This picture illustrates why I can never take a sick day. I stayed home to nurse a cold a couple months back. In my absence,…
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This picture illustrates why I can never take a sick day. I stayed home to nurse a cold a couple months back. In my absence,…
I’m back at work today after a three-month leave. It feels weird to be sitting in my office instead of taking care of baby or sweating some renovation details.
It seems today is also my boss’ birthday. Funny thing, her husband is a local blogger, but she doesn’t read his blog as a rule, just like my wife doesn’t read my blog. After a talk we had last year, my boss said she wouldn’t read this blog either, because we agreed it could produce some odd dynamics and also what’s the point of reading someone’s blog when you see them every day?
Of course, over the past months I haven’t seen much of my co-workers, so this blog may have been a good way for them to catch up on my life. But I do sincerely hope that my boss isn’t reading this now…
I found a tiny gecko today on the fifth floor near the freight elevator. At least I think it’s a gecko. I almost stepped on…
Olivia brought this thing into the office last week. Press the button and it comes to life and recites a variety of different spooky-humorous messages.…
We’ve just had E.M.A.N.S. boxes installed all across the campus, including here in our office. The acronym stands for “Emergency Mass Alert Notification System,” and…
Eric and I are both letting our hair grow because our barbers haven’t come back since the storm. But I don’t know how long this…
I read in the paper last weekend that B-Stupid copped a plea. In exchange for pleading guilty in federal court Thursday to drug-trafficking and gun…
I arrived at work yesterday morning to discover a sign on the front door of our office suite: Happy Administrative Assistants Day! The sign had…
A couple weeks ago I mentioned that we had interviewed a candidate who could be my new boss, and I alluded to the fact that…
I just learned that tomorrow will be my co-worker Althea’s last day here at the University. Althea has been with the University for many years.…
A few days ago I got an e-mail from one of the higher-ups at the University indicating that I still have a job there. The…
We decided to go further than Jackson MS. We have taken refuge in Mandeville LA, at the home of Xavier prof Jonathan Rotondo-McCord. Mandeville is…
A friend and co-worker sent this via e-mail. Hope she doesn’t mind me posting it here. I journeyed into Algiers this weekend to work on…
Just got a phone call from my friend and co-worker Howie. He’s back in New Orleans. He was lucky. His home escaped damage. But he’s…
Sick Out
Published by Editor B on Friday, 4 May 2007Donna told me she almost couldn’t get to work today because the buses weren’t running. “Why aren’t they running?” I wondered. “Because the drivers are…