Things NOT To Say At Work

If I recall I may have posted this list a couple of years ago but a reader sent it to me the other day and recycled shit is better than none at all. 🙂

1. I can see your point, but I still think you’re full of sh–.
2. I don’t know what your problem is, but I’ll bet it’s hard to
pronounce.
3. How about never? Is never good for you?
4. I see you’ve set aside this special time to humiliate yourself in
public.
5. I’m really easy to get along with once you people learned to see
it my way.
6. I’ll try being nicer if you’ll try being smarter
7. I’m out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message.
8. I don’t work here, I’m a consultant.
9. It sounds like English, but I can’t understand a word you’re
saying.
10. Ahhh… I see the screw-up fairy has visited us again…
11. I like you. You remind me of myself when I was young and stupid.
12. You are validating my inherent mistrust of strangers.
13. I have plenty of talent and vision; I just don’t give a damn.
14. I’m already visualizing the duct tape over your mouth.
15. I will always cherish the initial misconceptions I had about
you.
16. Thank you. We’re all refreshed and challenged by your unique
point.
17. The fact that no one understands you doesn’t mean you’re an
artist.
18. Any connection between your reality and mine is purely
coincidental.
19. What am I? Flypaper for freaks!?
20. I’m not being rude. You’re just insignificant.
21. It’s a thankless job, but I’ve got a lot of Karma to burn off.
22. Yes, I am an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely
ceremonial.
23. And your crybaby whiny-assed opinion would be…?
24. Do I look like a people person?
25. This isn’t an office; it’s Hell with fluorescent lighting.
26. I started out with nothing and still have most of it left.
27. Sarcasm is just one more service we offer.
28. If I throw a stick, will you leave?
29. Errors have been made. Others will be blamed.
30. Whatever kind of look you were going for, you missed.
31. I’m trying to imagine you with a personality.
32. A cubicle is just a padded cell without a door.
33. Can I trade this job for what’s behind door #1?
34. Too many freaks, not enough circuses.
35. Nice perfume. Must you marinate in it?
36. Chaos, panic, and disorder — my work here is done.
37. How do I set a laser printer to stun?
38. I thought I wanted a career; turns out I just wanted a salary.
39. Who lit the fuse on your tampon?
40. Oh I get it… like humor… but different.

St. Moritz

Now this would be a really kicking vacation. St. Moritz is the oldest winter resort in the world and is truly a beautiful place.

St-Moritz_04_2004.jpgSt. Moritz has several ‘sister cities’ including Bariloche, Argentina; Kutchan, Japan; and Vail, Colorado. It is a popular site for skiing and hiking as well as the world famous Cresta Run toboggan course. St. Moritz is also the starting point for some of the famous Swiss Train tours such as the Glacier Express. The Glacier Express really isn’t an express train. It’s not particularly fast at all, but it is a series of stops on several rail lines that travel through the beautiful country of Switzerland.

Albulabahn01.jpgAs an overseas tourist even with a Eurail pass you can only ride the Glacier Express from St. Moritz to Muster without additional Swiss-Pass train tickets. The Swiss Passes give you unlimited travel for whatever length of time you purchase it for on almost all of Switzerland’s public transportation systems including buses, trains, and boats. Overall it is a pretty good deal.

From the pictures and videos I have seen of Switzerland and in particular the Glacier Express it is a really beautiful place.

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The travel route is a 7 1/2 hour journey that takes you across 291 bridges, through 91 tunnels and across the Oberalp pass at 6,670 feet altitude. You get to see the Graubünden holiday region, Lake Lucerne and Lucerne itself, Valais, and the beautiful areas if southern Switzerland.

Thursday Thongs…

I know it’s an hour or so early but I need to get to bed. No sleeping late for me on the first day of school for the girls.

