee reviews himself/herself: change, results, ... http://www.playtah.com/602/mid-year-review/ Ah, yes, Cinco de Mayo.  The day when Americans celebrate some sort of event that probably happened someplace south of Texas, and had something to do with mayonnaise.  Many people will use this holiday to get ridiculously drunk and eat too much Taco Bell.  It's kind of like a spicy ... http://www.playtah.com/601/happy-cinco-de-mayo/ This business with the cyclone in Myanmar reminds me of the 2004 tsunami and Hurricane Katrina - it seems like the death toll goes up each time you hear about it.  First, 351 people had been reported killed by the cyclone.  Then the toll jumped to 3-4,000.  Now they think ... http://www.playtah.com/600/the-worlds-gone-crazy/ I've got a spiffy new design, a caffeine-imbibing squirrel, and the determination to update my blog more often!  What a trifecta!   Hopefully I will be able to win back your readership after my semi-hiatus.  Let me know how you like the look! http://www.playtah.com/599/welcome-to-the-grand-re-opening/ I'm trying to reinvigorate my blog, so please stay tuned as I make some changes... http://www.playtah.com/598/check-1-2/ Spring has sprung, and once again I am faced with an annual inner battle.  I have a decision to make - a choice fraught* with the constant struggle of delayed gratification versus immediate satisfaction.  The decision I'm speaking of, of course, is that of whether or not to put a dollar in my ... http://www.playtah.com/597/spring-cha-ching/ I enjoy many different types of humor, especially humor that is dark, sarcastic, off-the-wall, etc.  It was therefore with great joy that I was informed of someecards.com.  This hilarious collection of ecards has entertained me many a day.  (The pictures are all clean retro pictures, but some of the cards ... http://www.playtah.com/595/someecardscom-and-more/