So when I got to work this morning, there was a fellow cleaning up snow in the parking lot.

I don't know what you call that thing he was using. It's not a snow blower... it's got that rotating sweepy thing. A snow sweeper? That doesn't sound right, but anyway.

So he's busily running his snow sweeper along in the parking lot, brushing away the top level of loose stuff, and leaving behind the really slick, icy layer underneath.

Honestly, as I walked up to the building, I said, "Hey, that's nice, he's cleaning off the snoWAUUUGH!" Thud.

Can I sue?

Christmas Movie of the Day: Miracle on 34th Street. You have to watch it in the original black and white of course. Perfect casting, perfect acting. Damn, I believe that little guy is Santa Claus. We HAVE to watch it every year. Plus, it's also the original source of many modern clichés and pop-culture references, so it's a must for you intellectualists.

Shuffledog's Slacking at the Office Tip #3: Be the one to go, rather than wait for people to come to you. If you work in one of those offices where people go from desk to desk to get their questions answered rather than through the phone or email, this one is important. Schedule your work so that every fifteen minutes or so you get up to ask someone a question. People will see you moving around and think you are very busy with a lot of different tasks. Even if you're not. Plus you can pre-empt anyone who may be planning to come by YOUR desk, thus seeing the cartoons you've been reading all morning.

Mom Rating: 2 out of 5. Mom thinks I should be more careful.

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