Thong Song

This thing right here
Is lettin’ all the ladies know
What guys talk about
You know, the finer things in life
a heh heh heh
Check it Out

Ooh that dress so scandalous
And you know another nigga can’t handle it
So you shakin that thang like who’s the ish
With a look in yer eyes so devilish
Uh

You like to dance on the hip hop spots
And you cruise to grooves to connect the dots
Not just urban she like the pop
‘Cause she was Livin’ La Vida Loca

She had dumps like a truck, truck, truck
Thighs like what, what, what
Baby move your butt, butt, butt
I think i’ll sing it again

She had dumps like a truck, truck, truck
Thighs like what, what, what
All night long
Let me see that thong

I like it when the beat goes
Duh dun duh
Baby make your booty go
Duh dun duh
Baby I know you wanna show
Duh dun duh
That thong thong thong thong thong

I like it when the beat goes
Duh dun duh
Baby make your booty go
Duh dun duh
Baby I know you wanna show
Duh dun duh
That thong thong thong thong thong

That girl so scandalous
And I know another nigga can’t handle it
And she shakin’ that thing like who’s the ish
With a look in her eyes so devilish

She like to dance on the hip hop spots
And she cruise to the grooves to connect the dots
Not just urban she like the pop
Cause she was Livin La Vida Loca

She had dumps like a truck, truck, truck
Thighs like what, what, what
Baby move your butt, butt, butt
I think i’ll sing it again

She had dumps like a truck, truck, truck
Thighs like what, what, what
All night long
Let me see that thong

I like it when the beat goes
Duh dun duh
Baby make your booty go
Duh dun duh
Baby I know you wanna show
Duh dun duh
That thong thong thong thong thong
I like it when the beat goes
Duh dun duh
Baby make your booty go
Duh dun duh
Baby I know you wanna show
Duh dun duh
That thong thong thong thong thong
I like it when the beat goes
Duh dun duh
Baby make your booty go
Duh dun duh
Baby I know you wanna show
Duh dun duh
That thong thong thong thong thong
I like it when the beat goes
Duh dun duh
Baby make your booty go
Duh dun duh
Baby I know you wanna show
Duh dun duh
That thong thong thong thong thong

That dress so scandalous
I swear another nigga couldn’t handle it
When you shakin’ that thing like whose the ish
With a look in your eyes do devilish
Uh

You like to dance on the hip hop spots
Then you cruise to the grooves to connect the dots
Not just urban you like the pop
Cause she was Livin La Vida Loca

She had dumps like a truck, truck, truck
Thighs like what, what, what
Baby move your butt, butt, butt, uh
I think i’ll sing it again

‘Cause she had dumps like a truck, truck, truck
Thighs like what, what, what
Baby move your butt, butt, butt, uh
I think i’ll sing it again

C’mon
C’mon
C’mon
C’mon

I like it when the beat goes
Duh dun duh
Baby make your booty go
Duh dun duh
Baby I know you wanna show
Duh dun duh
That thong thong thong thong thong
I like it when the beat goes
Duh dun duh
Baby make your booty go
Duh dun duh
Baby I know you wanna show
Duh dun duh
That thong thong thong thong thong
I like it when the beat goes
Duh dun duh
Baby make your booty go
Duh dun duh
Baby I know you wanna show
Duh dun duh
That thong thong thong thong thong
I like it when the beat goes
Duh dun duh
Baby make your booty go
Duh dun duh
Baby I know you wanna show
Duh dun duh
That thong thong thong thong thong
I like it when the beat goes
Duh dun duh
Baby make your booty go
Duh dun duh
Baby I know you wanna show
Duh dun duh
That thong thong thong thong thong

Duh dun duh
Duh dun duh
Duh dun duh
Thong, thong, thong, thong, thong

Duh dun duh
Duh dun duh
Duh dun duh
Thong, thong, thong, thong, thong

I like it when the beat goes
Duh dun duh
Baby make your booty go
Duh dun duh
Baby I know you wanna show
Duh dun duh
That thong thong thong thong thong
I like it when the beat goes
Duh dun duh
Baby make your booty go
Duh dun duh
Baby I know you wanna show
Duh dun duh
That thong thong thong thong thong
I like it when the beat goes
Duh dun duh
Baby make your booty go
Duh dun duh
Baby I know you wanna show
Duh dun duh
That thong thong thong thong thong

