The work week is done, and the three-day weekend is almost begun. Is there any better feeling than to be on the cusp of a three-day holiday weekend? Particularly when the three-day holiday weekend is Memorial Day, which means that summer is here? Even more particularly when there is almost nothing scheduled for the weekend [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Work’
Happily On The Cusp Of A Three-Day Holiday Weekend
Posted in America, Work, tagged America, Memorial Day, Three-Day Weekends, Work on May 25, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The Flowers, Nestled All Snug In Their Beds
Posted in Work, tagged flower beds, Flowers, Gardening, house and grounds, Salvia Farinacea, Work, Zinnias on May 19, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Another weekend chore checked off! I’ve finished with the flower beds. This year, I’ve decided to stick with the zinnias, which were great last year. I’ve gone with orange, yellow, and two unknown color types: state fair mix and Magellan mix. To give the beds even more color, I’ve lined the rear of the beds [...]
The Last Concourse On The Left
Posted in Humor, Photography, Travel, Work, tagged airports, Hotels, Humor, Photography, Travel, Work on May 17, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Here are things that always — always! — happen whenever I am on a business trip and book an early morning return flight: 1. I get no sleep because I’m worried that, despite setting countless alarms and requesting a wake-up call, I’ll oversleep. 2. The only coffee packets for the hotel room brewpot are decaf. [...]
When People Give Up
Posted in America, The Economy, Work, tagged America, Giving Up, High Unemployment, Parenting, Qutting, The Economy, Unemployment, Work on May 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The April unemployment rate dropped slightly, to 8.1 percent. Unfortunately, the decline was due not so much to the creation of new jobs, but to the fact that hundreds of thousands of people just quit looking for work. Under the government’s approach to calculating the unemployment rate, those people just aren’t counted as unemployed any [...]
Pronouncing The Unpronounceable
Posted in Humor, Work, tagged Georgetown University Law Center, Humor, Law firm names, Law Firm Pronunciation Guide, Law Firms, Law Students, Work on May 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve got to hand it to my law school alma mater. The Georgetown University Law Center has performed a crucial service for law students everywhere by publishing an on-line guide to properly pronouncing the names of law firms. It’s critical for two reasons. First, law firm names tend to be a mouthful. They’re usually the [...]
A Car Wash Day
Posted in Humor, weather, Work, tagged Car wash, Humor, Rain, spring, weather, Work on April 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It’s a beautiful day today in New Albany. The sun is shining, the temperature is in the high 70s, and the sounds of lawn mowers, leaf blowers, and trimmers fill the sultry air. My neighbors are hard at work, and I should be, too. It’s a perfect day to wash your car — so I [...]
That Piquant Office Microwave Smell
Posted in Humor, Work, tagged fish, Humor, Maple, Microwaves, Office Humor, Office Microwave, Offices, Pavlov's Dog, Smells, Work on April 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
By law, every American office must have a microwave in a common area that is made available to all employees. Any office worker will concede that the zone around that microwave is a crucial part of the rich tapestry of their work space. Educated noses in the office can learn a lot from the smorgasbord [...]
Weed Warrior
Posted in Work, tagged Dandelions, Front Yards, house and grounds, Neighborhoods, Weeding, Weeds, Work, Yard Work on April 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, I just couldn’t take it anymore. Ouchy back and all, I got down on my hands and knees to weed the front yard. I don’t know if it was caused by our warmer than normal winter, or if our grass is just getting wearing out, or if our lawn care service changed the spraying [...]
A Shooting On Gay Street (Cont.)
Posted in Columbus, crime, Work, tagged Columbus, crime, Downtown Columbus, Gay Street, Shooting, Stabbing, Work on March 16, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Those of us who work on Gay Street have been dealing with the aftermath of the stabbing and shooting incident that happened on our street on Wednesday. We’ve learned about the heroism of one of the workers in the office where the madman attacked. The worker fought the assailant, helped to save a fellow employee, [...]
A Shooting On Gay Street
Posted in Columbus, crime, Work, tagged Columbus, crime, Downtown Columbus, Gay Street, Shooting, Stabbing, Work on March 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Today I was sitting at my desk, working through lunch, when I heard sirens wail and police cars rush down the street outside my window. A few moments later, I heard a curious pop-pop-pop-pop sound. After a few seconds I found myself wondering whether it was the sound of gunshots, and whether I should get [...]
Into The Office Fragrance Cloud Of Death
Posted in Humor, Work, tagged Civilization, Febreze, Gas Masks, Glade, Humor, Old Spice, Perfume, Smells, Work on March 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
For much of history, human beings were routinely exposed to a riotous collection of disgusting and offensive smells. Whether it was the reek of long-unwashed bodies, the pungent tang of rotting food, the odor of barnyard creatures, or the scents inevitably produced by the combination of people, food, and water, civilization basically stank. Strong perfumes [...]
Are Federal Workers Overpaid? (II)
Posted in America, Politics, Work, tagged America, Congressional Budget Office, Federal Employees, Federal Workers, Government Employees, Politics, Private-sector employees, Work on January 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
About a year ago I wrote a post about whether federal employees are overpaid. It’s a never-ending debate — and now the Congressional Budget Office has weighed in. The CBO conducted a study that compared the wages, benefits, and overall compensation of federal employees and private-sector employees who shared certain comparable observable characteristics. The study [...]
Capitalism 101
Posted in Politics, The Economy, Work, tagged Capitalism, Firing People, Jobs, Mitt Romney, Politics, Republicans, The Economy, Work on January 11, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Let’s see: Mitt Romney discusses health insurance and says he likes to being able to fire people who provide services for him . . . and his Republican opponents say that makes him a heartless bastard? I know that politics involves a lot of silliness, but this latest tempest in a teapot is ridiculous. In [...]
Title Creep
Posted in Humor, Work, tagged Humor, Job Titles, New Albany, New Albany-Plain Local school district, Schools, Work on December 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Our local school district recently hired a new official. Her title is “chief of innovation, improvement and human capital” for the school district. You may be scratching your head about what a job with such a high-flown title entails. Well, her position replaces the “human resources director,” and a release from the school district says [...]
Down On Elevators
Posted in Technology, Work, tagged Elevators, New York City, Technology, Work, Workplace Accidents on December 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »
A horrible Midtown elevator accident has caused New York City workers to think twice about using the elevator and to take the stairs instead. According to news reports, an advertising executive stepped onto an elevator in her building when the elevator unexpectedly shot upward, crushing her between the elevator and the surrounding wall. Elevator inspectors [...]
