Archive for October, 2009
Well there was mutiny in Lagos, aboard the mean ship Skondi
I did a lot of work for these guys in Oakland. They made a positive difference in some very rough neighborhoods. The talking heads at Fox disgust me. I just want to grab them by the scruff of their necks and rub their noses in it. Turn off Fox. I don’t watch...
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But we all live with the scars we choose
We’re all singing “Happy Days are here again” right? Everyone has had their salaries restored to pre-mortgage meltdown rates, right? Your bonuses and commissions have all been restored by Mr. Foley right? Everybody is holding hands and singing “We are the World” at the Evil Empire, right? Oh let’s just quote the earnings call....
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Do me a favor and pass me the Jaeger
I’ve been busy, so let’s do a before and after. Before: House taped up waiting for paint: House done. Yeah, I painted the front door red. Bubba relaxing after a long day of watching me work. Yes, I have very similar pictures of a black and tan boy, who I still miss terribly.
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Foolish pride, that’s all I have left
A little housekeeping. As for the sidebars, I know. I’ll fix it. As a matter of fact I’m working on an overhaul, but apparently my meager coding skills are not as enhanced by wine as I thought they were. So if you stop by and things look ridiculous, not to worry, I’m working on...
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I killed the Czar and his ministers
PBE is like the Post Office. “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night…” PBE delivers. Just the other day Doctor Capone asked about the Mercury/Alliance debacle. This morning, I look in my inbox and POOF! 10-20-09mercury letter The operative word in the letter is “might”. Most of the Alliance, Mercury, and...
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Buttered scones for tea
Because we just can’t take ourselves too seriously. I’ll see your stupidity and raise you one idiocy.
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I bet a fiddle of gold against your soul
We all know I love sports analogies, most are baseball centric. My clients get to hear them all the time. You can’t hit the ball if you don’t get into the batter’s box. They all know that one. Another one I was using just yesterday was “Don’t serve up a steaming hot meat pie...
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Howling at all this corrosion
The best part about this website to me is the input I get from y’all. I get emails with subject suggestions and as I’ve mentioned before, I love the peanut gallery (comment section). And no, I’m not painting the house fire engine red. The front door, yes. The house no. My inbox has been...
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There behind a glass stands a real blade of grass
Nothing but quality from PBE. Last night was Pick Up night at Pleasant Hill Wine Merchants. There was a gathering of the Usual Suspects. PHWM tends to get on a jag and the jag this month was Roessler. Not a bad jag to be on. And a little wine company named R&B....
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