car·riage re·turn

n. the lever or mechanism on a typewriter that would cause the cylinder on which the paper was held (the carriage) to return to the left margin of the page

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Turn Pro,Go to Meetings

One of the sure signs of entering into the professional world seems to be spending a great deal of time in business meetings,particularly the over-long and unproductive ones.

For a string of about four months I made a point of sitting in on staff meetings at work. Staff meetings generally take place between department Read on…

Durability = Desirability

I don’t remember the exact moment in which the revelation came to me,but I imagine it had something to do with a Volvo.  There was some point in my life,probably within the last ten years,that my own demand for durability in any product surpassed the desire for style.

I know where the Read on…

Bar Crawl

As part of my one-day weekend I went out to a bar called The Golden Tee with some co-workers last night. It was sort of a goodwill gesture –most of my personal expression at work is taken up by my quick temper. So it’s nice to occasionally demonstrate that I am more than just Read on…

Video Killed the Blogger

I’ll admit to being rather tired from my recent trip to Chicago. I had an absolutely marvelous time visiting Jo. The nearly 100-degree heat was quite out of season,and there was a thunderstorm Tuesday night that almost prevented me from making it back to California on time,but nonetheless I’m here and at least Read on…