Among other things:

1. I just figured out why my laptop bag was still heavy despite the absence of a laptop: someone put a whole bunch of DVDs in the inner pocket. I had inadvertently brought DVDs of Man Push Cart, Battlestar Galactica and 40-Year Old Virgin to my last two meetings.

2. My wife was watching TV and asked: "Is that Coco Lee?" "No," I replied, "that's Tata Young."

3. The associate and I got a whiteboard-on-an-easel the other day. When you get two guys together with a whiteboard and temporary markers, the sophomoric ensues.

4. The banker gave me a 2007 calendar, just the other day.

5. I'm considering the pros and cons of having a television set in the office. So far, only cons.

6. I'm considering the cons of having an Xbox setup in the office.

7. I'm looking for a LAMP person with reasonable markup skills. If you can create nifty Ajax transitions, then you're gold. Drop something in my comment box.

8. A friend of mine was retelling the day he faked a despidida before going to a job in Saudi Arabia. He wanted to break up with a clingy psycho girlfriend, and, at that time, that seemed to be the best option. Her dad even offered to take him to the airport the next day. It was so successful that he apparently had done it twice.

9. Did you know that rice has more protein than taro?

10. Memorial Day Weekend is coming up in the US. What are you guys doing?