Wait for it…Don’t click if you are easily offended…

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Flying the Flag for NAHETS College

Wade Vakulik is an instructor for the Oklahoma College of Construction. He is also in the Air National Guard. In July of 2006 they activated him and he spent six months in Iraq as a construction equipment superintendent. Anyone that has family that is over in Iraq knows just how difficult it is for them to be away from their loved ones and their jobs. I hate to say it, but the salary of an active duty air national guard member does not pay the bills and they have to get paid. Not only that but like a lot of people that get called up, he was extremely worried about whether he was going to be able to keep his job or not. The folks at OCC came through and told him he would be able to keep his job. Being very appreciative of what the Oklahoma Construction Company was doing he had this to say:

“I wanted to bring something back for the OCC and NAHETS from Iraq that
would truly be an honor to hang on the wall, not just the normal little
trinkets that one can purchase at the Base Exchange. I am truly
grateful for the OCC and NAHETS for understanding my situation…As a
result they helped to contribute to the freedom and security of the
United States of America and the Iraqi people.”

While he was there he purchased a flag and gave it to the Blue Wolves, 25th Infantry Division Aviation Brigade. The Blue Wolves are an Apache Attack Helicopter Squadron. They flew the flag in an AH-64D Apache on a combat mission especially for Wade and OCC, which he has presented to the college. Check out the press release:

As of June 2005, Wade Vakulick was an Instructor for the Oklahoma
College of Construction (OCC). In August of the same year, he was
appointed Chief Instructor. A year later…he was in Iraq.

In July of 2006, Wade was contacted by his Air National Guard unit.
They notified him that he was to be involuntarily activated to assist
in Operation Enduring/Iraqi Freedom. He was in Iraq for 6 months.

Wade’s duty in Iraq was construction equipment operator, as well as
project superintendent of the U.S. Army Iraqi Theater of Operations
construction projects on COB Speicher. Before his deployment in Iraq,
Wade was activated in October of 2006, spent four weeks at Ft. McCoy in
Wisconsin to do combat training, and then was deployed to Kuwait.

It was difficult for Wade to be away from his home and family for those 6 months, as it is for all who serve overseas.

He also was concerned about what would happen with his employment
while he was gone. When he learned that he would be able to remain
employed at the OCC when he returned, he wanted to do something special
for the college in order to show appreciation for its support of him
being in Iraq. He said:

“I wanted to bring something back for the OCC and NAHETS from Iraq
that would truly be an honor to hang on the wall, not just the normal
little trinkets that one can purchase at the Base Exchange. I am truly
grateful for the OCC and NAHETS for understanding my situation…As a
result they helped to contribute to the freedom and security of the
United States of America and the Iraqi people.”

While Wade was serving on Coalition Operating Base (COB) near
Tikrit, Iraq, he was able to purchase an American Flag. He gave this
flag to the Apache Attack Helicopter Squadron “Blue Wolves”, 25
Infantry Division Aviation Brigade. The Blue Wolves had the highest
kill ratio of any attack helicopter squadron in Iraq. The Blue Wolves
were able to fly the flag in an AH-64D Apache helicopter on an actual
combat mission over the skies of Iraq especially for the Oklahoma
College of Construction and the National Association of Heavy Equipment
Training Schools (NAHETS). Regarding the event Wade said that “This
flag is a one of a kind tribute to a one of a kind company. The flag is
a thank you for the support that was shown to my family and me by the
OCC and NAHETS during my 8 months away from work.”

Now Wade is back from Iraq and is the Business Relations Director for the Oklahoma College of Construction.

The OCC is a member college of The National Association of Heavy
Equipment Training Schools (www.nahets.com). NAHETS aims to fill the
needs of heavy equipment operators across the country. With
professional training, education, certification, and job placement
assistance, NAHETS graduates are qualified to operate equipment
anywhere in the country-and on occasion when you are deployed to
Iraq-outside of the country as well.

