From the monthly archives:

February 2004

RIP

02.29.2004

It is with great sadness that I must announce the death of a dear and treasured member of the Plooble family, the Job Search Theme. For those of you who have come to know and love it, I share in your grief. It has been a major part – perhaps the heart and soul – [...]

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80 Percent Chance of Weird

02.26.2004

Do any of you know someone from say, San Diego who has moved to North Carolina? Does the weather make them completely nuts? I’ve heard people from less capricious climes say things like, “It’s nice to have four distinct seasons.” Yeah, but three in one week? Chapel Hill is once again in Severe Winter Weather [...]

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L-Word Jackson

02.25.2004

I like words, you like words, we all like words. Sure. But not all of them. Some words I hate, and I don’t mean “intolerance” or “can’t” or anything like that. For years I’ve had a list in mind of words I cannot stand. I’ve recently discovered I’m not the only person. One good friend [...]

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Lois Lane

02.20.2004

Every now and then I pick up “Homes & Land” magazine, which lists properties for sale in the area. In addition to some terrifying and/or laughable portraits of real estate agents (one guy included a photo of himself doing a split on railroad tracks, because as we all know thigh strength directly correlates to house [...]

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Me Me Me Meme

02.19.2004

Surely you have something better to do than this.

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I Can Hardly Wait for Bath Night

02.18.2004

Today while killing time before an interview I went to the Indian market in Research Triangle Park. (I think it’s called “Indian Market.”) Man, I love that place. Walking in there is like stepping into another country (say, perhaps, India), and it reinforces my naïve belief that I might one day be able to satisfy [...]

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Thank You for Calling Fistful of Plooble

02.18.2004

I called Toys R Us last Thursday, trying to find a pair of Hulk Hands for the only person on the face of the Earth above the age of ten who would think this was the perfect Valentine’s Day gift. When I finally got through the menu tree, the phone was answered by a woman [...]

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Soft/Fluffy vs. Hard/Shiny

02.16.2004

Compared to our last severe winter weather event, which turned the Triangle into a hard and shiny place and left even the spryest 20-year old shuffling apprehensively about like an octogenarian on the waiting list for a second hip replacement, I have to say our latest snowstorm was pretty near perfect. It happened on a [...]

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Happy Valentine's Day

02.14.2004
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More Car Geekery

02.13.2004

When I was 16 I had one of these, but not one of those I’ve been reading car magazines almost as long as I’ve been able to read. Those of you who don’t care about cars probably think that car prose consists of nothing but limited slip difs and caster and camber and whatnot. Yeah, [...]

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