Author Archives: Guy Oliver

by | November 13, 2011 · 11:53 pm

It’s Not Me; It’s You

I hope my absence has been felt.

Maybe it hasn’t, but I hope it has.  We like to think that when we’re not around, people miss us.  But in a case like this, where the medium is one way, there’s really no way to know.

I’ve been out of commission because I’ve been contemplating the nature of attachments—specifically, emotional attachments to other living things.  For example, in previous entries I mentioned that I have this dog, Gretl, and when I’m away from her too long I miss her; I just have this need to be in the same room with her. Continue reading →

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by | November 1, 2011 · 11:55 pm

The Art of Incompetence

I was sitting at my desk at work sometime ago,

back when I actually had a job, and an IM popped up on my monitor.  It was from my work-friend Jen: “Does Heidi have a pet name for you?”  I replied “Yes; why?”  “I’m taking a survey.” she replied.  I responded “She calls me Commander.”

“WTF!!!!?” she exclaimed.  “Are you serious?”  Knowing I had offended her feminist sensibilities, which kind of made me happy, I continued “Yes; but of course I call her Captain.”  “Whatever.”  Her disgust was awesome.  The joke was on her though.  I was in the Coast Guard and they, along with the Navy, have different officer ranking titles than those in the Army, Marines, and Air Force. Continue reading →

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by | October 25, 2011 · 11:55 pm

The Interwebs and You:

A Cautionary Tale—Sort of…

In this installment of what is—no doubt in your minds—the most fascinating regularly scheduled “literature” on the InterWebs, I’d like to engage the way-back clock.

Long ago, in what has become a galaxy far, far away, a very smart and grotesque looking man named Reid Hoffman invented something called LinkedIn—perhaps you’ve heard of it.  It all began soon after the turn of the 21st century in 2002 (I know it’s ancient). Continue reading →

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