I saw this blimp (airship, dirigible?) over Palo Alto, California. With the Oakland Bridge closed, it might be the best way to avoid traffic.
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October 31st, 2009
Palo Alto Blimp
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October 30th, 2009
Halloween Spider
Here’s a picture of yet another big spider. Can you identify it? Let me know. BTW: You have not lived until you go to Bay Area Halloween parties. Because of the flu I will be wearing a surgical mask. Enjoy!
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October 29th, 2009
California Parasailing
Here are some pictures of people parasailing near Santa Cruz California. Included are steps showing someone setting up their parasailing gear.
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October 28th, 2009
Oct. 27, 2009 SDF Fed Cloud
On October 27, 2009 in Palo Alto at Tibco Software, the SDForum Cloud Services SIG presented “The Federal Government and Cloud Computing”. Bernard Golden, CEO of HyperStratus and Joshua McKenty, Technical Architect of NASA’s Nebula Project talked about the new federal commitment to cloud computing.
Bernard Golden recently spent a week in Washington, DC, meeting with Congressional Committee staff members and various Federal agencies to discuss their cloud computing initiatives and concerns. Bernard shared the status of the overall Federal cloud computing initiative, his recommendations to the groups he met with, and upcoming milestones and deliverables for the Federal cloud. He thinks Federal cloud computing efforts and commercial cloud ecosystem will integrate and both will benefit.
Golden spoke about Vivek Kundra, who became the first Federal CIO and is strongly committed to the cloud. When Kundra took over he found hundreds of data centers all over the country. He wanted not just structural efficiency but operational efficiency. On his first day he called a meeting and asked the attendees about cloud computing. When they first group said it couldn’t be done, Kundra fired them and called in the next group. Not surprisingly, they said it could be done.
Golden met with staff of congressional committee for the House Energy and Commerce. They are concerned about network neutrality now supported by FCC and how to get more bandwidth for all users.
Golden then met with staffers for the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs as well the Senate Intelligence Committees. They are very concerned about security in the cloud. Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) certification at the application level may not work well in the cloud. He thinks cybercrime can be fought with transparency.
Golden visited the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Government Services Administration (GSA). The GSA has an approved list that you want to get on if you want to sell software to the government. They now have App.gov, an approved cloud computing offering so all government agencies can get on demand cloud services functionality. For example, the Department of Interior can use a credit card to use Salesforce.com. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is available now and soon Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS). The bidding process is complex but Golden expects lots of demand.
Department of Defense is rolling out Rapid Access Computing Environment (RACE) as an internal cloud for agile computing. They see it as a faster and cheaper alternative to traditional purchasing of computing services.
Joshua McKenty told of his work as Technical Architect on Nebula Project, a Cloud Computing pilot under development at NASA Ames Research Center. He designed the service capabilities in the platform ensuring robustness, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. Nebula integrates a set of open-source components into a seamless, self-service platform. It provides high-capacity computing, storage and network connectivity. It uses a virtualized, scalable approach to achieve cost and energy efficiencies. The fully integrated Nebula components provide rapid development of policy-compliant and secure web applications. It encourages code reuse, improves coherence and cohesiveness of NASA’s collaborative web applications. Nebula will offer cost-effective Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). As a hybrid cloud, external researchers will have consistent tool sets and high-speed data connections to collaborate with NASA.
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October 27th, 2009
Oct. 26, 2009 SDF Will Bunker Match.com
On October 26, 2009 in Menlo Park at Orrick, SDForum’s International SIG hosted Will Bunker, pioneer of One-and-Only.com, now known as Match.com. He talked about social media and his work with White Space Ventures and a new student-centric online learning community, YoYoBrain.com. If you want to go into social media, structure your business so it runs independently of your other projects. Develop a service that attracts customers rather than paying for demographic information. Consider second tier advertisers for steady revenue.
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October 26th, 2009
Oct. 26, 2009 SDF International SIG
On October 26, 2009 in Menlo Park at Orrick SDForum’s International SIG celebrated its success transforming SDForum from a local organization to a global one.
