Dr Wingnut

Category: General

  • Promotion of two kinds

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    I accepted a job offer for a Supervisor position from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources today, starting on 19-September-2012 (International Talk Like a Pirate Day).  It’ll be hard leaving the great coworkers I have at MDE, but the opportunity was too good to pass up.In other news, the web application we have been working…

  • Not really a good thing

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    via email from Bill Slobotski, Thursday; August 23, 2012My responseRepeat after me:The Internet is a good thing.The Internet is a good thing.The Internet is a good thing.Social media is good.Social media is good.Social media is good.Reality TV is good.Reality TV is good.Reality TV is good.Frack me!

  • Dust Storm

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    When I was a kid, I lived in Phoenix and these kinds of dust storms were a regular summer occurrence.  The used to be called dust storms, but now they have a fancy middle eastern name, “Haboob.”  They were always a drag because the dust got everywhere; all the pools were filled with muck for…

  • Face

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    My mother used to say, “You should be careful, your face might just freeze that way.”In Qin Kai’s case, that would be bad. from Time Magazine, 20-Aug-2012

  • Once a fireman always a fireman

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    Ok guys,I was disoriented yesterday, I think it may have been a reaction to a bee sting, don’t really know but I’m good this AM so all is well.So I’m out at Andys, I am working on a chevy blazer I picked up cheap.  Broken gas line inside the upper intake manifold.  I make the…

  • Happy Anniversary

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    Happy Anniversary Mrs. Wingnut.  I love you more today than I did 24 years ago today!

  • Happy Birthday Rick

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    My friend Rick Ashton’s surprise 50th birthday party went off without a hitch as far as I could see, and it was nice to see Tommy and the family.Welcome to the over-fifty club Rick!