Monday, June 30, 2008

Bad Windows Analogy


Microsoft Windows is kind of like a pinto. Not the bean, the car.

Microsoft started with a crappy product and has been building on it ever since it was introduced in the 80's.

They've stripped out the interior and added upgrades like faux-leather seats and gps and satellite radio. They've re-molded the exterior to make the car look like a respectable mid-sized sedan. They've even improved the engine a bit (though not enough to make it any faster with all the extra added weight). The soul of the car, however, is still that of a pinto.

Sunday, June 29, 2008

From this morning's sermon.

You can't pay back love. You can only pass it on. --Dr. Tom Rough

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Plumbers' . . . Cleavage

If you scroll down to yesterday's thought, you can see that Vicky hypothesized that self-esteem directly correlated with the height at which people wear their pants.

This does not hold up well for plumbers. For them, low riding pants and borderline hygiene are marks of professionalism and experience.

Most of you by now have at some point in your careers known of or worked for one of those overbearing, micro-managing, constantly looking over you shoulder douche bag pointy haired managers. We all hate these people. Justifiably so.

What we fail to realize, however, is that when we become homeowners, we invariable become that douche bag. Which brings us to why plumbers seem to be so oblivious to their personal odors and ass cleavage.

It is quite easy for pointy haired boss to lean over a worker's shoulder at his or her computer and pepper them with a bunch of inane questions.

It takes real intestinal fortitude for pointy haired homeowner to lean over that smelly butt cleavage to do the same.

So when you wander into your kitchen and see (and smell) a little too much of your plumber, rest assured that you have hired an experienced, competent professional. And leave him alone.

Friday, June 27, 2008

Self-esteem

The self esteem of a young person is directly proportional to the height at which they wear their pants. So if you can see a butterfly tattoo and/or ass crack, feel a little sorry for that pathetic soul.

This does not apply to plumbers/contractors (I'll address this tomorrow in thought #2).

My wife Vicky is the originator of this observation.