A Conversation
“She just blocked you?”
“I guess. I can’t find her.”
“Maybe she just quit.”
“Maybe. At least she could have told me.”
“Sounds like she did. What did you do to warrant a ban?”
“Nothing.”
“That could be it.”
“But I’m so likable.”
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User Error
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“The screen goes black whenever I run this macro.”
“Every time?”
“The spreadsheet fills up then the screen goes blank and the sheet starts filling again.”
“Let’s try logging in on a different computer.”
“Same result. Just black.”
“Did you try a third computer?”
“Yep. Same result.”
“The only common element is you. I’m thinking user error.”
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Snowy Weather
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“When I got to the top of Piney Flat, the flakes just melted on the windshield.”
“Last winter, we just missed the blizzard on 40 by maybe an hour.”
“I went down to Les Schwab to buy some chains. The highway patrol can be real nasty if you forget to bring chains.”
“The snow kept filling up the wheel wheels. I pulled over and a trooper stopped to make sure we were okay.”
“Luckily, there was no snow on the passes. But I kept those chains on the passenger side just in case.”
“There were no cars; just silence. A deer came out from the trees and crossed the freeway.”
“Did it notice you?”
“I think he was wanting to get out of the snow as much as me.”
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Old Age is a Bitch
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A Conversation“The garage stair slipped out from under me. I racked my arm putting a big knot on it.”
“It looks like a puffy pillow.”
“The doctor drained it and he may drain it again.”
“I rode my son’s motorcycle and it popped from under me.”
“You seem fine.”
“I wrapped my knee in ice and sprayed it for a road rash. I took most of the skin off.”
“This knot pales compared to the time I fell off the ladder.”
“A big scab on my knee turned purple and it oozed for a few hours.”
“I broke my ankle and ended up in a cast.”
“It still hurts.”
“When it threatens to snow, I can feel it deep down in the joint.”
“No one seems to care.”
“Old age is a bitch.”
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Seeking Charity
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“I implore you to be accepting. Find it in your heart to give charity.”
“It’s not something I can do easily.”
“The best people find virtue in charity. Are you unable?”
“Charity is not the problem; accepting the victory. That I have a problem with.”
“But it is done. You have no choice.”
“I want to recoil in my distaste, frustration, dissatisfaction, and contempt of his win.”
“You have a lot of work to do.”
“You have no idea.”
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L.A. Needs the Water
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“They talked about the Owens Valley last night.”
“About the Alabama Gates shootout?”
“Missed that part.”
“Sort of a Bundy Seize around 1924.”
“A bunch of ranchers took over Alabama?”
“A bunch of Bishop ranchers kept Los Angeles from drinking Owens Valley water for nearly a week.”
“The old aqueduct?”
“It was new then. L.A. bought up the orchards and dried them out to send water south. The ranchers wanted the water back.”
“The place is a desert. I’m guessing the protest didn’t work out so well.”
“The ranchers lasted four days. Newspapers all over the world talked about it. But it didn’t stop Los Angeles. It opened up the gates.”
“It all runs downhill.”
“Yeah, flush twice; L.A. needs the water.”
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Moments Before the Ambulance Arrives
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“We found him out here just laying on the sidewalk?
“Nude?”
“Yep. He looked dead.”
“And then he jumped up?”
“Yeah. Jumped off and started yelling.”
“All that stuff about ‘do you know who I am?’ and “you should listen’?
“I think he must have been a big shot once. I don’t think he is anymore.”
“He ran for awhile and then collapsed?”
“Strangest thing; seemed to run out of energy. He ran around, bumped into a few people, and then fell down. I swore he died again. Oh my, he’s sprinting away.”
“You guys need to hold him down. There, I think they have it.”
“That guy knows how to run.”
“Too much adrenaline. We can counteract it with this dose. Right in the neck. That’s it.”
“Will he be much trouble?”
“No. We’ll take him away and keep him safe.”
“What if he sprints again?”
“Not wearing this special jacket, ankle cuffs, and diaper.”
“He looks almost normal.”
“Yes. Almost normal.”
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You’re a Writer, Right?
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“So you’re a writer?”
“Yes, I guess I’ve been doing this for going on 23 years.”
“How come I haven’t read any of your stuff?”
“Hum, you might have seen my technology articles. I had a press release practically reprinted in the newspaper last week.”
“So you’re name wasn’t on it.”
“Well, not on that one. But my name was in High Technology Careers. I wrote an article about Microsoft and the Art of War.”
“Never heard of it. What I’m hearing is you’re really not a writer, right?”
“No, that’s not true. I may not be as well-known as James Patterson, but I am a writer.”
“I haven’t heard of him either.”
