We had some friends over for brunch today and I learned about a new fad. Our friend Lisa-Britt was explaining that she's starting her own Bunko group because a bunch of her neighbors have a regular group and there isn't room for her to join. Her husband Rick sighed, "Yeah, now I have to vacate the house on Tuesday nights." Holly wondered if there was a Bunko group in her new neighborhood.
I'm sitting there with a "have I been in a cave?" feeling because I have no idea what they're talking about, so I sheepishly ask, "What's Bunko?"
So it seems Bunko is a dice game that's the rage among suburban housewives. It's the ladies' version of poker night, a chance to get together with the girls, drink some wine/beer/margaritas, pass the gossip, and play a friendly small stakes game. Yup, so that's Bunko. Or, as Rick would offer, the more descriptively named Drunko.
If you want to find out more, there are even websites (1) (2) (3).There you have it, good reader, my weekly attempt at using the awesome power of the internet for the greater educational good.
Sunday, July 31, 2005
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Thursday, July 21, 2005
Extreme tennis
Check out extreme tennis on the platform at the Burj Al Arab hotel. Yikes, I'd be shaking like a leaf.
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Uh...dude, I don't wanna know
PJ's already got the perfect name for his yet to be born blog: PJ's Shower Thoughts.
A group of us Borangers have been holed up in a war room in Bellevue working on a major product launch for the past 6-8 weeks. Maybe it's the people, or simply the nature of overworked, over-pressured groups, but our morning status meetings often break out into giddy laughfests. Today, PJ provided the primer for our daily crack-up.
Ten of us are sitting around an oval conference table just before the start of the daily debriefing. Most are checking or writing email, some are sipping coffee and staring at the status board. PJ, who's conversational style can best be described as matter-of-fact, "I wonder how tall the corn's gonna grow this year..." catches my eye and says:
"DL, you know what I thought of in the shower today?..."
Before he could get another word out, the room exploded in laughter! It was one of those priceless moments when there was a millisecond pause between the time the last syllable left PJ's mouth and the group's simultaneous cognition of his faux pas. Boy, did we let him have it:
"Too much information!"
"Shower thoughts?"
"No need to share bro"
"Uh...dude, I don't wanna know."
"Let's keep this clean here..."
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Man, I have to tell you, laughing until your eyes tear up isn't a bad way to start a work day.
A group of us Borangers have been holed up in a war room in Bellevue working on a major product launch for the past 6-8 weeks. Maybe it's the people, or simply the nature of overworked, over-pressured groups, but our morning status meetings often break out into giddy laughfests. Today, PJ provided the primer for our daily crack-up.
Ten of us are sitting around an oval conference table just before the start of the daily debriefing. Most are checking or writing email, some are sipping coffee and staring at the status board. PJ, who's conversational style can best be described as matter-of-fact, "I wonder how tall the corn's gonna grow this year..." catches my eye and says:
"DL, you know what I thought of in the shower today?..."
Before he could get another word out, the room exploded in laughter! It was one of those priceless moments when there was a millisecond pause between the time the last syllable left PJ's mouth and the group's simultaneous cognition of his faux pas. Boy, did we let him have it:
"Too much information!"
"Shower thoughts?"
"No need to share bro"
"Uh...dude, I don't wanna know."
"Let's keep this clean here..."
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Man, I have to tell you, laughing until your eyes tear up isn't a bad way to start a work day.
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Coming soon blogs
So after being pestered about sharing my blog at Monica's birthday bash, I email a couple of friends the link and now I've got two prime time, grade A initiates for the Blogsphere.
Our friend Hunter would just kick a** at blogging. Not only does he have the most interesting stories, but he's a born storyteller. I have a mental image of him in front of a campfire with a group of boy scouts spinning a scary tale. Arms waving, casting shadows against the fire lit trees. Face contorting and eyebrows dancing as he adjusts his tone and pace. Yeah, I think Hunter's gonna have an interesting blog. And I'd give odds that he's ready. He emails me this morning:
"SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I must now figure out a way to set up my own BLOG!!!"
Yeah, I think he's ready.
Candidate number two would have to be our colleague and good friend PJ. Now I'm not sure if PJ is even remotely inclined to start a blog, but he's also one interesting dude. He's one of these super smart, focused guys who always seems to be doing 5 things at once. I'm always amazed at the number of projects he's involved with at work, yet he's not one of those stressed out workaholic types. PJ's a real people person, real social, and he's friends with everyone. He's never too busy to go with Helen and me for Starbucks, and we're always talking about life outside work. We get to hear all about PJ's projects: he's renovating his kitchen, restoring a Lotus, starting a non-profit, playing on 2 soccer teams...if he weren't such a nice guy he'd make you sick.
So hopefully, ladies and gentlemen, coming soon to a blog near you...
Our friend Hunter would just kick a** at blogging. Not only does he have the most interesting stories, but he's a born storyteller. I have a mental image of him in front of a campfire with a group of boy scouts spinning a scary tale. Arms waving, casting shadows against the fire lit trees. Face contorting and eyebrows dancing as he adjusts his tone and pace. Yeah, I think Hunter's gonna have an interesting blog. And I'd give odds that he's ready. He emails me this morning:
"SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I must now figure out a way to set up my own BLOG!!!"
Yeah, I think he's ready.
Candidate number two would have to be our colleague and good friend PJ. Now I'm not sure if PJ is even remotely inclined to start a blog, but he's also one interesting dude. He's one of these super smart, focused guys who always seems to be doing 5 things at once. I'm always amazed at the number of projects he's involved with at work, yet he's not one of those stressed out workaholic types. PJ's a real people person, real social, and he's friends with everyone. He's never too busy to go with Helen and me for Starbucks, and we're always talking about life outside work. We get to hear all about PJ's projects: he's renovating his kitchen, restoring a Lotus, starting a non-profit, playing on 2 soccer teams...if he weren't such a nice guy he'd make you sick.
So hopefully, ladies and gentlemen, coming soon to a blog near you...
Monday, July 18, 2005
Cutest puppy ever
Our neighbor is dog sitting the cutest black lab puppy. Hmmmmm...let's see, my recent posts...puppies, sunshine, life is good...uh oh...yah, I'm asking for it. OK, Drinkslinger, don't hold back now...
I'm blogging as fast as I can...
What an incredible piece of machinery the internet is. Helen and I were celebrating our friend Monica's birthday at Ray's Boathouse in Ballard and someone mentions that he heard about my blog. So the next 15 minutes I'm peppered with questions:
"What exactly is a blog?"
"How did you get started?"
"What do you write about?"
"What's the name of your blog?"
"I heard they write about products on blogs."
"Can I find it using Google?"
The internet has become so ingrained in our lives that you'd be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't have email. Blogging has moved from niche to mainstream. The scary thing is, to this day I've only told 4 people about this blog. And that was on the day I started the thing. The more people pay attention, the more the beast needs to be fed.
"What exactly is a blog?"
"How did you get started?"
"What do you write about?"
"What's the name of your blog?"
"I heard they write about products on blogs."
"Can I find it using Google?"
The internet has become so ingrained in our lives that you'd be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't have email. Blogging has moved from niche to mainstream. The scary thing is, to this day I've only told 4 people about this blog. And that was on the day I started the thing. The more people pay attention, the more the beast needs to be fed.
Sunday, July 17, 2005
Like my hat says: Life is good
Just enjoying a gorgeous day, visiting our neighbors, letting Jack play with his buddies Blue and Tanker. The Yankees beat the Red Sox. I am one lucky dude.
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