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The Halmanator: Boomerang Formica

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Friday, April 2, 2010. The pattern that you see above is what I see underneath my cereal bowl as I douse my Shreddies with milk each morning. No, it's not the result of over-imbibing the night before, as evidenced by the fact that I was able to capture a photographic image of it. It's my kitchen counter top. According to Jane and Michael Stern's Encyclopedia of Pop Culture. Boomerang Formica, say the Sterns, "signaled a forward-looking point of view, defiantly different from old, dowdy motifs such as the...

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The Halmanator: Kudos

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Saturday, November 14, 2009. After the next batch or two of invoices had been processed correctly and it became apparent that the problem was, indeed, a thing of the past, I received an e-mail that a co-worker had addressed to the entire I.T. staff, including my boss, which read:. GOOD NEWS FOR TODAY. NO MORE - - - Andy has fixed this and our mornings should run much smoother for 2000 and beyond. ANDY - - YOU ARE MY HERO! You're probably thinking, "Well, aren't we full of ourselves? Times are harder now&...

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The Halmanator: Unhealthy Preferences

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Saturday, May 23, 2009. I've hinted in earlier posts on this blog that I could stand to lose some weight. I'm working on it. Nothing radical. I'm not a believer in fad diets. I'm just focusing on increased exercise, smaller portions and healthier food choices. It seems to me that mother nature has a mean streak. She designed us to be drawn to things that aren't good for us. Imagine how much healthier and happier we'd all be if we had a natural preference for the right foods. No more guilt ove...Sure I'll...

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The Halmanator: The Meaning Of Life

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Sunday, March 22, 2015. The Meaning Of Life. Yes, here it is, faithful readers; the moment that you've doubtless awaited for so very long now! Today, The Halmanator will explain the meaning of your existence. You knew, deep down, that it had to be leading up to this, didn't you? I'm sure that many of you have wondered why this moment has been so long in coming. For as long as human beings have been sentient, we have pondered our place in the Cosmos. From whence did we come? How did we come to be? Some su...

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The Halmanator: The Relish Tray

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Friday, January 16, 2009. They'll nevuh buhlieve me back home in Clanton Alabama! Conversely, perhaps there was a nasty stain on the sheets or the bed was infested with bed bugs and the occupant was getting photographic evidence to strengthen his case for a refund, or at least a discount on the room. My point is that, during my tenure at the Holiday Inn, I saw a lot of things that gave me pause or caused me to do a double-take. I knocked on the door and proudly announced "Your relish tray, sir!

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The Halmanator: Financial Cognitive Dissonance

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Saturday, July 10, 2010. One of the nice things about this blog is knowing that my readers (or my regular readers, anyway) are intelligent people who don't need me to explain that cognitive dissonance refers to the stating of a given belief but acting in a manner contrary to that stated belief. That's probably why my readership is so small. One of the earliest examples of this originated in the Bohemian city of Joachimsthal in 1518, where a silver coin known as the "Joachimsthaler" or "Thaler" (pronounce...

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The Halmanator: The Laddie Fancies Himself A Poet

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Friday, August 28, 2009. The Laddie Fancies Himself A Poet. Those famous words from Pink Floyd's "The Wall" once applied to me. In my younger days, I wrote many poems. There was a time when I even dreamed of becoming a famous poet. Hey, it seemed better than working for a living! Tell that to Poe, Byron, Wordsworth or even Shakespeare! In a wide and lonely field. A fighter aircraft stands. A touch of glory past it yields. Made by human hands. Its wings no longer touch the sky. Its engines roar no more.

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The Halmanator: Faith and Hope in Charity

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Sunday, September 26, 2010. Faith and Hope in Charity. Who was afflicted with cerebral palsy and, earlier this year, I got a taste of what it's like to lose my job. And a sizable portion of my family's income. When shit happens, it sure is nice to come across somebody with a shovel. Box, asking donators to specifically give their permission to share their info, and that info should. Be shared unless said box is checked. I have a whole freakin' drawer full of return address stickers! I shred all the stuff...

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The Halmanator: The Cover-up

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Sunday, June 6, 2010. The old bedsheets are there, of course, to keep the furniture's fabric looking nice. If someone should thoughtlessly sit on the furniture with dirty clothes, or if food or drink should accidentally be spilled on the bedsheets, they can be relatively easily removed and washed. Let's face it, white tends to stain pretty easily. Cover them with a bra. I agree. I think every day should be a bra-less day! June 7, 2010 at 10:45 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A Black Mark on Canada.

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The Halmanator: Thinking Outside The #$@%!! Box

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Saturday, January 10, 2009. Thinking Outside The #$@%! I'm a computer gamer. I've been playing computer games since my college days, circa. COMPUTER: You're in a room full of gold and diamonds. There's a fierce dragon guarding the treasure. PLAYER: Kill the dragon with my sword. BLOG READER: "Pick up the spheres and run across the bridge really fast, before it can collapse underneath you.". BLOG READER: "Pick up the spheres and jump across the bridge". BLOG READER: "Roll the spheres across the bridge and...