Morning Smile

Years ago, the Globe & Mail wrote a little pun or quip called the Morning Smile, which was usually pretty dumb. Eventually, after about 98 years of that, they ran out of funny things to say there, so they've been taking submissions from readers for the past couple or three years. These are even worse, needless to say. But today it made me laugh, so clearly the apocalypse is upon us.

"Q. What's the difference between the Vietnam War and the war in Iraq?
A. George W. Bush knew how to get out of the Vietnam War.
-- Alec Englander, Thornhill, Ont."

Saying No

I'm learning a new course this week, called Help Desk Analyst. It's a fascinating soft-skills course (no computers involved at all), dealing with the mechanics, strategies, and troubles of working a help desk. It's a fun one, though it's one of those annoying courses that involves lots of role playing, student participation, and buzzwords.

I just finished five pages on how to say no.

Headache-inducing AND amusing...

In honour of cap_hill_latte's plans, I offer up this confusing column in the Times. It still sounds better than what Bush hath wrought so far, actually.