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The day it all came crashing down

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

As you are well aware, I have nicknames for favorite (or infamous) people in my life.  So it should be no surprise that this is true at work also. There’s Georges of the Jungle, Mike-Mike-Mike-Mike-Mike (the seagulls from Nemo), and … Continue reading →

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Whoops!

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Sleep, after you turn eight years old, is a very precious commodity.  I haven’t had much of it lately.  After a several nights until midnight at the office this past week, I’m wondering what daylight looks like.  So this morning as I read … Continue reading →

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Buttons and bangles

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Maybe I’m a wee bit grumpy lately.  I’m worn out and impatient.  And you’re asking how that’s changed since childbirth.  Probably not much. I’m doing all sorts of novel things lately – learning about Quick Parts, RibbonXML, customXMLparts – things … Continue reading →

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Ay ay ay

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

The crack of dawn slapped me on the side of the head to get me going.  Then I smacked my barely-alive monitor on its side to keep it from dying.  I haven’t been posting very much, because I haven’t been doing much of anything … Continue reading →

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C-sick computer

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Last week my color laser printer stopped doing just that…  printing.  I had been attracted by all the bells and whistles, but I’d failed to factor into the price of laser cartridges for my lightweight, versatile absolutely DEPLORABLE Xerox printer.  I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Rekindle your iLove

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

In a world where technology often seems to be stealing our social and language skills, the Kindle™, a wireless reading device read on a small illuminated screen has spurred a revived ferocity of reading.  Book clubs are springing up all … Continue reading →

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When it rains, it pours

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Last night, wedding veil in hand, I was off to another speaking engagement of legal secretaries, IT trainers, and paralegals from Beverly Hills and Century City.  No, I don’t see myself as much of a bride these days, but I … Continue reading →

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Press 1 for

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Yesterday I received an offer of $10 credit on my account if I opted to go paperless.  That excited Couponman. Today I typed TimeWarner.com into my browser and made an attempt to login.  The login prompt asked for my account information, so … Continue reading →

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Open fly nuptials

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

This past weekend I presented at a legal professionals’ gala.  On Friday, I practiced on my crew at work.   The big question – how do you make Microsoft entertaining yet informative?  Answer – everyone loves a wedding, even between Word 2010 and … Continue reading →

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Kirk who?

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Penny Print This Post Print This Post

Yesterday I received an email from a fellow employee, a cute young girl: Am I in trouble for something?  Why did you give me a funny look in the ladies room? I wasn’t aware I was giving any funnier of … Continue reading →

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