Rude Awakening #1965 - We Have Charles Schulz to Blame for This

Commando Christmas - NOT!

Christmas Music for Economists - Jingle Bells

What's the Weather Going to be on Christmas?

The forecast for clouds on Christmas sounds like my hair forecast: "Thinning with lots of gray."

Rude Awakening #12-25-2009 - All I Want for Christmas Is You (and Some Completely Dark Thoughts)

All I need for Christmas are enough Rude Awakenings to get me through 2010.

Christmas Quotes That Don't Need Repeating

Christmas Music for Economists - Don't Go Tell It to the Fed

Interesting Story - Pass the Prozac

Family Holiday Dinner + Too Much or Too Little Medication Per Family Member = Interesting Story

Rude Awakening #79 - Lonely Shmonley

A Blue Christmas without you? Really? Well blue it is then.

Interesting Story - Merry Christmas to the Family

Songs from My Friend's Holiday iTunes Mix: "Celebrate Me Home" (Kenny Loggins) + "I Wanna Be Sedated" (The Ramones) = Interesting Story

How Twitter Nearly Got Me Fired for the Hellidays!

Good spelling counts. I accidently sent my boss a tweet wishing him a “Wonderfuk Holiday!"

Who Put the Target on My Wallet?

Being at Target with my wife is like being there with a kid who wants everything... except she can reach the shelves & has a credit card.

Rude Awakening #12 - Home for the Holidays!

There may be no place like home for the holidays, but the state mental hospital has nice decorations & friendlier people.

Early Christmas Shopping for Mrs. FunnyEye

My wife says I never get her anything for Christmas, so I took the opportunity to do a little early shopping and found her this great gift. Now, I just need to get it wrapped! She'll love it, I'm sure!

White Board Wisdom - December Guerrilla Marketing

We don’t have an advertising budget left. So in December we’re doing a “Piss the Brand Name in the Snow “ campaign since it’s free.

Apprehensories - Faster, Faster, Watch Out!!!

Velocity - When you don't know what you're doing, doing it faster leaves less time for mistakes.

Rude Awakening #1030 - Who Would Be Left?

When you're a one-person operation, downsizing becomes a VERY painful decision.

Funny Eye for the Home Office Guy (FE4HOG) - What Day Is This?

When you work from home, a Tuesday looks pretty much like a Saturday.

Apprehensories - What Didn't You Say?

Rude Awakening #400 - Better Hit the Stores

It's only 400 shopping days until Christmas after next.

Apprehensories - Pride Goeth Before the Flush

Funny Eye for the Home Office Guy (FE4HOG) - Can I Go Puhleeeez?

I used to have to justify all my travel to the CFO. Now I have to justify it to my wife...at least the CFO had a form to fill out.

Interesting Story - Miss California or Miss Roman Hands?

Carrie Prejean + Digital Video Camera and a Tripod = Interesting Story

Rude Awakening #6 - What the Hell?

I've decided by epitaph: "What the hell did I do to get here?"

Okay Mary Poppins

I feel like Mary Poppins at my job cause it isn't superchallengingfragilisticexpialidocious!

From Your Mouth to My Blog - Good, Bad, The Difference

They aren't really bad at what they do. They just aren't good at it. There's a difference!

Apprehensories - It's All About the Right Cuts

Thanks C-man for the inspiration on this one!

Rude Awakening #000 - IQ Test

I know nothing...nooothinggg.

White Board Wisdom - We Got One!

White Board Wisdom - Carpe Diem Quam Minimum Credula Postero

Bad Sign: A Strategic Planner with a Bumper Sticker saying, "Live for Today"

Funny Eye for the Home Office Guy (FE4HOG) - Dial 9

It wasn't until working from home I realized not every phone number begins with a 9.

White Board Wisdom - Do I Amuse You?

Today's Existential Question - Will the eye still be funny
when the guy's not making corporate money?

Rude Awakening #19 - Sucking Wind

A recruiter said I was a "breath of fresh air."
She must have noticed I'm sucking wind right now.

Let Scott Adams Do My Work!

Interesting Story - Balloon Boy

White Board Wisdom - A Bad Business Model

Our problematic business model: People only love our product when it's free.

Rude Awakening - Prime Number? Not So Much.

Despite what's taught in math class, 47 isn't a prime number.

Marketing Infallibility

I really do have a dream marketing job working for a Catholic institution. It's the closest thing to Marketing Infallibility I'm ever going to get!

White Board Wisdom - Management Advice

Management from today's meeting: "You need to change the tolerance on your B.S. filter!"

Old Material Week - Rude Awakening #1977 - Paul Simon References?

I'm slip slidin' away.

Old Material Week - Last Year's Holiday Game Kiosk Photo

Parting Gift - Everyone departing the corporate game gets a home version of "Fact or Crap" you can play between anxious phone calls and waiting for resume responses you'll never get.

Old Material Week - Economist's Corner: Bush Bashing #2, The Dubya Dip

Old Material Week - Interesting Story: Bush Bashing #1

Rude Awakening #95 - Did You Hear What I Said?

Nobody listens anymore...at least to me.

White Board Wisdom - Stick to the Plan

Given the futility of trying to plan in this economy, our plan was . . . exactly what happened the last 9 months!

Dilbert on Strategic Options

From Dilbert.com

Work Talk - A $100 Donation and $3000 of TROUBLE

My wife contributed to public TV to get a "free" book for women on getting through menopause. I asked her if they have a companion book for men...that was a mistake!

Rude Awakenings Week #19 - Last Call

I don't have to go home, but I can't stay here.

Rude Awakenings Week #675 - Think About It

If a sports team were named "The Bishops," I bet other team would lost to them on purpose. I'm just thinkin...

Rude Awakenings Week #201 - Hey, Look at Me!

I'm an attention whore.