Over the past twelve years the its reach has gone from across the street to around the world. The individuals instrumental to this transformation were Jeannine Athas, Kevin Braithwaite and Charles Pfefferkorn. They brought together numerous experts very talented people and provided the International community with a place to share best practices. Building on their success, the International SIG will integrate into the main organization allowing both members and International Delegations access to all that SDForum offers within the realm of programs, tours and specific workshops.
It has been an honor to work with them and the world they have opened to me.
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October 25th, 2009
Oct. 25, 2009 Blumbers
Volunteer Week
Last week was Volunteer Week, which for me is everyday. I belong to or attend a slew of organizations. I range far and wide and pop up in some surprising places. I learn a lot. I know there lots of ways to meet people online but nothing beats meeting people in person. You never know if I might show up at your meeting.
Because of the downturn, many organizations are suffering like everybody else. For example, the Society for Technical Communication needed over a million dollars. The STC Silicon Valley Chapter leadership wisely managed its local funds and was able to give $100,000 or almost ten percent to help the parent organization through this crisis. Despite this, STC needed to raise the price of average membership from $175 to $215. I am paying it. Investing in people and not companies has proven the best strategy for me over the long haul. I want to help as many people as I can, as those before have helped me. I will be here until lights go out and the last chopper has left the roof.
Be an active volunteer. I recommend it.
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October 24th, 2009
Housepix 1
Many people are having trouble selling their homes online. I think some of it may be the pictures they use. Here are some examples people send to me.
The Cartoon House
If the real estate agent cannot show you a real picture of the house, it hints at a larger problem. Either they don’t have a camera or have not seen the house in person. Maybe the house is too horrible to show. Looking at this picture, I’m not sure I want a house without a front wall just for privacy reasons.
The Distorted Living Room
A picture like this implies that the real estate agent was on drugs or at least the camera was. More likely they don’t know how to properly proportion their images in Photoshop.
The Green Garage
A picture of an old detached garage conjures up:
a. the possible birthplace of a Silicon Valley startup.
b. the writing place of some mad man’s manifesto.
c. a structure that must be torn down.
The Mirrored Dining Room
Mirrors work best in Versailles or ballet rehearsal halls. The mirror was probably done to make the room seem larger. Instead it will remind people how they look as they eat, putting them off their appetite.
The Plywood Picture Window
A sure sign of trouble is a plywood covered picture window. I’m sure it is useful for keeping out roving bands of zombies or hurricane damage, but it also keeps away potential buyers.
Psycho House
Buy an old house next to a hotel. What could go wrong? Rent Psycho before buying.
Racing Stripe Bedroom
Oooooh! I want racing stripes and a bed shaped like a formula one race car. I can set up my Hot Wheels race track all over the room. Unfortunately it is hard for children to get a mortgage these days.
The Big Red Dot House
I think this is one of those high-tech houses. If the operating system freezes up, you can go out front with a ladder and hit the big red button. I want a house with windows, not Windows.
Dishes In Sink
It seems like every house has granite counter tops, but if you really want to sell the place, put the dishes away first.
Unfinished Walls
Nothing says fixer upper than the lack of walls. Finish it and we will get back to you.
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October 23rd, 2009
STC Membership Rates Increase
I got this e-mail from STC President Cynthia Currie about the increase in membership dues.
The New Norm: STC’s 2010 Dues Structure and Membership Benefits
Ever since we announced at the Summit in Atlanta in May that STC is experiencing an unprecedented financial challenge, the Board of Directors, chapter leaders, key committees, and staff have concentrated on finding an appropriate solution. I’d like to share that solution with you here.
A Little History
I can’t tell you how many conference calls in the past four months have been devoted to examining the finances, cash flow, budget, and services for next year because I lost count after 30 or so.
As I have outlined in previous emails and columns, the shortfall is primarily due to the negative impact the recession has had on our two main sources of revenue—membership dues and the annual conference. The revenue generated by these two sources provides the funding for most of the member benefits and Society activities. The 2009 conference was successful, but it did not generate the surplus that it has in the past. Similarly, the recession left us with a loss of about $400,000 USD in principal and interest from our investments, which have traditionally been used to provide support for activities that have as yet no revenue source, such as the Body of Knowledge and other key committee work.
