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Can someone please explain to me again why gun control is not a good idea?

I read this story on ISCABBS this morning and couldn’t help but wonder how the anti-gun control advocates can justify letting the Freak of the Week (such as this prize specimen) keep a firearm and not tell anyone about it. … Continue reading

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The Regensblog presents: Another song by my dad

Hi Folks. This just in from the “I’m retired now, so I’m not too worried about burning bridges at work” department: Hermosilloville Enjoy!

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Who knew G.W. was such a U2 fan?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXnO_FxmHes&eurl I couldn’t decide whether to file this post under “politics” or “humor.”

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23¼ days — what would you do?

So, my department at work recently confirmed and verified its commitment to a long-standing guideline by the Betriebsrat (“works council”, if that means anything to you)* to not pay out any accumulated overtime in monetary form. The only way to … Continue reading

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Trying out the new camera, getting ready for the jungle

Today’s the big day — our trip into the jungles of the Sierra Madres. I also bought a new camera yesterday from Wal*Mart (ick) because my previous one crapped out on me (it had always been a little flaky — … Continue reading

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ja wohl, mein herr

Don’t I look like a yes-man here?

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why do you need to know that? OK, but guess what I know that you don’t know…

The company I work for likes to think about its potential future manager types about once per year (really, they should be thinking about them — me — all the time, right?). So they needed me to fill out a … Continue reading

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no, my father-in-law is a police officer

I had a big meeting yesterday in another city. “Big” doesn’t mean “prestigious” or “critical for the company’s success” here really. It just means that there were a lot of people attending, and all of them from different groups within … Continue reading

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my mood at work lately

my mood at work lately Originally uploaded by cliff1976. This week it’s been feeling a lot like this.

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“perception is reality”

I dislike clichés like the one in the title of this post; I like them even less when they’re used to stereotype people. I hate them when they’re use to stereotype me. The week before last, an external consulting company … Continue reading

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