Jan
27
Ever since receiving a work cell phone last year, I occasionally get calls from numbers I don’t recognize. But the bigger problem is I don’t recognize what the callers are saying. They all are speaking Spanish.
At first I assumed this must have something to do with the person who had the number before me. But this weekend one of the callers offered a very helpful explanation. After calling for the third time, he said (in English) that he was trying to call Columbia. I looked up the international dialing code for Columbia, and sure enough, the first 2 numbers of my area code are the international dialing code for Columbia.
If only I knew Spanish, surely there’s some fun to be had here …
Nov
7
breakfast tip of the day
Filed under food, mundane at 6:29 am | Leave a Comment
When eating two bowls of cereal for breakfast, each of a different type, there are a couple things to consider. Assuming one bowl is of Cheerios and the other a surgary cereal (e.g., Lucky Charms), it is important to:
1. drink the remainder of the milk after your first bowl, starting with fresh milk for the second bowl, or,
2. be sure you have the Cheerios in your first bowl.
If you’re going to have the sugary cereal first, not even cleansing your palate between bowls (with a Pop Tart, or swig of coffee or something) will help if you don’t allow the Cheerios their fair chance at providing breakfast happiness with a fresh bowl of milk. I should have known better; leason learned.
I always thought parents required eating the “healthy” cereal first to ensure their kids didn’t fill up on the “candy” cereals. I’m now rethinking that, and wondering if the parents knew the kids would never drink the milk between bowls, and therefore merely wanted to protect their kids from the perils that await those who don’t start Cheerios with a fresh bowl.
Oct
31
What’s in a name?
Filed under mundane, work at 7:18 pm | 2 Comments
While working at Gospelcom I was one of 4 people named “Brian” in our internet department, putting the Brian domination right around 25% of all people in that department. (I felt bad lowering that percentage when I left.)
At my new place of employment it seems the Brian theme is continuing. There are at least 5 Brians in my immediate area. I don’t have a good grasp of where that lies percentage-wise.
When being introduced to people, the response is generally a comment about “not another Brian,” or the fact that I am part of the ever-growing Michigan contingent. I wear both labels proudly.