The recession brought to light underlying weaknesses in our pricing structure that now force us to change the way we provide benefits. For years, STC has been adding and expanding services and activities to benefit members and the profession without taking a hard look at how to sustain those activities. And with only periodic, modest increases in fees, the costs to sustain those services and activities have outpaced our dues and total revenue to the point that the Society has actually been subsidizing these activities.
We Have Cut the Budget to the Bone—and Then Some
Cutting an already tight budget is not easy. I want to acknowledge the efforts of the staff and the Finance and Investment Committee for their extreme diligence in closely examining our financial reports, cash flow, and budget papers. They cut close to $1M USD in expenses during the last half of 2008 and throughout 2009. In preparation for the 2010 budget, every expense, every revenue source, and every activity was examined. We used a zero-based model to develop our 2010 budget and essentially built it from scratch.
It is realistic, sustainable, and includes only those benefits and programs that we can afford during this economic downturn. It is definitely “bare bones”—and balanced!
I also asked chapters to plan their programs through 2010 and to develop associated zero-based budgets, and then, if possible, to forward their surplus funds to headquarters to help cover the anticipated shortfall in the fourth quarter. This approach allowed the chapters to “take care of themselves first” and then to help the Society through the financial crunch time. I’m happy to report that of our 101 chapters, almost all have now responded with a program plan and budget, and many with surplus funds. I am sincerely grateful to them for their understanding that STC is one organization and that by working together, we will come through this financial crisis. A few chapters have asked for a little more time to complete their budgets, and we are actively communicating with the remaining few to complete this phase of the recovery.
2010 Dues and Realignment of Prices
STC spends, on average, just under $250 to provide services to a member, yet dues rates have been well below that amount. As I mentioned earlier, for several years the revenue generated by the annual conference and our earnings from invested reserves have covered the difference—until now. We need to change our business model and adopt a pay-as-you-go approach.
In 2010, dues will cover basic member benefits with a la carte pricing for additional features. The core benefits remain, but with some changes. Basic dues do not include membership in a chapter and SIG. You are encouraged to take advantage of the many local and virtual benefits offered by chapters and SIGs by purchasing a la carte membership for $25 USD and $10 USD, respectively. All members will receive the electronic version of our publications. Print subscriptions to Intercom and Technical Communication are available for $30 USD and $75 USD respectively. The 2010 membership fees, approved by the Board of Directors, are:
Basic Membership $215 USD
Students $75 USD
Retriees $145
A split payment plan for dues will be offered so that members can make four payments using a credit card. Details will be explained on the website. 2010 membership renewals will open online at noon EDT (GMT -4) on Thursday, 15 October.
STC will also offer a limited number of Gold Membership packages at $395 USD. The Gold package will include membership in one chapter and one SIG, plus registration for seminars webinars, one online certificate course, the Salary Survey, and a Premium listing (50-word description) in the Online Buyers Guide & Consultant Directory. The value of this package is $1,458 USD.
STC will continue to give discounted membership rates to persons located in low- and lower-middle-income countries as classified by the World Bank. A Basic Membership in these countries will be $160 USD, and students in those countries will pay $60 USD. And, as you can see, the membership rates for students and retirees remain unchanged.
Some of our activities will also require fees, which we will implement in stages. New this year are administrative fees for applying for the Fellow and Associate Fellow honorary ranks. All entries to our international competitions will continue to pay a fee, with some modifications to the existing fee structure likely for the 2010 competitions.
In an effort to increase revenue sources, STC will offer nonmember subscriptions (print only) at much higher rates to Intercom and Technical Communication (the journal has permitted institutional subscriptions for years).
As we go forward, we are leaner by necessity, more efficiently organized, more focused on up-to-date service delivery, and ready to move into the future as a financially stable organization far less prone to economic impact.
