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Archive for September, 2008
Komen and Leinie
Sep 29th
On Saturday, we added another member to our household. We’ve been looking for another dog for awhile, but we had guidelines that this new pooch had to follow. Since Tucker, outside of liking to pee on me in the morning, is really only about as much work as half a dog, we decided that another halfadog would be great. Tucker might not feel so lonely during the day, and when we watch a movie on the couch, we’ll each have a dog trying to steal our popcorn.
It took us about a week to pick a name for Tucker (at the More >
reason #1
Sep 25th
“My screen has gray over the words, and when I move my mouse over it, the gray goes away”
At first, I thought she was seeing things, so I remoted (yes, its an IT verb) to her computer, which allows me to see her screen. Sure enough, on an excel-type spreadsheet, there was a faint gray haze over the cells, and if you moved the mouse over it, the faint gray would disappear.
This however, is on an application we don’t make and are forever apologizing for because its not very well made. I know none of this matters to the end user, More >
Tucker
Sep 25th
My fiance and I own a dog named Tucker, who is half beagle, half dachshund, and half toddler. This means that he’s kinda loud, kinda stubborn, and likes to come at you with his paws toward your face and faintly smelling of urine.
He is housebroken, make no mistake about it. He knows that peeing outside is the right way to do things. I’ve been trying to figure out why sometimes he insists on urinating in the house, and I’ve come to the conclusion its out of spite. Tucker is simply upset that he’s a dog and we’re humans. And More >
Can I get your last name please?
Sep 25th
This is how I start every call that I answer. Occasionally I will get an answer that is not the person’s last name. Usually this answer makes your brain processes come to a screeching, halting thud.
Hi. This is my disclaimer.
I work in a call center for tech support. I will not ever mention my company’s name, nor any of our clients names, nor any names of anyone that ever calls in. If you see a name in here, I promise you it is made up.
The calls that I take are often nurses and care providers. I have enormous respect for More >