People like Wade Vakulick are the ones that make this country great and The National Association of Heavy Equipment Training Schools (NAHETS) like the Oklahoma Construction Company that support our heroes show the true meaning of being an American. Even when I post a sponsored article like this one I enjoy getting to learn about our unsung heroes and feel proud to be an American. I have a nephew in Iraq right now, and unless the war suddenly end my son will most likely be there before spring if not the end of the year. The bravery that these men show is boundless and we should do all that we can as American citizens to support and embrace our boys in the military and the people who support them.

Wednesday Hero

This Week’s Soldier Was Suggested By Gary

Col. James W. Harrison Jr.


  Col. James W. Harrison Jr. 47 years old from Missouri U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Combined Forces Command Afghanistan May 6, 2007  Duty, Honor, Country. Col. James Harrison Jr. embodied that ethos, said his family. He was committed to the mission of the United States in Afghanistan and spoke with great pride about the accomplishments of the men and women with which he served Col. Harrison was killed on May 6 when a Taliban fighter, dressed as an Afghan police officer, shot him at point blank range at Pul-e-Charkhi prison near Kabul. Also killed along side Col. Harrison was Master Sgt. Wilberto Sabalu Jr. and two other soldiers were wounded. All four men were working as mentors to Afghan troops providing external security for the prison. Harrison graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1981. He also graduated from the Military Police Basic and Advanced courses, the Combined Arms and Services Staff School, the Command and General Staff College, the Army Inspector General Course, and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He earned a Master of Business Administration from Syracuse University and a Master of Science degree in national security and strategic studies from the National Defense University. Before going to Afghanistan in December 2006, he was assigned to Fort Leavenworth as director of the School for Command Preparation at the Command and General Staff College. He is survived by his wife and three sons. To read a letter from the Afghan general in charge of the detention facility, visit Amy Proctor’s site.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero. We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. To find out more about Wednesday Hero, you can go here.


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How Dumb Are You?

I think I did fairly well considering I’ve been up for about twenty hours now. Doesn’t make me feel any better though. I only wish it would show which ones I got wrong. I missed four out of twenty-five.

How smart are you?Am-I-Dumb.com – Are you dumb?

H/T to Chickie for the link.

Naked Man Tasered…

I came across this story courtesy of Fark. Apparently this guy in Spokane decided to run around his back yard naked waving his pistol around (his weapon, not his gun) and the Sheriff’s deputies tasered his crazy ass. What’s this country coming to when you can’t run around naked with guns in your own back yard? That ruins my plans for tomorrow.

Lt. Earl Howerton says when deputies arrived about 5:10 p.m., Raymond S. Wheatly was “definitely acting weird” and probably high or intoxicated. Howerton says the 39-year-old Wheatley was in his backyard still holding one gun.

Howerton says within eight minutes, the deputies persuaded Wheatly to drop the weapon, then they shocked him with a Taser. Howerton says Wheatly stood up and fought back as deputies tackled him.

Yuh think?

Global Warming?

The older I get the more I discover that I am starting to like warm places more and more.

In Memory Of Shithead…

I ran across this over at Adeline and Hazel’s place and just had to post it.

Tees With A Twist

I have always like funny, cool T-shirts and apparently my son has inherited my taste for them as well. I used to have some pretty rude ones as a matter of fact, but over the last twenty years they have mostly fallen apart never to be replaced. I still wear the ones that I have occasionally as well as some of them that I snagged from the boy while he is at Boot Camp. I did find a couple of sites on the Internet that sell twisted T-Shirts, one I particularly like is Tees With a Twist.

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They have plenty of different shirts but of course the first link I had to click on over there was the Naughty Tees section. They also have political, sexy, whimsical, emo tees, and several other categories to choose from. I guess this one is my favorite for some odd reason…

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There are some really cool Sci-Fi and Fantasy shirts over there as well. I haven’t really had time to go through them all but I know where I will be spending some of my left-over clothing money next month anyway. There’s nothing more comfortable than a t-shirt and a pair of jeans.