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Why government statistics aren't always boring...
OK, the actual statistics usually are boring, but sometimes the titles aren't. This week in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (a delightful title in itself) there's an article on "Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Associated with Pet Turtle Exposure"P.S. for collency and obishawn -- don't worry, Gamera's both ( Read more... ) -
Random musings today
It's freakin' COLD out there. Stepping out the library for lunch felt like jumping in a cold shower. And my apartment is just one big draft, even with the heater running full-time. Where's global warming when you want it ( Read more... ) -
Why government documents can you drive you crazy
I spent two hours today at work pulling together information for a guide on foreign trade statistics. And sometimes I've just got to wonder WHY?
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It's still wrong
AUGH! Apparently the cookie expired or something, because now the Census Bureau web site wants to give me the exact same useless survey . Plus, the survey designers must have had other government contracts, 'cause the Bureau of Labor Statistics web site is asking me to take a nearly identical survey ( Read more... ) -
The wrong survey
After spending most of the day referring to the Census Bureau web site as one part of writing a guide to finding demographic statistics, I finally gave in to the repeated requests to fill out a survey, just to get the damned thing from popping up again ( Read more... ) -
Oh, you meant that literally!
As we vacate our former offices, we're giving away lots of furniture to other campus departments. One office manager who'd asked for some shelves called and left a message asking if this morning would be a good time to send a "lieutenant" over to pick them up. I thought that was a rather interesting and colorful way to refer to her assistants, ( Read more... ) -
New Office
Well, we're in the new office, the first time our department has been in one place in over a decade. Still in the basement, but now on the "green side" facing the Sculpture Garden. It will be convenient not having to walk upstairs to do 90% of my work. On the other hand, I'm going to miss the privacy of my former desk. I'm seriously worried that my ( Read more... ) -
A clean desk
In all the insanity of moving library collections and staff, there's one nice side effect -- my work area looks cleaner than it's been in years! Of course I could have cleared out all the crap at any time, but like most people I'm too lazy to do it until I have to. -
Four more titles!
As an update to an earlier post, my main WoW character has four additional titles! He is Flame Keeper Druim, Druim of Orgrimmar, Druim of Sen'Jin, and Crusader Druim.
Unfortunately, with the exception of a couple more upcoming holiday titles ("Brewmaster" and "the Hallowed"), that's about it for the titles I can expect to get. There are a few other ( Read more... ) -
18 Titles
OK, I know this will mean nothing to most of the people who read this, but I have to tell someone. :) My main Warcraft character received his 18th title last night. Woo hoo! Depending on how I feel at any moment, he can now appear with any of the following names when viewed by other players: Druim the Seeker, Druim the Explorer, Loremaster Druim, ( Read more... )