Archive: June 2006
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Thursday - June 29, 2006
iPod silliness
One of the absolute best things that can happen to a person is to get to work, start their iPod up, and be presented with s song from the bluehouse. That's what happened to me this morning. What a way to start the day. Yes!
And, you wanna know what the next song was? "Lonely Girls" by Lucinda Williams. Life is good in the land of my iPod.
By the way, I'm wearing my tie-dye smiley face t-shirt today. I do that in order to lull my enemies into a false sense of security.
By the way #2, I have no idea what that means. I'm just feeling silly. Maybe it's the big smiley face I'm wearing.
Later in the day my iPod presented me with "Blame it on Your Heart" by Patty Loveless. "Someone's gonna do you like you done me, honey. And, when she does you like she'll do you, it ain't funny. You'll need some sympathy, but don't be callin' me. Hey, blame it on your lyin' cheatin' cold dead-beatin' two-timin' double-dealin' mean mistreatin' lovin' heart." Heh heh heh. 'Gotta love that song!
Tuesday - June 27, 2006
Fire alarm protocol
The fire alarm went off at work today. But, it only rang three times before going silent. I was asked a couple of years ago to be the fire marshall for my floor. That means, I'm supposed to walk around and make sure everyone evacuates. I wasn't sure what to do since the alarm stopped ringing. My duties were only vaguely sketched out to me when I was asked to take on the job of 4th floor fire marshall. Since I wasn't sure, I went ahead and told everyone to leave. Only two were on their way out. By the time I got downstairs, the only people outside the building were the ones I'd told to leave. So, I checked in the office and sure enough, the receptionist was sitting at her desk. I asked her what was up and she said it was a false alarm. I don't really know what that means. Was someone working on the system and they set it off? We're always warned when there are plans to work on major building systems so that we aren't surprised if there's no hot water...or if the fire alarm goes off intermittently. No such warning today. Shrug. I went back out and told everyone they could return to their offices. Then, I sent a note to the building safety officer and asked for clarification on what I should do when the alarm sounds for but a few cycles. Sigh...
Sunday - June 25, 2006
Kayaks?
My phone just rang and here's how the conversation went:
Me: Hello.
Anonymous woman: Is this the place where y'all sell kayaks?
Me (laughing): No. Sorry, this is a private residence.
Anonymous woman: Oh, sorry. Bye.
Heh heh. Kayaks? Ahhhh...I'm still laughing.
Friday - June 23, 2006
iPod note for the day
As I type, "Billy Bayou" by Jim Reeves is picking up the mood in my office.
"You're walking on quicksand and you walk slow."
Heh heh. I cannot stop smiling.
Friday - June 16, 2006
Trouble
Uh-oh. Now, we're in trouble. Mom has started blogging!
Wednesday - June 14, 2006
More fun with my iPod
I'm working late today and just had one of those goofy iPod moments. A couple of oldies that really make me think of my childhood and those reel-to-reel tapes Mom used to make just played back-to-back. The songs? "Rollin' with the Flow" by Charlie Rich and "The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A." by Donna Fargo. Heh. I'll wager most of you have no idea what either of those songs sound like. And, that maybe you've heard of Charlie Rich. Maybe. But, you have no idea who Donna Fargo is. 'Gotta love it!
By the way, if you go to that Donna Fargo link above, the song I mention starts streaming as soon as the page loads. As of this posting at any rate.
By the way #2: As I was about to post this, "The Fireman" by George Strait started playing. Sigh...what fun. 'Makes working late seem not so bad.
Michael Yon
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