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Notes on the Day
SwirlSpice Apr 17 08This is why I ignore your little red exclamation points: If the e-mail isn't urgent to me, then it's not "urgent.
Being Grateful for What I Have
SwirlSpice Apr 15 08I'm lucky. Saw this item today on income disparities in Minnesota and it really hit me that, while we're not rich by any stretch, we do okay.
Buh-Bye Northwest
SwirlSpice Apr 15 08All the other times people asked about what happens to their frequent flyer miles when something happens to an airline I didn't pay attention, but now with the impending Northwest-Delta merger (or, technically, the acquisition of Northwest by Delta), I need to know.
Forcing Spring by Sheer Will
SwirlSpice Apr 13 08
Actually we all know that doesn't work because we'd have been having this weather here a month ago, but whatever.
Midwest Politics
SwirlSpice Apr 13 08I came across MidwestPolitics.com via our friendly neighborhood online news outlet, MinnPost.
With crucial nomination contests approaching in Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio, and the 2008 presidential election now less than 10 months away, six independent political and government news sites from across the Midwest have teamed up to launch MidwestPolitics.
Lynx Draft Day Grade: A!
SwirlSpice Apr 12 08I'm listening to the press conference the Lynx held with Candace Wiggins (Stanford) and Nicky Anosike (Tennessee) on Thursday, the day after the WNBA draft.
Using RSS feeds at work. Or not.
SwirlSpice Apr 11 08So we use this electronic document management system. It's a document repository, it allows for version control, and it we use it to electronically review/approve/sign documents.
Alone in the Big Chair
SwirlSpice Apr 11 08I have the Michigan-Notre Dame Frozen Four game on, muted. I'm back to wading through the SXSW 2008 Showcasing Artists playlist.
That's it. Time to go home. I'm done with today.
SwirlSpice Apr 09 08I just had to leave work. I had enough.
It's that time of year where we have a huge crush of activity.
Things I am Looking Forward to This Week
SwirlSpice Apr 08 08
NCAA Women's BBall championship game.
WNBA draft.
Watching Michigan play in the Frozen Four with the alumni club.
Nashville
SwirlSpice Apr 07 08So, yeah, we went to Nashville over St. Patrick's Day weekend. I'm all lazy and out of order with the reporting, I know.
Just Try
SwirlSpice Apr 07 08That's the same thing my mom used to tell me about going to the bathroom. "Just try."
Clarence today was talking about being afraid to put out there something that you know think is not your best work.
Spring Break 08 Woooooo!
SwirlSpice Mar 27 08Today was our first anniversary. Missy and I are heading to Costa Rica tomorrow. I am so in love with that woman.
My Own Personal Burrito
SwirlSpice Mar 19 08I don't know why this tickles me so, but it does.
When you order online from Chipotle, this shows up on the confirmation screen.
Hanging Out With the Nerds
SwirlSpice Mar 14 08
Got to talk to Future Tense's Jon Gordon while at SXSWi. Super nice guy! I've been listening to Future Tense since my early days of second shift when I'd be driving home from work at 10:30 pm and FT would come on at halftime of As It Happens on MPR.
Page 123
SwirlSpice Mar 13 08Since I need to fill this baby up, I'm resorting to responding to meme-tagging. Thanks (or not) to Ed Kohler, I give you the 123 meme.
Americans Suck at News IQ Quiz
SwirlSpice Mar 13 08
The Pew Research Center recently did a survey on News IQ and let's just say that the American public didn't do so well.
My New Favorite Quote
SwirlSpice Mar 12 08For the longest, this was my favorite quote:
The dumber people think you are, the more surprised they will be when you kill them.
I can't wait for WNBA season to start.
SwirlSpice Mar 12 08Is Seattle in fact big enough for two huge family superstars, plus international woman of mystery Sue Bird?
Heh! Lauren Jackson and Sheryl Swoopes would be the two huge family superstars in question.
Photo Updates
SwirlSpice Mar 07 08I'm a bad blog friend.
Srah was here in Minneapolis visiting last summer and I'm just now posting about it.
