Punxsutawney Phil Say Six More Weeks Of Winter
February 2, 2008 – 6:00 am
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning so that means six more weeks of winter.
If you don’t know about the legend of Punxsutawney Phil and his predictions, visit the official site of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. You can see Phil’s prediction if you are lucky enough to get through to the site today. However, since you are a reader of The Sisyphus Comments, and as you know we always have the scoop – let me be the first to say there was sunshine in PA today!
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The Officer Down Memorial website was set up to honor our fallen brethren with an on-line memorial. They report that during the past year, there were 181 officers killed in the line of duty in the United States. The following list is how the numbers break down based on the type of function each officer was performing at the time of his or her death.
Now that Bill Gates has retired from Microsoft, it looks like things may be loosening up a bit with the Office crowd. I know you have probably never used the name of any Microsoft product and the word “fun” in the same sentence before but that is all about to change.
As most of the regular readers know, I have a passion for backpacking and other adventure activities like long distance cycle touring and running. I also enjoy reading stories about the really great adventurers like Sir Edmund Hillary, the true king of the mountain.
Are you the type of person that loves to wear a t-shirt that asks, “Do I look like a people person?” Do you smirk as you hit the delete button on your e-mail program when you receive an invitation to join a social networking site like My Space? If so, you may want to take a look at the hot new anti-social networking sites that are popping up around the web.
With the oldest baby boomers entering into the retirement zone, progressive agencies are focusing on developing their young employees through extensive leadership development and mentoring programs. Hopefully, the next generation of prospective leaders will have the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to assume helm of leadership when the time comes. This grooming process has served the criminal justice community well in the past and, on the surface, it seems like a sensible approach.
Finding a job is tough when you’re a bit seasoned! Of course when you’re a 52-year-old college dropout with a bad driving record, it is really difficult. Maybe Bill Gates should have lined up a new gig before he resigned his job at Microsoft this year.
I don’t usually include those little internet funnies that get dumped into my e-mail in-box but this one is just too good to ignore. My sister sent it too me and I think it hits the nail on the head. So here goes:
Regardless of whether you understand the technology or the reason for the change, the way that television is delivered to your home is going to change. Don’t worry though – the government is here to help. In an effort to insure that you don’t miss even a single episode of South Park or General Hospital, they will make millions of $40 government coupons available to help low-tech television owners buy special converter boxes. The converter boxes, which are expected to cost between $50 and $70, will convert the new digital signal to analog so the older televisions can make sense of it.
It is better to give than to receive but how do you decide where to send your hard earned money. The first thing you have to understand is that not all charities are created equal or managed well. Fortunately, there are several on-line watchdog groups that can help you tell the difference between the good charities and bad charities.
Did you know that there is a great free on-line classified service available in our area? Craigslist is a centralized network of online communities featuring free classified advertisements and forums on various topics. It started in San Francisco but it has expanded to a wide variety of cities – including Roanoke, Virginia.
It’s 2008 and that means I have been writing this blog for nearly three years and I have really enjoyed do it. To be honest I started it to help me remember where to find the cool things that I found on the internet. Somewhere along the line the I started adding training related content and editorial comments. The only source of frustration is the lack of feedback I get from you – the readers.
“. . . Please pay attention because our menus have changed. Push 1 for sales, Push 2 for service, Push 3 . . .” Sometimes these automated telephone systems are a great time saver but, more often than not, they are just a royal pain, particularly the ones with with voice recognition software.
