At the company I work for we have a thing called Kitchen Duty. Everyone gets assigned 1 to 2 days a month that they are responsible for making sure the kitchen gets cleaned up and the dishes get washed and put away.
I have a bet with one of my co-workers over which of us can have a beer at the most bars in 2007 that we’ve never been to before. The loser has to do the winner’s kitchen duty for all of 2008.
Now, in 2006 I …

I try to avoid blogging about things that happen at work but this is just too funny to not share.
Several of us got new computers, and one of my co-workers called us over because she couldn’t get her computer to turn on.
We pushed the button and it started right up.
“Oh,that’s the button?” she asked. “I thought it was the one recessed back in that slot. My fingernail wasn’t long enough to reach it so I stuck my letter opener in there to try to push …

Here’s what I get for making the mistake of leaving my cubicle during lunch today…

Did you know that you can blow your co-workers out of the sky as a team-building exercise or the build morale?
A member of my staff forwarded me a link to “Air Combat USA”, a service that lets you fly real combat aircraft, put yopur co-workers in your gun sights, and shoot them down. They operate all over the country, including here in the KC area. No pilot license is needed and they handle take-off and landing, but during the dogfight you are at the …

The last several days at work we’ve been treated to three falcons hunting pigeons for food. We’ve seen the falcons swoop after pigeons and even collide with them in flight. We’ve also seen the pigeons fight back, dive-bombing the falcons several times.

Unfortunately we have yet to see an actual kill. :(

Enjoy tonight’s sunset, as seen in this indirect view from my office.