Dr Wingnut

Category: General

  • Merry Christmas

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    Just because the doctor is a curmudgeon, don’t think for one minute that he doesn’t love Christmas.  If fact he has been known to dress up as the Jolly Old Elf, when necessary, to help out a friend as demonstrated by this picture taken in 2002.

  • Congratulations Charles

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    My mentee, Charles Lugemwa completed his Master of Science Degree in Software Engineering.  After three long years away from his wife and son in Uganda, he is now home with his family.  It was very rewarding to become friends with someone from so far away, and with such a different background from my own.

  • Up for a little history

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    This remarkable site Old Christmas Lights has an amazing collection of pictures and history about the significant events in holiday lighting since the invention of the light bulb.I remember the bubbler lights from when I was a kid, but I never knew that christmas lights were even created in what we now think of as…

  • Just when you thought…

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    Just when you thought it was safe to venture onto the net, you come across a site like beer.com.  The beer girls are quite nice, however they look like most women look after you put on a pair of beer goggles.  The movies only seem to work if you use IE.

  • Office gun safety

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    This morning, I wore my bright orange (pretty close to blaze-orange) vest to work.  I had to go talk to George, our accounting clerk (The employee voted most likely to go postal) about some fixed asset irregularities.George said, "I thought hunting season was over."I said, "Nope, just hoping that when you go postal that your…

  • How biased are you?

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    Research shows that you aren’t as unbiased and ethical as you think you are.  Take these bias tests to see if you fit in with the 75% of test-takers that favor young, rich and white people over old, poor and nonwhite people.  Those who show bias on tests are more likely to act that way…

  • Happy Anniversary Orville & Wilbur

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    Today is the 100th anniversary of Orville Wright’s 12-second, 40-meter flight down the beach at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.  Please reflect on how grateful you are that there is air travel.