I'm having an argument right now with my company's library staff about the merits of using Factiva versus RSS feeds. I contend that we shouldn't be relying on Factiva for news feeds when Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and over a 150 other domestic newspapers have their content available in feeds.
RSS feeds are wonderful -- I don't know how I managed to digest this much information before they existed. And RSS feeds are horrible -- why am I reading a 149 sites a day? Good golly, miss molly. I can't get away from the sites. I feel the need to check Bloglines at least 10
Me: "Excuse me, but can big kids get their picture taken with Santa, too?" CTA Employee: "As long as you don't get scared when it's your turn." Me: "Okay!" Me: "Hi Santa! Having a good day?" Santa: "Every day is good when you're Santa." Me: "I bet that's right." I know the CTA needs to
Today I went to Dominick's, a Chicago grocery chain, to buy some last minute items for the party I'm throwing. I needed bourbon to make cherry bourbon balls for next week's cookie exchange, so I picked up a bottle while I was there. All was fine and dandy until I got to the checkout line.
(into the elevator) He: "Hey. Having a busy day?" Me: "Yes, I'm in meetings all day." He: "That's too bad." Me: "Poor me. I'm meeting-rich." He: "Rich who?" Me: "No, I'm meeting-rich." He: "Yeah, Rich who?" Me: "Rich isn't a person. I'm just wealthy with meetings." He: "Fine. Don't tell me." Me: "...okay, I'll keep
According to Colorstrology, my birthday colors are Sun Orange (Pantone 16-1257) and Sea Green (Pantone 16-5421). That's August 23 for those of you who don't your colors. There's a bit of astrology mumbo-jumbo that tells how the colors relate to my birthday and how they guide me through life. I can subscribe to monthly "color
I saw Rent tonight with my co-worker. I was all about the Producers, but I caved when he looked teary at the prospect of missing Rent. He has seen it at least five times. Five times, I swear. He declared this the best rendition he's seen. It should be good -- we were four rows
Every great Friday night out with the girls begs some comparison to the fearsome foursome of Sex and the City. Who's quiet Charlotte, the girl who believes in love? Who's cynical Miranda? Who's hot, hot, hot for sex like Samantha? And who's Carrie? We passed this phase after a few martinis and settled into the
He: "So, where are you from?" Me: "Rural Missouri." He (shocked, surprised): "No. Seriously?" Me: "Yes, I was raised on a farm." He: "Huh." Me: "Why, where did you think I was from?" He: "I would've said upstate New York." Me: "You're kidding. I give off an upstate New York vibe?" He2: "I agree. I
Did you know that abandonment rates for blogs are at 45%? Neither did I. This blog isn't on its way to becoming a statistic, but I will admit that it hasn't received much care and feeding as of late. There have been a number of reasons for this. One, I've been sick with whooping cough.
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