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President-Elect Obama has named a big part of his national security staff. Apparently Robert Gates is going to stay on as Secretary of Defense. His deputy will be [Richard] Danzig and National Security Adviser will be [Ret. Marine Gen.] Jim Jones.
Does nobody else think this is funny? Danzig and Jim Jones? Really?
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This morning on my way to the car, through the lobby and out of the gym, I passed by the front desk. The lady behind the desk was conversing with a gentleman also on his way out the door.
Let me stop here to say she’s a chatty Cathy. Her mornings, far as I can tell, [...]

I work on the 5th floor of a five story building. Every morning I walk up the stairs - two-at-a-time - to my desk. For every meeting I take the stairs to and from the meeting room floor. Every night I walk down the stairs to the lobby to go home. I’ve never before been [...]

Totally irrelevant story. One of my coworkers, Ms. Dawn Buscher, came over to my desk at about 10 minutes to 8:00 this morning. She had a handbag filled with scraps of paper, “Pick a name.”
“What?”
“Pick a name. I’m doing a give-away and those are the names. You’re going to pick the winner.”
“What does the winner [...]