I try to avoid all business slang. I know I'm struggling not to roll my eyes every time somebody talks about how we will productize an idea or have to drink from the firehose or whatever. But most of them at least imply some etymology that makes sense. One that has become very popular lately, that I couldn't begin to guess the lingusitics behind, is "out of pocket" to mean 'not available.' That makes no sense whatsoever. I stumbled across an explanation and feel better now.
Not better enough to actually say "I have been out of pocket this week." I still can't say anything that retarded (sorry Sarah Palin, retarded is a great word...and it is technically correct here....people that say they are out of pocket have had a retarded development of the English language).
But I have been unavailable this week (unavailable is even easier to say and type) since Ike has been pretty sick and that's fairly all-consuming. He has turned the corner though, and is happy again now.
In other happy news, I saw the following personalized license plates on hybrid cars
Honda accord: V6 HIBRD
Prius: damn, can't remember, but I know it was smug
Prius: GO SIXTY (this was by far the best one, since it doesn't just brag about themselves but also looks down on everyone else and tells them what to do in order to be righteous. The car was going seventy when I saw it, by the way.)
Once I get all the bills from Ike's illness, I'll post about my transcendent experience in the US healthcare system.
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