Help for Those the Recession Has Hit the Hardest
STC will offer unemployed and underemployed members a lifeline to their profession in the form of membership grants and scholarships for the live web seminars and the Job Seeker Boot Camp. The Board has approved a limited number of Recovery Packages, partially funded by the Marion Norby Scholarship Fund. Details on selection criteria and application process are currently being developed by a task force and will be posted on the STC website soon.
This has been a very intense period for all of us. A great deal of time, talent, energy, and scrutiny have gone into building a balanced budget and program plan that will not only get us through 2010, but lay a solid foundation for a strong future—one where STC is viable, sustainable, and relevant.
I thank you again for continuing to be part of this great organization during these turbulent times, and for your trust in and support of the leadership team.
Cynthia C. Currie
STC President, 2009–2010
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October 22nd, 2009
Microsoft Windows 7 Release
Microsoft Windows 7 operating system was released today and the news is irrelevant to many people I know. I worry that Microsoft may become the General Motors of the 21st century. Through inertia, it controls a large portion of the market while more and more people are buying Toyotas. Ten years ago I had to use Microsoft products every day. Now whole months go by where I do not use a single Microsoft product. The alternatives have become the new standards. Text from DJCline.com
It is frustrating because I know many brilliant hard working people at Microsoft who seem crushed by the corporate bureaucracy. Some are leaving and some, as an ironic indicator of talent, are being forced out. You will see bits of their work in Vista. Text from DJCline.com
The multi-million dollar ad campaign will correct many of the problems associated with Vista by not being called Vista. It has better speed and performance for newer computers if they already have better speed and performance (hmmm). I’m told Vista works better with Zune players than iPods, which is useless to me. Vista works well Microsoft’s search engine Bing, which you can use to find the first Microsoft store in Scottsdale, Arizona. Did they pick the retirement community to be close to a core demographic? I imagine there will be long lines of retirees dragging in their Gateway computers to upgrade from Windows95. I guess nothing says hip like hip replacement. Could they recapture the glory days by having the Rolling Stones play “Start Me Up” only change the lyrics to “Help Me Up”? Text from DJCline.com
I’m cutting out the middle man and donating straight to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation with some of my Apple stock. :-)Text from DJCline.com
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October 21st, 2009
Oct. 20, 2009 SDF Vertica
On October 20, 2009 in Palo Alto at SAP, the SDForum Business Intelligence SIG hosted Omer Trajman of Vertica. His topic was “The Evolution of BI from Back Office to Business Critical Analytics”. Trajman is an expert on cloud-based databases who launched Vertica’s cloud database on Amazon EC2 using Map Reduce integration with the Apache Hadoop project. Text from DJCline.com
Trajman started off with short history of databases and the idea of business intelligence. Gone are the days of gathering the data into reports for managers who decide what step to take next. This slow process in some back office has moved not only to the front office but the website in front of the customer. Now you can have real time analysis and react immediately using integrated real time data warehousing. Cloud servers, complex event processing engines, analytic databases and batch processing map/reduce systems offer near infinite capacity to solve problems deemed too complicated before. Text from DJCline.com
A phone company can rebalance its network on the fly. A cable company can assess who is watching and direct a targeted commercial to individual viewers. A bank should be able to determine which mortgages are likely to default. The wide adoption of business intelligence at the operational level finally answers the question “What is the point of gathering all this information if we can’t act on it in a timely fashion?” Text from DJCline.com
There was some talk about the “No SQL movement” The idea is to have people build databases without using SQL. People are always tempted to do things on the cheap like doing their plumbing or electrical wiring on their own. Personally I think this is likely to cause problems down the road. As an example, I’m sure you could build a website without knowing HTML, but you could do more if you understood the underlying code. Building databases without trained professionals is not a good way to build business intelligence. In the drive to do things faster we must remember to do things better as well. Text from DJCline.com
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October 20th, 2009
Oct. 20, 2009 SDF PWC
On October 20, 2009 at Pillsbury Winthrop in Palo Alto, SDForum held the Quarterly Venture Breakfast Series in collaboration with PWC. Sylvia Burks of Pillsbury Winthrop moderated panelists Savinay Berry of Granite Ventures, Jim Lussier of Norwest Venture Partners, Ho Nam of Altos Ventures, Prashant Shah of Hummer Winblad and Danny Wallace of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Danny Wallace of PricewaterhouseCoopers kicked off the meeting with an analysis of where investments went over the past year in biotechnology, industrial energy, software, medical devices and media/entertainment. Basically the level of investment is where it was back in 1996. The consensus is that the economy has hit bottom and may be recovering slowly.
