Dr Wingnut

Year: 2008

  • Catch of the Day

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    This is the story of the night my ten-year-old cat, Rudy, got his head stuck in the garbage disposal.  I knew at the time that the experience would be funny if the cat survived, so let me tell you right up front that he’s fine.  Getting him out wasn’t easy, though, and the process included…

  • Green

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    There is no such thing as a green economy.  There are only economies that are less brown.“Jake” Environmental Engineer, IEEE Computer, September 2008, pg. 7

  • Women workers

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    The following is an excerpt from the July 1943 issue of Transportation Magazine.  This was serious and written for male supervisors of women in the work force during World War II — a mere 56 years ago!  Obviously, the intent was not to be funny, but by today’s standards, it is hilarious!Eleven Tips on Getting…

  • Chances

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    Our lives improve only when we take chances — and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.Walter Anderson

  • For Mothers

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    This is for all the mothers who didn’t win Mother of the Year in 1999.  All the runners-up and all the wannabes.  The mothers too tired to enter or too busy to care.This is for all the mothers who froze their buns off on metal bleachers at soccer games Friday night instead of watching from…

  • Eight years of quality leadership

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    Time magazine this week focused on the Bailout of Wall Street.  It starts with a quote from a reader letter, “Bear Stearns, Freddie Mac, AIG… It’s as if a corporate crime wave has swept cross our nation.” from Jeff Morris of Saugerties, New York, then the editors add, “Dazed and Confused A common theme in…

  • Attention passengers

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    Attention passengers.  Have your ticket out so you can be inspected and accepted, or rejected and ejected.  Also, there is no smoking or urinating inside, outside, between, under, above, or around the train.  Do not stick any appendages out the windows, or you will lose them.Conductor, Grand Central, Overheard in New York