Today is a day for random ramblings, miscellaneous muses, noteworthy news, and a little fficial&client=firefox-a”>alliteration.

My friend at The Rekounas Blog often shares YouTube videos that he finds humourous. He posts about some weird stuff, but sometimes he makes me laugh. Guess that makes me a little messed up too. Watch the video on this post, and you will understand how I became the people person that I am. Everything I’ve learned about management, I learned from Office Space.

Speaking of people skills and dealing with customers, Carl nailed it today with his account of helping his wife with a UTS error. If you’ve been there on the giving end of computer support, you know how he feels.

“I have four years of university schooling in computer programming, a tech degree in electronics, and 20 years of continuing education to maintain my professional licenses. I’m the GM of a firm specializing in custom automation design and coding for utility companies. On the side, I like to click around and screw up the computers of unsuspecting housewives.”

I snorted coffee out my nose when I read this one: “A major U.S. AIDS treatment group plans to file a lawsuit Monday that accuses drug giant Pfizer Inc. of illegally promoting recreational use of its blockbuster impotence pill Viagra.” I agree, I only promote corporate use of Viagra. What’s up with that?

Steal $70 million from a Brazilian bank and find yourself dead in a well. Who’d-a-thunk-it? Not me.

Employees of the UFC Workers Union go on strike. ‘Nuff said.

This lady in the States somewhere, died of fficial&client=firefox-a”>water intoxication trying to compete win a Nintendo Wii. Contestants had to drink large amounts of water and “Hold their wee for a Wii“. She lost.

Some people are pissed at Danny Williams. Jobs in Newfoundland? Who needs ‘em? We’ve got pride (and the rest of Canada to look find work in.) Ain’t that right, Dennis?

Speaking of work… I better get back at it, or I’ll be back in Newfoundland before I know it!