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My “The New Year” rant was referenced several times in “the old year”. Here is it – abridged because I have to add my “the new year resolution” rant to it and don’t want to alienate readers this early in the new year, as a point of resolution. Leading up to the turn of the year you hear, no less than twice a day, something …

We have developed this amazing ability to find the bottom line. What I mean is, when we’re on gchat sneaking conversation between people walking by our desks, we have to cut down our otherwise important and deep conversations to the bare minimum of questions and answers. Ask fast, and think fast. Sometimes the bottom line can be pretty brutal, though. There’s no grey area. Its …

We thought we had it all figured out. Until we discovered we hated our job after the first month, and a co-worker asked us out on a date, and we had to decide if “adult” hook-ups always include sex, and our first check bounced. That’s when we realized we were screwed. No more dorm living room forums, no more focus-on-your-life-goals courses, drafts that cost way …