Talking to the four walls

I got in the lift (elevator) to take a ride up to the 5th floor and a guy I’ve never seen before gets on with me. The second the doors closed, he started taking to me.
He (loudly): Hey, what’s up?
[Damn, why do I always end up with the chatty type?]
Me: Not much happening… [...]

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I work with aliens

Overheard in the tea-room
Guy 1: I couldn’t make it to this morning’s status meeting. Did I miss anything important?
Guy 2: Nah, you didn’t miss much. Every time someone said something, it was like in one brain and out the other.
Gives new meaning to the term schizophrenic, don’t you agree?

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Retrograde

It’s been a kak week and it feels as if I am in limbo. It is nearing the end of August and at work we are already planning ahead for 2008. And even though it is not necessarily a bad thing, it reminds me that 2007 is starting to circle the drain.
While I am happy(!!) [...]

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A line in the sand

“When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one’s self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.” ~Oscar Wilde
[Picture this] You are sitting at home watching television one night when your cell phone beeps twice. It is a text message. You don’t recognise the telephone [...]

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A man of few words

His heart’s pumping all right. I couldn’t tell any difference. ~Charlie Brown
On Saturday afternoon, I decided to take a walk to the grocery store about 5 blocks from where I live. I would normally make this journey by car, but I thought what the heck, the walk would do me good.
When was about halfway there, [...]

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Snippet…

So there I was, having dinner at my sister’s last night. I knew that dinner was just an excuse to get me to visit. Usually this meant that she had a personal matter to discuss with me. Being the “sucker” and loyal brother that I am, I said yes.
After dinner her 8-year old son comes [...]

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I may not have all the aces, but I’ve been dealt a good hand… I think

(Hey yo wassup dawgz?! Erm, oops… wrong audience)
Ok, so I’ve been to a few job interviews lately. Not because I am unhappy where I am or actively looking for a new job, but if people/agencies call you up out of the blue to discuss new job opportunities, then you owe it to yourself to give [...]

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