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For a while I thought it wouldn't come, but sadly it did. Yes, I have been told to report for jury duty. My brother told me that indicating "Engineer" for Profession on the questionnaire would probably get me excluded. No such luck. I know it's my duty and all, but the inconvenience of missing work makes it something I dread. You know, if I'm well educated and employed and don't want to do it, then is it a good thing for an uneducated or [...]

My parents have always told me that I should never reveal to others how much I truly know or don't know, unless absolutely necessary. In a game theory sense, its logical to never let anyone get the upper hand by revealing too much. Evidently, this can work out in the oddest of scenarios... So a co-worker was telling me about his Indian buddy who for whatever reason did not have a car for transportation. Maybe he had one, but didn't want to use it, [...]

I just got off the phone with my brother. He was calling from France telling me all the quirks of visiting, the people, the food and the culture. Overall, he's having a pleasant experience, even if it was a business trip. A few weeks ago before he left, I told him to get a picture in the Charles de Gaulle airport. Similar to this one: So anyways, he didn't get a chance on the way in, so he planned on catching a snap on [...]

So I got the unfortunate job of handing out the candy this year. Lucky for me not too many kids showed up. There were some funny moments. One kid was dressed up as a beer bottle. I asked him if he thought he should be 21 yrs old before dressing up like that. With a momentary pause, his comrades replied "no". And one other kid was covered up in what appeared to be some sort of gift wrap. He could barely say "trick or [...]

When I was on Devon Avenue in Chicago, one of the stores had a sign near their cold drinks. "Pay First. After Drink." But this is better! [...]

I saw this in someone else's cubicle. I found it so relevant, that I had to take a Post-It (tm) note and jot it down. "Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do."Pope John [...]

I should be watching the debate, you know "hard work", "flip flops" and all, but this is just hilarious so I had to post it. Ironic how I can almost relate to it. Two guys are having an instant messenger fight. (note: Quicktime movies opens, rated G, don't [...]

Overheard: "Sometimes I see girls on the soccer team who won't even attempt to go for the ball. They stand and watch it go into the net thinking that there's no way they could save it. I've always said that no matter how impossible the shot is or how unlikely it is you could prevent it from going in, you should always go for it. I mean there have been times that I've personally gone for the ball and I thought there was nooo [...]