Category: Miscellaneous babble

I really think that Quiznos Subs got ripped off by whatever ad firm created their latest commercials. Maybe you’ve seen them. They feature a freaky looking white turd-like lump with a bad singing voice, which on closer inspection appears to be a dead mouse with really bad teeth and creepy bulgy eyes. And then there’s that pirate looking thing playing the guitar. I don’t know about you, but a dead mouse singing really badly about Quizno’s doesn’t make me want to eat a Quizno’s sub anytime soon. There really isn’t anything about those two (yes, there are two of them) commercials that make me even want to step near a Quizno’s.
bleah

Wow, it’s been a year since the Columbia space shuttle broke up on re-entry. I remember waking up that Sunday morning, turning on the news and seeing the first reports happening live during coverage of what was supposed to be the landing. I remember seeing footage of the shuttle, a bright light streaking across the sky with smaller lights falling from it, and thinking “Gee, that doesn’t look right”. And then learning that it really wasn’t right, hearing people saying that the shuttle had broken up. And then the days and months afterward, learning about the cause, about what happened and the reasons behind the tragedy. It seemed to me that many of the problems cited were very similar to what was supposed to have been learned from the Challenger accident.
Lots of people say the Space Shuttles are outdated and that something new is needed. But perhaps what’s really needed is a change in the management structure and culture at NASA.

Found my W-2 on my desk today. That means it’s the start of that dreaded tax season. But, since I don’t own a house, or have any investments outside my 401K, taxes for me are pretty simple. And I use TurboTax and E-file my return, so about all I have to do is enter numbers and see how much more I owe, or how much I get back. Pretty simple if all you need to do is fill out the 1040 or 1040EZ. And if you’re expecting a refund back, it shows up in your bank account automagically in just a couple of weeks! It’s the way to go.

Is it really sad when your Christmas tree has been sitting out until yesterday?

There it was, sitting on our dining room table (it’s not a very big tree) being neglected for the past month or so (shows you how much we use our dining room table). Finally got around to noticing it again and deciding it was probably time to take the darned thing down and put it away for another year. Now we can use our table again! Like any other flat surface in my apartment though, it ends up being used as storage space.

Company is coming tomorrow. A friend of my wife has an interview for the MD/PhD program at MUSC on Friday. Must clean.