April 30, 2007
She feels safe in her daddy's arms
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But...
now she wants her grandma!
April 25, 2007
Because they hire the *very* best...
Shares of major Internet companies traded slightly higher for the most part on Wednesday, as Amazon.com Inc. leaped almost 28 percent after the company reported its first-quarter profit more than doubled.
Shares of the Seattle-based company added as much as $12.43, or 27.8 percent, to $57.18 during the day on the Nasdaq Stock Market (nasdaq: NDAQ - news - people ). In the afternoon, Amazon (nasdaq: AMZN - news - people ) shares had risen $12.11, or 27 percent, to $56.86. During the past year, the stock has traded between $25.76 and $45.32.
On Tuesday the company said its quarterly earnings increased year-over-year to $111 million, or 26 cents per share, from $51 million, or 12 cents per share.
April 24, 2007
Ten Flagrant Grammar Mistakes that Make You Look Stupid
I'm guilty of #7 and #8. How about you?
#1: Loose for lose
No: I always loose the product key.
Yes: I always lose the product key.
#2: It's for its
No: Download the HTA, along with it's readme file.
Yes: Download the HTA, along with its readme file.
No: The laptop is overheating and its making that funny noise again.
Yes: The laptop is overheating and it's making that funny noise again.
#3: They're for their for there
No: The managers are in they're weekly planning meeting.
Yes: The managers are in their weekly planning meeting.
No: The techs have to check there cell phones at the door, and their not happy about it.
Yes: The techs have to check their cell phones at the door, and they're not happy about it.
#4: i.e. for e.g.
No: Use an anti-spyware program (i.e., Ad-Aware).
Yes: Use an anti-spyware program (e.g., Ad-Aware).
Note: The term i.e. means "that is"; e.g. means "for example". And a comma follows both of them.
#5: Effect for affect
No: The outage shouldn't effect any users during work hours.
Yes: The outage shouldn't affect any users during work hours.
Yes: The outage shouldn't have any effect on users.
Yes: We will effect several changes during the downtime.
Note: Impact is not a verb. Purists, at least, beg you to use affect instead:
No: The outage shouldn't impact any users during work hours.
Yes: The outage shouldn't affect any users during work hours.
Yes: The outage should have no impact on users during work hours.
#6: You're for your
No: Remember to defrag you're machine on a regular basis.
Yes: Remember to defrag your machine on a regular basis.
No: Your right about the changes.
Yes: You're right about the changes.
#7: Different than for different from
No: This setup is different than the one at the main office.
Yes: This setup is different from the one at the main office.
Yes: This setup is better than the one at the main office.
#8 Lay for lie
No: I got dizzy and had to lay down.
Yes: I got dizzy and had to lie down.
Yes: Just lay those books over there.
#9: Then for than
No: The accounting department had more problems then we did.
Yes: The accounting department had more problems than we did.
Note: Here's a sub-peeve. When a sentence construction begins with If, you don't need a then. Then is implicit, so it's superfluous and wordy:
No: If you can't get Windows to boot, then you'll need to call Ted.
Yes: If you can't get Windows to boot, you'll need to call Ted.
#10: Could of, would of for could have, would have
No: I could of installed that app by mistake.
Yes: I could have installed that app by mistake.
No: I would of sent you a meeting notice, but you were out of town.
Yes: I would have sent you a meeting notice, but you were out of town.
April 21, 2007
April 17, 2007
I Thought South Koreans Were Our Friends
It has recently come to light that a South Korean man is responsible for the massacre at Virginia Tech. Imagine the repercussions on a world wide scale. First, the shooter Cho Seung-Hui killed Liviu Librescu a renowned professor. Liviu was a holocaust survivor as well as having lived in communist Romania before coming to Virginia Tech to teach. A South Korean murdering this brave man just goes to show that EVERYONE is out to get the Jews.
But the largest impact it will have is that now it gives George Bush an argument to invade any country suspected of harboring South Koreans. Perhaps he should start looking in Azusa.
But the largest impact it will have is that now it gives George Bush an argument to invade any country suspected of harboring South Koreans. Perhaps he should start looking in Azusa.
