elbuzzard.com Archives: July 2008
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25 July 2008
Happy Anniversary Leslie!
Today, Leslie and I have been married for five years. Since then, we’ve lived in four different houses in two cities. I’ve loved every minute of it.
Thanks for sticking with me through all the mysterious illnesses, job hunts, broken bones, car accidents, moves, fantasy football drafts, nasal surgeries, federal floods, exploding water heaters, speeding tickets, [...]
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24 July 2008
Fond Memories, or, Your childhood neighborhood on COPS
When we flip through the tv schedule we always stop on the stations that mention Philadelphia or New Orleans. Mostly we see New Orleans, especially on the Food Network and the Travel Channel. Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations did an excellent episode there.
In the last few months I have been lucky enough to catch [...]
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23 July 2008
Trying to sound professional but failing and sounding like an ass
In my job I leave a lot of messages for real estate agents and it is more and more common for me to hear this greeting:
“Hello, this is Agent-I-suck-at-my-job, I am unable to answer the phone at this time, please leave a message and I will get back to you at my earliest convenience.”
Your earliest [...]
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21 July 2008
Shockey!
Jeremy Shockey! is a Saint. It hurts, but this should be a huge help for the Saints on offense. Marques Colston will improve with another legitmate passing option for Brees, and the running game will also benefit. I hope.
Or he could be a complete turd. Check that. I’m sure he will be a turd. I [...]
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7 July 2008
When it rains, it pours
So yesterday afternoon our hot water heater leaked and overflowed through the ceiling into the kitchen.
No hot water, on top of no AC, on top of a broken leg.
Ain’t life grand?
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2 July 2008
Me Links I Protest Too Much
I just checked the links for elbuzzard. I don’t have one. I don’t know why I would, but I am still jealous.
Here are some options:
my name is on this page
my myspace
or here is our Goodwill newsletter from when I was Employee of the Month (holla!)
or this article about my experiences with [...]
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1 July 2008
Here’s the evidence
There’s the break at the bottom of the smaller leg bone. It could have been a lot worse.