Enterprise software burst with dotcom bubble mainly because so few packages were actually implemented. The need for enterprise services is still there and may be met with software as a service (SAAS), cloud computing or just plain web services. Larry Ellison of Oracle appeared in video clip disparaging anything called “cloud”. Even the panelists were skeptical. Your elevator pitch must explain what it does for an enterprise not just that it takes place in the cloud. Large companies will still try to run in-house clouds but smaller companies can quickly benefit from pushing their IT functions into the cloud. IT managers will manage platforms and data rather than hardware. Over time the costs and benefits will be obvious and most companies will outsource their IT the way they outsource their electricity. Develop a product or service that is sticky for users and does not require begging for scarce resoures from an inside IT department. Offering reliable security is solid selling point.
As Apple’s continued success shows, a good idea or service can triumph in bad times. A good idea can grow a company or create a new industry. They did not wait for a recovery. They started their own.
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October 19th, 2009
Psycho House 2009
I saw this picture of a house for sale and immediately thought of Alfred Hitchcock’s movie Psycho! It appears to be of an old house on hill next to a hotel. You expect to see Norman Bates on the porch and the silhouette of an old woman in a rocking chair in the window. Is this scary or what? Just in time for Halloween. Text from DJCline.com
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October 18th, 2009
Oct. 18, 2009 Blumbers
Signs that the rich are not immune to the downturn?
I was at bridge tollbooth stuck behind a woman in Mercedes sedan who could not pay her bridge toll. Later that afternoon I saw a man pushing his BMW toward a gas station. That evening I was in a restaurant where two diners had there credit cards denied. All this was embarrassing for these people, but I see it as good sign. People do not see the need for change if nothing has changed for them. A little exposure to the limits of the real world might generate compassion for people who live outside the bubble all the time. Text from DJClinecom
Support Public Option. Millions of Americans stay at jobs for their health insurance. The moment they can leave they will. They will take chances with their careers and not their lives. When people do what they like or love to do they are more productive happier people. The result will be a more dynamic and flexible economy where companies will no longer be weighed down with managing employee health care.
Contact your elected representatives. Now.
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October 17th, 2009
Oct. 15, 2009 STC Jack Molisani
On October 15, 2009 at the San Jose Scottish Rite Center, the STC Silicon Valley Chapter hosted Jack Molisani of ProSpring Technical Staffing. In a follow-up to his popular “The Top 10 Mistakes Writers Make When Looking For Work” session, Molisani presented “Resume Secrets That Might Surprise You”. He talked about little-known facts about resumes and the hiring process that may be hurting your chances of landing that new job. Jack raffled off a free entrance to the LavaCon Conference on Professional Development to be held October 25-27, 2009 in New Orleans.
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October 16th, 2009
Oct. 15, 2009 SDF Rich Moore
On October 15, 2009 in Palo Alto at SAP, SDForum’s Engineering Leadership SIG hosted Rich Moore CTO/VPE of iLoop Mobile. He presented “My Path to fame, wealth, accolades – Engineering Management in the year 2009” or “How can I achieve my Engineering Management career objective during these challenging times? Is Engineering Leadership for me?” Moore talked about how he deals with the toughest economic climate of our time taking care of clients like Coke, Western Union, Paramount, Warner Brothers, Sony, Deutsche Bank, E Online and Comcast.
