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You're reading "Scrumptious Word Morsels" by Matt Jacob. This is my blog that I publish several times monthly on occasion to discuss, complain, praise, geek out, and mostly, just to keep my writing sharp. To find out more about me, visit the about page.
Status Updates
- Saw a license plate that said PRSTFAN. Perhaps the owner is a former choir boy?
4 days ago - We (Phoenix Suns) beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 152-114 tonight. That's beyond embarrassing. That's an atomic smackdown. http://ma2t.me/b
5 days ago - NASA finds shrimp dinner on ice beneath Antarctica: http://ma2t.me/8 [Shrimp on ice? The only thing we're missing is cocktail sauce!]
6 days ago - If college is supposed to prepare you for real life, then why do you only have to work at it for 8 months out of the year?
9 days ago - Here's another email tip, free of charge: next time you consider attaching a file greater than 100 KB in size, just turn your computer off.
13 days ago
- Saw a license plate that said PRSTFAN. Perhaps the owner is a former choir boy?
Monthly Archives: April 2006
Gas Prices Could Hit $4
The cheapest gas I saw while driving around today was $2.85, but that’s a bargain compared to what we might be paying in a few weeks. According to an MSN Money article, some experts think it’s possible that gas will get as high as $3.50 or $4 a gallon before prices go back down again. [...]
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What’s in a Photo?
Let’s start Tuesday off with a little game, shall we? The first person who can correctly identify the objects in the following picture gets a $5 gift certificate somewhere.
Posted in photos 5 Comments
Switching to the Dark Side
For those of you who have been living under a technological rock for the past few days, Apple released their Boot Camp software around the middle of last week, and that’s what I want to talk about. Because of Boot Camp, and more fundamentally, because of Apple’s switch to Intel processors, the next computer I [...]
Posted in technology 2 Comments
The World Is Not Your Phone Booth
Hey, guess what I don’t care about!
I don’t care to know that you currently have $38,000 in your checking account. I don’t care that your girlfriend kicked you out of the house for cheating on her with her best friend. I don’t care about your daughter who needs to be picked up early from [...]
Posted in soapbox 5 Comments
I Bid Thee Farewell, Xanga
After threatening to leave Xanga for the last two years, I finally made good on my promise. (And, no, this isn’t an April Fool’s Joke—today is April 3, after all.) I haven’t had a chance to customize this site and make it my own yet, but that’s not too far off. I anticipate many late [...]
Posted in uncategorized 7 Comments
I’m a Fool for April
Well, friends, I sincerely apologize to anyone who was caught off guard by my April Fool’s Day entry yesterday. I appreciate a practical joke just as much as the next guy, and unfortunately, that means that I’m not going to California to work for Google. Maybe someday, though.
To make up for my prank, here’s something [...]
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Finally Got a New Job! (Maybe)
A couple months ago, I was complaining about my job like I always do, but then I was struck with a thought—”If I dislike my job so much, why not try to find a better job?” Well, I always talk about how cool it would be to work for Google, so I found their listing [...]
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Tucson Full of Clean Air