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You’ve got 30 seconds - A Glimpse and a Hook describes how a typical IT manager quickly scans resumes for potential job candidates, knowing what to look for and what to ignore. Knowing the current industry lingo may work for a recruiter, but not for the person who’s going to conduct the job interview. [...]

On the back of most shirts is a stiff tag that tells you where the garment was made and how to wash it; however, its main purpose is to scratch the back of your neck and make you look retarded as it sticks out like a surrender flag waving in the air.
On my last trip [...]

Faithful see vision of Virgin Mary on school pizza pan:
What the women saw was an image that is unmistakable to them. It drew so much attention the pan was moved to a nearby home, where it has become the center of a shrine.
“I see an image of the Blessed Mother,” said worshipper Vincent Santiago. “That’s [...]

As EVERY Canadian knows, Roll Up The Rim To Win is Tim Hortons’ annual contest that features their red and yellow cups labeled with prizes you can win. You peel back the rim to see if you have “WIN DONUT” or if you have to “PLEASE PLAY AGAIN / RÉSSAYEZ S.V.P. ©”

I’m going to [...]

Tags: contests, roll up the win to win, tim hortons

The kids and I have been eating too much of this lately, courtesy of Harlan Ellison:
You can use ANY KIND of bread, but for optimum swell, I urge you to get a nice (still warm, if possible) slice of good Jewish corn rye. And then you cover it completely to the perimeter, but not TOO [...]

Singer-songwriter Malcolm Holcombe, who can be heard on Whole Wheat Radio from time to time, is performing during a live webcast today at 4:00pm EST from Gardner Webb University. I suppose it’ll be similar to a Whole Wheat Radio house concert, but without the wheat (which is too bad, because I really enjoy the wheat).
Samples [...]

It’s bad acting or bad use of a prop or both; you decide. The person who sent it to me called it a “lethal combination of Prop + Actor.”

Does anybody watch CSI: Miami? After seeing these clips, I really feel like I’m missing out on a great show.

This was posted 2 years ago, but it was such a big hit, we’re posting it again:
A review of websites from guys named Keith (in no particular order):

Welcome to Keith’s Homepage: I think this Keith may have been drunk when he created his site. He writes: “Thankyou for stopping by to take a look [...]

I’m cleaning out my Bloglines posts that I’ve marked “Keep New”. Here are two from J-Walk I’ve had for months:
- Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, an interactive, Flash-required application that can help you appreciate this wonderful piece of music. I remember I used to play my Dad’s vinyl record of this [...]

A friend in the Canadian Army is in Afghanistan now, so when I hear about Afghani (what do you call someone from Afghanistan? Afghan?) or soldiers being killed, I’m not so indifferent as I once was; I worry, hoping I want receive a phone call or email about my buddy.
Rick Mercer, a famous Canadian [...]

You know Steel White Table is fading into the sunset when there is more going on at my Mud Songs blog. That day may have arrived. Here’s the latest news from Mud Songs:
● Hmm. Let me think…
● The Mud Songs banner changes every time the site is refreshed (thanks to Jody). There are currently 32 [...]

I’ve been listening to this song for about year. I originally got it from an audio blog, what you might call an illegal download. It’s about time I buy the album.
The song is called Sunny Road (iFilm video link). The person singing it is Emiliana Torrini. Below is the YouTube post of the video, but [...]

A cool commercial:

If only the artistic people behind corporate advertising could do something socially beneficial, or, at least, do art for themselves. I’m sure a lot of them wish the same. At least they have an outlet.
(Thus ends Jody’s social commentary for the year)

Seeing how there’s nothing else going on around this blog, here’s my list of the worst movies of 2006. They might make for some good downloads.
10. The New World — Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line is a poetic masterpiece, one of my top 3 favourite films ever. But The New World, which is stylistically [...]

A demonstration of drawing a circle in freehand: