I saw this on a random blog today — it’s a National Parks Service (Lord knows why them) site about Thomas Edison’s Mental Fitness Test, which he administered to potential employees in the early 1920s. Said Edison: “Men who have gone to college I find to be amazingly ignorant. They don’t seem to know anything.” …

My boss sent me an e-mail this afternoon that began this way: “Liz, I don’t know whether to sigh or swear.” Now, she wasn’t talking about anything *I’ve* done (thank goodness), but rather a situation that has been a big ol’ nasty thorn in my ass for nearly two years now. I won’t divulge details …

I was amazed at how many people yesterday paused to wish me a happy birthday. You all far exceeded my expectations and for that I am *extremely* grateful. On the whole, it was a good day. I had lunch with a coworker/friend, got my german chocolate cake (YUM), and joined Daniel’s family for dinner at …

So, today I turn 28 years old. Wheee! I know this may get confusing, but bear with me — it’s also the birthday of Daniel’s stepmom, Tammy (who was born the same year, 1958, as *my* mom), AND of Daniel’s sister’s boyfriend, Mike. In other words, if you take the Clausens and look at the …

A couple of years ago when I went to my first Texas dentist, I adopted this philosophy as fundamental personal truth: Dentistry is not science. Dentists, rather, are voodoo magicians. I don’t mean to imply for any of you dentists (or aspiring dentists) out there that I hate you all. But if you take it …

Last night, a few good friends and I went to the Improv in Addison to see Aries Spears, whose Comedy Central special my TiVo recorded for me a couple of weeks ago. Aries was freaking *hilarious*, I tell you. The opening act was this guy named Ryan Hamilton, who won Sierra Mist’s “Who is America’s …

I saw a link to the Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie Web site on another blog … “An Effective, Low-Cost Solution To Combating Mind-Control.” Hilarious stuff, including this warning: “BEWARE OF COMMERCIAL AFDBS: Since you should trust no one, always construct your AFDB yourself to avoid the risk of subversion and mental enslavement. Sometimes, AFDBs will …

I think this is a brilliant way to see the city! Perhaps we can try next month when we’re there? 🙂

At work, I’ve managed to catch up (pretty much) on the really big projects that have been filling my plate for, oh, the last two years … and for the last few days have been able to do some of the things I should do daily but rarely actually get to. Most notably, I’ve been …

Some people have expressed great surprise that this week’s revelation of Mark Felt as the real Deep Throat has gone unnoticed on my blog. Fair enough. Yes, I’m a journalist by training and to my core … but what you might not know is that, when I was a graduate teaching assistant and (later) adjunct …