Category Archives: work

They Were Wrong: The Key to Success

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Cosand

These are the keys that I have to work with. The keys that, in theory, would solve all the problems that need solving. Hoorah! This is my keychain that I absconded from lost and found many years ago. It has … Continue reading →

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Great Pun-ishment

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Cosand

I once wrote about the puns that my favorite delivery driver and I engaged in.  Then I told you of a veterinary visit. Now, since absolutely nobody asked for more, I decided to get ahead of the crowd.  I’m a … Continue reading →

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A Burger For What Ails You

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Cosand

Yesterday I needed something.  I did not know what.  I just knew I needed something.  A break.  Encouragement.  A little variety.  I was discouraged.  I was tired.  And I wanted to go home to my couch and my cat.  I … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt: What Do You Complain About Most?

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Cosand

I am not a huge fan of the music that is played at work.  I hold the opinion that workplaces should stay PG-13.  I agree that freedom of speech should be cherished.  But when you are at the jobsite, you … Continue reading →

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He Was There With Bells On

Posted on January 21, 2023 by Cosand

In 1912, Seattle Times Publisher A.J. Blethen donated twelve bells to the University of Washington.  What was once a water tower became UW’s Blethen Chimes Tower.  The wooden tower was next to the Observatory near 45th Street and 17th Avenue.  … Continue reading →

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A Tale That Wants to Be Uplifting

Posted on January 21, 2023 by Cosand

I have worked in an old building.  A building old enough to be an historic landmark.  And, with all things old, not every little cog and gear functions as it should.  I have been around that place plenty.  I know … Continue reading →

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A Fund Farewell

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Cosand

Oh, so that’s it? All that time and we’re done, huh? I mean, I get it. I didn’t think I had much of a shot with you back in the summer of 2020. But hey, a guy can dream. It … Continue reading →

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Good Samaritan, but Not Great

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Cosand

The story of Seattle has more than a few tragic characters.  There appears to be a great overlap in the people that are homeless and the people that suffer from fentanyl addiction.  It seems too heartbreaking that those without homes … Continue reading →

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Caught in the Work Webb

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Cosand

Last week I spent two days learning from a rocket scientist.  He gave a talk on Friday about the James Webb Space Telescope and he had a tech rehearsal earlier that week. Run-throughs are nice because you get all the … Continue reading →

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Housing Issues

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Cosand

Allow me to share with you a silly, stupid, and pointless argument that I constantly have with myself. “I want a house.  Not a huge one.  A one-story would be fine.  I want a bedroom, a guest room, a little … Continue reading →

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