More on my company:

We have a rewards program that can be used to earn Fair Isaac-related stuff. Great prizes include pliers, a key ring light with a whistle, or an apron.

Who wouldn't want these things?

How many levels does it take to get from me to the CEO of my company?

Me, Analyst -->
Manager -->
Director -->
Group Director -->
Unit Vice President -->
Vice President Officer -->
President/CEO

That's a long ladder to climb, and I'm not expecting to climb very far or fast. Some people in our company haven't moved up above my analyst position after working here for 15 years.

Today's quote of the day comes from Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss USA contest:

Question: If you could live forever, would you and why?

Answer: "I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever."

Here are some more intelligent quotes.

There have now been 3 children in America to be named ESPN (pronounced Espen).

What's next, someone being named SportsCenter?

Thanks to Sam Lee, I decided to start an Alice Everyday Rewards Account from Radio Alice 97.3, an alternative station in the Bay Area.

Basically, this account lets you earn free stuff like CDs, t-shirts, concert tickets, etc. if you go to their website and enter in the Word Of The Day, which is announced on the station 4 times a day.

And Sammo also mentioned that the Word Of The Day is always posted on online message boards, such as the FatWallet Alice Forum, and that I could earn points without even listening to the station.

But then I also ran into a petition to Radio Alice, which basically claims that most things aren't available and that there are a lot of restrictions in order to win prizes.

I guess there's always a catch...

Take at least 2 of the following:
Will Ferrell
Ben Stiller
Vince Vaughn
Owen Wilson

And you have a ready-made comedy, such as:

Anchorman (2004)
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
Old School (2003)
Zoolander (2001)
Meet The Parents (2000)

Funniest moments involving Slum Dave at last weekend's YAG retreat in Bodega Bay:

-He offered Jin a piece of chicken. Jin then declined, and so Slum ate it. Too bad it was a piece of Already-Been-Chewed gum!

-Going into a hot tub so that the other guys could become just like him, "stallionized."

-Speaking of the hot tub, he then dropped his CapriSun in the hot tub with 4 other sweaty guys. After noticing that the bag filled up, he also noticed that his CapriSun tasted like chlorine... yet he proceeded to finish his drink.

From The Family Guy:

And who was the first person who thought lobster would taste good?

From Sunday's Pistons victory over the Lakers:

Player, Field Goals Made, Field Goals Attempted (Field Goal Percentage)
Shaq, 16/21 (76%)
Kobe, 8/25 (32%)

What was Kobe thinking?

This was found at the end of an e-mail from someone at my company.

"There are 10 kinds of people. Those who know binary, and those who don't."

That's not too surprising, considering the people I work with...

Here's part of the script from a rerun of Seinfeld I was watching the other day.

(Jerry is reading a comic that Elaine created.)
Jerry: It's a pig at a complaint department.
Elaine: And he's saying, "I wish I was taller,"... ha ha. See? That's his complaint.
J: I get it.
E: Do you?... Because that's not a normal complaint.
J: How 'bout if it was something like, "I can't find my receipt, my place is a sty."
E: Everything with you has to be so... jokey.
J: I'm a comedian.
E: I wish I was taller, that's, that's,... that's nice... That's real.
J: Well I got a complaint. This cartoon stinks.

(A minute later, Kramer taps a sheet of paper that he gives to Elaine to read.)
E: The pig says, "My wife is a slut"?
J: Now that's a complaint.

For all of the scripts from Seinfeld episodes, check out this website.

More on the dessert theme:

There are 53 Oreo product listings, and here are a few interesting ones:

Red and White Creme Mini Oreos
Oreo Pie Crust
100% Crumbled Oreo Cookies
Double Delight Chocolate Peanut Butter 'N Chocolate Creme Oreos
Spring Purple Creme Oreos
Double Delight Chocolate Coffee 'N Creme Oreos

Link of the day:

Fenton's tops Citysearch's list of best dessert places in the Bay Area.

This week's cover story in BusinessWeek:

If you live in California or another non-swing state, your vote in this year's Presidential election is not gonna matter.



It's no wonder that the US ranks 139th out of 172 in voter participation.

I've watched 14 episodes of the first season of "24" in the last 3 nights. Now I have 10 more to watch in season 1 and then all of season 2 when Allen gets his DVD set back.

I am officially addicted.