JoDee and I were shopping at Meijer, getting our groceries, when JoDee's cellphone rang:

JoDee: Hello?

(chatter)

JoDee: What's that Sarah? What are the Fruit of the Loom Guys?

(chatter)

JoDee: You need to know who the Fruit of the Loom Guys are?

(Now, before I go any further, I'd …

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predelusional: Empowerment

"Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to complex and intelligent behaviour. Complex rules and regulations give rise to simple and stupid behaviour." -- Dee Hock

Recently, Monster.com had a security breach. You might have heard about it from various media sources (Monster attack steals user data article from BBC News). This breach of security resulted in people getting e-mails about their Monster accounts, asking them to download a trojan program in order to keep …

This morning I was thinking (for whatever reason) about the newsletters that educational institutions send to their alumni. In all of the ones I've seen, there's a place for people to put in what they've been up to lately. The stories read like a who's who entry in some vanity …