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So, Tara over at Graphic Design Blog tagged me into revealing five design-related things about myself. Since I am a designer by day, and write just as a hobby, this may seem a bit disjointed. So what else is new, right?
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We’d been in the new condo a total of 17 days when I noticed some strangeness going in with the paint along the wall near the front door. It seemed like the paint was rippling a little bit. Neither the wife nor I had seen it before, so we weren’t sure if it was new or we now are just seeing it because the lighting in the entry way was enhancing it.
Sure enough, the next day after work, the strange pattern was larger. I snapped a quick picture and sent it off to the owner, along with an “any ideas” email. It was a few days before we could get a maintenance guy out here, and when he got here, the opinion was that the old paint had just separated from the wall, and he would get some guys out to re-do it. Cool with me. That’s why I like renting. Something bad happens, and you call someone else. No trying to figure out what to do about it.
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I just found this photo from in my phone from a while back. There’s this one elevator in my office building that, for whatever reason, always smells horrible.
Someone had finally had enough. It just makes me smile.
Okay, I know I shouldn’t laugh when another human being is injured or killed. Most of the time it’s no laughing matter. However, there are times that you really have to wonder how we, as a species, have collectively occupied the planet for so long. Not that I subscribe to all things Darwinian, but seriously, get this man an award.
How in the world are you so involved in sending a text message that you get hit by train? I mean, short of an aircraft carrier or oil tanker, there aren’t many other mobile objects larger or louder, for that matter, than a freight train. That’s like a rolling jumbo jet sneaking up on you.
Although I can just see the new iPhone ads now…
I’m not one to often try to do it twice in one day. Blame it on age, stamina, bad day at work, whatever. About three times a week is all I can muster. Of course I’m talking about writing a post for this blog. What?
But my meal today was so, sublime, let’s say, that I had to come back and relay the experience to you. I do have to warn you though: this post contains some generalizations and stereotypical jumps. Not that these are inaccurate, since they have happened to me on more than one occasion, but I just thought you should know going in.
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Okay, here’s an idea that I’ve been chewing on for a while: a full-fledged world map of my readership. I know what you must be saying: “how can he possibly expect to plot the locations of all seven of his readers?” To that I say, not funny.
We’ve all seen those little map sidebar widgets on blogs, and although those are neat, they don’t really show my much other than a collection of giant red pins on a map the size of a postage stamp. Here’s the spin I want to put on it: post in the comments below, sounding off, if you will, just a quick “hi” or whatever you want, but make sure you include the US State or international country you’re in. That’s it. Even if it’s your first or last comment on this site, it will be left in the comments section below, and then highlighted on one of my two handy maps here. It’s okay if there is more than one name per state/country. With any luck, that’s the plan!
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