I'm going to start carrying a tape recorder around with me.

Everything is funnier when we're in the car, or sitting on someone else's couch, or talking around the water cooler. And I can never remember the good bits when it comes to write about them later.

We started a good bit in the car last night after I had heard a commercial from a local bikini bar advertising their amateur bikini night. We were making jokes about the concept, the differences between amateur and pro bikini girls, stuff like that. And now the only thing I can remember is the unfunny bit at the end when I started making connections to maybe not the models being amateurs but maybe the bikini designers.

You know, maybe these amateur designers come in and show off their latest designs. Almost logical. Thus, not funny. Sigh.

And then there's Jesus Cheeses. It's a phrase stuck in my head lately, and I can't for the life of me figure out where it came from. Maybe it's because Lisa's assistant manager is also a part-time pastor, and his wife runs a cheese shop. But damned if I can remember how we got to that point.

Cool exclamation though. Eh? Something goes wrong, you yell, 'Jesus Cheeses!' Everyone looks at you weirdly, you grin, you move on.

I like that.

Christmas movie of the day: The Santa Clause. You know, I think Tim Allen is pretty underated as a comedic actor. Home Improvement was funnier than it had any right to be, he made an excellent Shatner clone in Galaxy Quest, Toy Story wouldn't have been Toy Story without him.... Still, although I haven't seen Jungle 2 Jungle or For Richer or Poorer, I suspect they were pretty hideous. Anyway, he's pretty classic as a loser Dad who has to take over the primary Yuletide role after inadvertently killing Santa.

Shuffledog's Slacking at the Office Tip #2: A lot of people rely on the Alt-Tab trick as a saving point. You've got some cartoons or such on the screen, your boss comes by, you hit Alt-Tab to switch windows to your spreadsheet. Simple. Just be aware that a lot of bosses use this trick themselves, so are canny to your little sneaks. You real saving grace is desk placement. You have to be positioned to see them coming, giving you the necessary window switching time. If they are able to come up unawares, they will.

Mom Rating: 2 out of 5. Mom probably thinks I should focus more.

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