Also attending was a delegation from the Asian-Oceania Computing Industry Organization (ASOCIO). The organization is a bridge for IT companies in the region seeking to expand their network of contacts, do business together and develop their capabilities. Pictured below are SDForum EL SIG Chair of Kimberly Weifling, ASOCIO Secretary General Lim Lucas, Mohamed Siraj, ASOCIO President Ashank Desai, Wakensys Managing Director Mohamed Suhurdeen, UCP’s Reza Jannetpour and EL SIG Chair Sam Hahn.
Scrappy Chicken also attended. More about that later.
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October 15th, 2009
Oct. 14, 2009 SDF Fighting Crime
On October 14, 2009 in Palo Alto at Pillsbury Winthrop the SDForum Emerging Tech SIG presented “Fighting Crime: Information Chokepoints & New Software Solutions” SIG Chair Ron Lichty introduced speakers Ron Mayer of Forensic Logic, Shane Rapp of COPsync and Ron Stein of ShotSpotter. Text from DJCline.com
I expected the future of crime fighting would be something like the film Minority Report. It is not even close. Instead I was surprised to learn that known criminals are on Facebook, essentially putting out their own wanted posters. As usual, police have to keep up with the times. Law enforcement works best when getting the right information in time. Traditional detection and analysis are simply not able to meet the flood of information facing police. Emerging technology offers ways to not only solve crimes but prevent them. Text from DJCline.com
Ron Mayer, CTO of Forensic Logic explained how to improve data integration for crime prevention and prediction. A police force can be as small as one small town sheriff or a huge big city police department. Each jurisdiction has its own way of keeping and retrieving records. Sharing this information is complicated by proprietary systems and different data format standards. His company works to speed up the sharing and analysis of this data. The results are dramatic maps showing entirely new interpretations of data providing fresh insights to solving crime. Text from DJCline.com
Shane Rapp of COPsync combined his computer and law enforcement experience to speed the collection and sharing of timely information with officers in the field. COPsync can give the location of patrol car and its relationship to crime scenes. It can identify dangerous suspects and alert nearby officers for backup. A police chief can better manage and deploy limited resources. It can increase communication across jurisdictions in emergencies using not just voice but text to mobile devices. I confess my favorite part of the software was the symbol library where you can choose what sort of animal was involved in tha ccident. It needs a duck or goose icon. (don’t ask). Text from DJCline.com
Ron Stein of ShotSpotter showed how effective triangulating shots fired can quickly locate criminals more accurately than a human calling the police. Their software can differentiate between all sorts of urban noise to pick out not just gunfire but what kind of gun. The good news is that it can be applied in the battlefield. Once again mobile devices are increasingly deployed. Text from DJCline.com
What amazed me is how resourceful these companies are. They want their software to work on laptops in a patrol car or even a cell phone. They use Microsoft SQL-Server. They are adapting IT technology and using it in new ways. Text from DJCline.com
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October 14th, 2009
Dow Hits 10000
For the first time in a year the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 10,000. It was near 6000 last March, a twelve year low. The first time it hit 10,000 was in March 1999. The highest it ever reached was 14,000 in October 2007.
The world has averted an economic collapse, but many individuals are still in trouble. Unemployment is near ten percent and rising in America. It is time to start hiring for the recovery. There are a lot of good people out there who are a bargain at any price. Hire them before the competition does.
Act now or pay more later.
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October 13th, 2009
Top Ten H1N1 Flu Tips
Top Ten H1N1 Flu Tips
- Never buy a used lab monkey at a flea market.
- When you use an oven thermometer that goes up to 500 degrees, a fever of 100 does not look so bad.
- Devise a nasal attachment for your dust buster. Text from DJCline.com
- When you run out of Kleenex, order a pizza and ask for extra napkins.
- Wrap your face in a hot towel and pretend you are a mobster waiting for a shave.
- Go to a town hall meeting and sneeze on a screaming tea bagger.
- Do not be alarmed if your insurance company describes it as a post-existing condition.
- Make a list of people who should be vaccinated last. Text from DJCline.com
- Update resume and get job in hermetically sealed underground government facility.
- Train lab monkey to make soup.
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