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One of the most interesting things about going to a job everyday is getting to observe different types of people and behaviors. These people and behaviors can run the gamut from the merely interesting or quirky, to the downright infuriating. No matter where these folks and their actions may fall on that scale, they are, at the very least, entertaining and God knows, we could use as much of that as possible. The modern office workplace is a great bastion of specialization and routine. If one c...

I guess it happens in every marriage: A little time passes, people become more relaxed, and certain heretofore suppressed traits inevitably percolate through the filter of politeness. This process is beginning to happen with my marriage. My wife Christi is slowly but surely revealing her true self and it's not pretty. You see, my wife is a cold-blooded, calculating murderer. She takes sinister delight in killing my clothes. Like many large-scale atrocities, her crime begins with something sma...

Thanks to the kindness of some good friends, I had the opportunity to visit Staples Center this past Saturday night and watch, of all things, a professional hockey game. Los Angeles Kings vs. Minnesota Wild. Yup, this zealous sports partisan, militantly registered in the Baseball Party (The REAL G.O.P.) sat amongst the curious species known as Fannus Hockeyus. So, after a brief visit to the concession stand (Nachos and a Large Coke for $47.50! Such a deal!!), we trudged to our seats. We were ...

This past week, I fell victim to that nasty cold/flu/sinus/infection thing that appears to be going around. This little sucker of a virus knocked me out for a good 3 days. As a result, I was stuck at home, wrapped in a blanket, continuously blowing gunk from my nose, and being generally miserable. What is one to do whilst in the grips of an illness? Why, channel surf of course! During my channel surfing, I came across a familiar old friend: RETURN OF THE JEDI. Now, I have had issues with this...