Miscellaneous « Mulberry Jam

Even Hitler Hates the Vuvuzuelas

By Sue Lyn, on June 22nd, 2010%

I couldn’t resist posting this video. It’s another clever entry in the new genre of Hitler-in-the-bunker videos with alternative dialogue. Very well done, and I really sympathize with . . . → Read More: Even Hitler Hates the Vuvuzuelas

Spring Blog Cleaning

By Sue Lyn, on May 19th, 2010%

Your eyes aren’t deceiving you. I’m doing work to the site this week to update the site theme and clean up some broken links. In the meantime pages may not look as they should. I should have everything back up and working by sometime next week. I hope.

Any problems after that should be brought to the . . . → Read More: Spring Blog Cleaning

How (Not) To Apply for a Job

By Sue Lyn, on March 24th, 2010%

This advice was gathered from actual submissions a good friend of mine received for a part-time administrative assistant and receptionist position (thanks Jamie!) What has happened to business education in our schools?

Do not:

1. Write your cover letter in “text speak”
2. Submit a 2+ (or no kidding 6+) page resume for a part-time entry-level position
3. Spell the person’s name . . . → Read More: How (Not) To Apply for a Job

Think Bunny

By Sue Lyn, on July 8th, 2009%

I thought I’d write a bit about a new neighbor who’s taken up residence around here. Since April, Mark and I have noticed a young rabbit who moved into the garden and made himself at home. We’ve christened him with the not-too-original moniker of “Mr. Bun”. . . . → Read More: Think Bunny

Crickets with Conservative Musical Tastes

By Sue Lyn, on April 29th, 2009%

It’s a good thing I don’t live in Nevada. I saw a story in the Wall Street Journal this week describing an actual plague. Seems there is a species called the Mormon Cricket, famous for swarming in very large numbers in the springtime. The poor residents of small towns in the Nevada desert have quite a problem to contend with. At least our insect plague of locusts only happens once every seventeen years! The Journal reports that insecticide is only intermittently effective against such numbers. The only thing that seems to really help is sound, specifically blasting heavy metal music at the critters to get them to move on. Seems they really don’t care for Led Zeppelin and AC/DC. . . . → Read More: Crickets with Conservative Musical Tastes

Ninja Cat

By Sue Lyn, on October 2nd, 2008%

Okay, it’s been a while since I put any funny cat videos in. This one had me guffawing– my little Miss Thing used to be a master at this trick. . . . → Read More: Ninja Cat

Thanks a Lot, Hannah

By Sue Lyn, on September 8th, 2008%

August was incredibly dry for us here in Falls Church. The only rain we’ve had in more than a month has been from tropical storm Fay and then on Saturday, Hannah. Hannah may have been a bit too much of a good thing, however. That was more than six inches of rain in six hours–my rain . . . → Read More: Thanks a Lot, Hannah