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Nice Legs

5 Apr

If you see someone wearing a kilt to work on Thursday, you can thank The Glenlivet Society.

In honor of Tartan Day, the company has decreed that Thursday, April 6, is “Wear a Kilt to Work Day.” (Gee, thanks for that. Personally, I’d rather celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day again.)

Companies that have registered in advance are supposed to make a pre-determined donation for every employee that wears a kilt to work. And the Glenlivet will also donate a fixed sum for every on-air journalist and public personality who wears a kilt. (Why do I think the men of the Fox 25 morning show — especially V.B. — will be sporting them?) Continue reading →

What’s in a Name?

5 Apr

I suppose it’s cool to have my name inspire a term, but it’s also a bad thing when someone at work asks me if I’m serious or if I’m “pulling a Martin.” Says something about my credibility. Uh oh.

Update, 4:40 p.m.: Evan wrote and reminded me … “This is not the first time your name inspired a term. Your ‘Marty’s Jokes’ column in the Byram Hills [High School] school paper inspired the term ‘Marty Humor,’ which referred to certain types of comedic prose. If you recall the jokes you placed in that column, you can figure out what would be termed ‘Marty Humor.'” Good point. Thanks for reminding me, Evan.

Time For Some Change

28 Mar

On the way into work this morning, I stopped in at the Dunkin’ Donuts at One Summer Street to grab a muffin. Quick and easy. But something on the other side of the counter was amiss. Despite the fact that the register wasn’t showing the right amount, I had purchased muffins before so I knew to give the woman $1.50. When she looked at me with a straight face and asked, “How much do I give you back?” I asked her to verify how much the muffin was. She replied $1.37. And I guess Dunkin’ Donuts employees aren’t trained on basic mathematics, so she didn’t know I was owed 13 cents. But for a split second, I thought the choice of how much money I got back was mine, and I could have said I was owed $7. Or $3.60. Or $5.75. Or $20. Or whatever. And because her feeble mind couldn’t handle such simple arithmetic, she would have given it to me! Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha … !

Hulk Big. Hulk Very Big.

9 Mar

I’m not sure why, but I’m really quite intrigued by this photo of Lou Ferrigno, best known as the Hulk from TV. Look how huge this guy is!

And that’s my random posting for today.

Fat Marty!

28 Feb

Just a quick posting to say Happy Mardi Gras, y’all!

In honor of the day, I’ve decided that when the saints go marching in, I, too, would like to be in that number.

This One Writes Itself

12 Feb

I suppose the old adage is true:
Guns don’t shoot people, the vice president does.

ARGH

4 Feb

You know what sucks about cleaning up? Not being able to find something you need. It was so much easier when all my crap was out on my kitchen table and all over my apartment.

Web Find of the Day

1 Feb

I assume most of my readers have seen “Lazy Sunday,” the digital short that aired on Saturday Night Live before Christmas. Now there’s a West Coast sequel costarring Mark Feuerstein. It’s called “Lazy Monday,” and you can watch it here. Enjoy!

A Floor So Clean …

31 Jan

Anyone want to come over tonight and eat dinner off my floor? It’s just that clean. I tell you, it’s been a long time since my kitchen floor shined like it’s doing now. Getting the place cleaned by MaidPro was money well-spent.

And that, my friends, is what I hope will be the last posting about cleaning my apartment. As far as this blog is concerned, end of story. From here on out, my attention turns to actually joining the gym.

Is This Thing On?

27 Jan

Yes, I’m still here. You can stop e-mailing and instant messaging and calling to ask why I haven’t posted anything in a few days. Been busy at work and didn’t have anything particularly blog-worthy to post about. I mean, you tell me, did you want me to write about any of the following topics:

* How excited I am that I have scheduled the folks from MaidPro to come and clean my apartment this Tuesday morning
* How I think I’m having a particularly good hair week, despite feeling the urge to get it cut this weekend
* New Theo, same as the old Theo
* How it’s so cold out. Big deal
* How, civil liberties aside, I think the folks in Newton were lame for making the FBI get a warrant in order to seize the computer that a bomb threat was sent to Brandeis from. Town officials called it their “finest hour.” I agree with the Herald: they’re clueless.
* How, rumor has it, James Frey, author of book du jour A Million Little Pieces, was a counselor at my camp up in New Hampshire — but after I was there
* How I think cleaning my apartment has had a positive cosmic domino effect on my entire life: professionally, romantically, physically, and personally, everything seems to be going really well for me lately
* How if you haven’t done it yet, you should click on my link to EngagedGroom.com before Doug’s contest ends
* How the fact that you can now buy episodes of Laguna Beach and South Park on iTunes may just be the best incentive to buy a video iPod yet
* How The Office may just be the funniest show of all time (and episodes of that show are also available on iTunes)
* How Red Sox tickets go on sale tomorrow, and for the first time in years, I really don’t seem to care

… yeah, didn’t think so. Look for more from me over the weekend when hopefully I’ll actually have something substantial to write about.

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