Oh, and don’t try to call them. Their phone is always busy. Thank you, government!
You’d think that if you
You’d think that if you fax someone something, the fax was received, and nothing further was said that everything is kosher, correct? I guess not. I just got another letter from the honorable and competant Virginia Office of Taxation saying we owe them \$5000 for 1998, a year in which I don’t think I travelled outside the state of Arizona, and am pretty sure I lived in Tucson. I mean, my employer says I was employed in Tucson and didn’t transfer to Virginia until February of 1999. I faxed them a signed letter from the head of the HR department stating that fact. It doesn’t take much investigation to see that my address was 373 N Wilmot Drive in Tucson, Arizona until February of ’99.\
I know they’re just people doing their job, but dammit, do it right! I’m tired of dealing with this when it’s obviously their error and if they expended any energy at all, they’d know it too. It doesn’t take much thought, people!
Someone searched for “funny corporate
Someone searched for “funny corporate whore” in Google and found me. I don’t know whether to be happy with the funny part or sad that I’m a whore. A quandry this early in the morning is not welcome.
Geeking Out At this very
Geeking Out
At this very moment I am installing RedHat 7.2 on my fancy new G4. How, you might ask? VirtualPC for OS X. Oh yes, this is a gigantic smile on my face.
“Men are like a fine
“Men are like a fine wine. They all start out like grapes, and it’s our job to stomp on them and keep them in the dark where they will mature into something you’d want to have dinner with” — Unknown Heroine
If you think you’ve done
If you think you’ve done it all on the web and there’s nothing cool left to build, check this out. Philip Greenspun strikes again. Being able to spend time with him last June when I went to Boston for sister’s award ceremony was an eye-opening experience. I’ve used that inspiration at work to crank out some pretty amazing stuff. Now, I’m starting his latest textbook, and damned if I don’t have a long way to go. It’s exciting and depressing at the same time. There are so many things that could be done, but not enough people doing them. It’s time to take your creativity and apply it to problems. Don’t build everything the same old way. Try something new. Take a chance. Hell, just go read the book and get inspired.
My friend Jon has volunteered
My friend Jon has volunteered to illustrate FlatCat for me. And now, I just need to write it. We’re going to turn it into a multi-million dollar franchise, like Barney or Blue’s Clues. Pretty soon, there will be FlatCat BathMats, Home Colostomy Kits, dolls, happy meals, books and a Christmas special with Bob Goulet as the voice the of FlatCat.
Sex and The City is
Sex and The City is back!! I know this is late, but thanks to TiVo, we didn’t watch it until last night. I forgot how much I missed the show. It’s the most perfect sitcom. It’s dirty and touching and funny all at the same time. It warms my little heart.
More Blogger Insider fun. I
More Blogger Insider fun. I have no idea how I’ll match the questions Mike got last time.
More from Gene Weingarten. In
More from Gene Weingarten. In his latest Below the Beltway column, Gene updates us on his article about the worst town in America. He found it in Battle Mountain, Nevada. The original article is here. Apparently, the publisher of the town’s local paper fired the editor over her jokingly agreeing with Gene about the whole thing. Gene’s application to be the new editor is priceless.