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I normally don’t write about work much here, but this story is just too funny NOT to write about.

Today, I received an e-mail from our software secretary that was sent to the handful of individuals that work for the same company as me (there were 11 of us). She goes on to tell us that we are going to get access to this new travel software. I think to myself “Great!” because travel can be somewhat confusing — especially since I’m not employed by the primary contractor here. Now, here’s where it gets whacky — she goes on to state that in order to get this set up, “What we need from you: Send us your full name and USGS email address“. eh? Wait a minute, didn’t she just send ME an e-mail? And now she needs MY e-mail address and name? She obviously knows my name…and since she sent me an e-mail, I’m going to assume that she knows that too. That’s like calling someone on the phone and saying “Hey Bob, can I get your name and phone number?”. What the hell?!
Anyways — I obliged, and sent my name and e-mail — however in the back of my head, I keep thinking how dumb it is.

Oh well…hopefully it gave you a giggle.

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Maybe this is one way I can convince Anna that I need a Wii!? This guy decided that he’s going to track his physical progress after playing 30 minutes of Wii Sports (which I hear is really fun) daily for six weeks.

“OK, so I was thinking one day after I played a good 1/2 hour of Wii Sports that I was getting a pretty heavy duty cardio workout. I decided to try out an experiment, where I would do everything I normally did, eat everything I normally ate and see if anything changes after playing 30 minutes of Wii Sports everyday for 6 weeks. If I miss a day, I’ll make a note of it and that weeks report.”

He will finish up on January 15th, so be sure to check back there for his progress…I know I will…

Here’s the link

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Fish sent me this link today…I can’t get enough of it! However, some of the parts hit a little too close to home

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I found this on digg today —
“8 great plugins that’ll help you pump more juice out of your WordPress installation. Check it out!”

Since I’m currently using WordPress, it seemed appropriate. I might add a few of these myself!

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Here’s an awesome detailed “how-to” on creating RFID access for your front door!

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Today for lunch, I decided to go the “cheap” route and get a chicken salad sandwich and a small bag of cheetos. The sandwich was really good, and the cheetos taste really good, but the damn things won’t stay in my mouth! They insist on dropping onto my black sweatshirt. So, now my black and orange sweatshirt is making me look like a slob! Oh well.

In other news, we got like 8 inches of snow last nite. It was enough to have them set work back 2 hours. Niiiiiice…I got to sleep another couple hours! It was well-needed because I was up playing black and white 2 til late last nite. I just started playing the other day and I’m not completely sure if I’m playing correctly, but it seems pretty fun.

That’s all for now…

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Well, I just ended my hockey season this past weekend with the Girl’s Varsity Tournament out in Rapid City. It was my first time visiting the “Thunderdome” (Rushmore’s hockey rink). The rink is set up alot like Huron’s, only bigger and not quite as dirty and worn out. Plus, I think the people are nicer too .

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So, I’m going to start actually using my website as a real blog — at least, that’s what i’m saying right at this second. I’m not sure exactly what i’m going to blog here, but I’ll find junk. So, I guess keep your eyes here and you may see something!

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