Monthly Archives: October 2007
Single mother gets hers
Grateful nation breathes sigh of relief After three days of hard deliberations, a federal judge ordered Jammie Thomas to pay $222,000 for her crimes against the music industry. Thomas, a single mother, was identified as a prominent ringleader of a music-downloading crime ring located on her computer. There were no other members of the crime … Continue reading
Surefire cure for the blues
1. Open window. 2. Sit in window. Do not fall out, no matter how blue you are feeling. 3. Blow bubbles out window. (Requires bubbles.) 4. Watch fighter jets. (Requires Fleet Week, or a war zone.) 5. Blow more bubbles.
Near, far, near, far
I’ve been freelancing for a little over a year now, and I’ve decided that the toughest part of this job is measuring my own progress. In admin work, it’s easy. You judge your day’s success based on whether or not you reacted to things. When the copier broke down today, did you fix it, or … Continue reading
All I’m saying
I’m just saying, it’s possible that a breed of catfish has evolved to where it can swim through air instead of water, so if that thought comes into your mind it’s not completely crazy to scoot your chair back and check under the table to ensure no air-swimming catfish are flopping up to rub their … Continue reading