Turning on the TV, A Technical Manual

Six year old A might have a future as a technical writer. Do you agree? Take a look at her written notes for how to turn on my TV and adjust the volume (while Auntie is still asleep in the morning). I think she describes the process quite clearly.

Transcription:

Both Red Butens.

[Diagram of Red Buttons labeled "FRST" has been crossed out]

Last: +button for loud, -button for soft

[volume controls are on the MAGNAVOX remote]

WATE FOR THE GREEN [BAR] TO COVER THE WIT [WIDTH] [OF THE] TV -------------

My Name in Lights

Well, not in lights, but in print, at least. Today, my coworker and I approved the proofs for an academic article we wrote that will be published in March. It's a bit thrilling to think I'll be able to see my name in print and find my name by searching an article index.

I'm sure you find this just as thrilling as I do and will be lining up to buy your own copy of the article ($36).

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Organizational Advice

Not sure how to decide which office papers to keep and which to discard? Here's a simple, sure-fire way to dramatically decrease the deliberation time:

1. If you aren't sure about the item, stack it on your desk.
2. Revisit the stack one to three years later.

Three!

Three hand-knit gifts from Auntie K are in the mail! Well, OK, not quite in the mail yet, but they will be when I go to UPS tonight.

USPS can kiss my money goodbye this year, however. TWO irreplaceable, handmade-with-love-and-tears gifts lost in two years is more than a girl can take.

CHOCOLATE

Let's face it--drugstore chocolates are mostly el yucko. Someone recently gave me a box of Russell Stover candy, however, that was pretty decent. At work today there's a beautiful huge box of the same.

Thus, I've discovered that RS roman nougats and maple nut creams are pretty tasty (actually I knew this, but had forgotten). So imagine my delight in seeing that you can order single flavors and custom choice boxes from the Russell Stover Web site.

Or if you aren't picky, you could go for the Bloopers box instead.

Any takers?