I ran into this Onion spoof report on a fellow Norway blog today and wanted to pass it on.
I’ve always liked Norway’s casual acceptance of its rape-and-pillage heritage, and wrapping modern issues in a Viking veneer amuses me.
But on a more serious note, I’ve been thinking lately about the current economic downturn (call it what [...]
A few weeks ago, it snowed a lot here in town! The snow was thick and fluffy and everywhere! But I’ve been busy, and before I got a chance to post photos or blog any glowing, warm comments about how much life the snow brings to the city and how the subway station is always [...]
Ever since the internet-forum meeting video circulated around our office, there have been plenty of “First!” and “That’s Photoshopped!” jokes made. Yesterday we had some new whiteboards installed in our shared area, and today we came in to find this:
I saw this yesterday, and felt that it deserved to be shared….
If you followed the last US election at all, you’ve undoubtedly seen the Obama “Hope” poster. And if you browse the internet at all, you’ve undoubtedly seen all the people who’ve changed their profile images to Shepard Fairy-esque images of themselves, using various online [...]
Yesterday, Shane blogged about a coyote incident at work in downtown Chicago. While I’ve never experienced anything as odd as a wildlife work risk in the middle of a sprawling metropolitan area, it got me reminiscing about some of the more unusual safety issues at our different offices.
Our company puts a huge emphasis on workplace [...]
I came into work this morning, and learned the sad news that German toymaker Hans Beck passed away earlier this week. Before today, I didn’t know his name, but his creations were one of the backbones of my childhood memories.
Playmobil was invented 35 years ago, and I don’t even know how old I was when [...]