Why do people cc: themselves in e-mail at work? 

At my job I receive e-mail from many people, certainly hundreds of folks over the course of a year.  There is a small percentage who cc themselves on every single e-mail sent out no matter how high or low the importance.

I don’t understand it.  There’s a copy of the sent message in the sent mail folder so the person has a record of it.  Our work e-mail system has never lost any message that I know of in the last twenty years so there isn’t a valid reason to see your message come back to you in your own inbox.

Two people I know rather well do this.  I asked both of them.  One ignored my question and the other said it was just a habit.

Seems like a waste of time to type your own name in the cc box all the time.

Remember, it’s for your benefit.

(New York Times) New York City plans to enact a far-reaching ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and street carts, in the most ambitious effort yet by the Bloomberg administration to combat rising obesity.

The proposed ban would affect virtually the entire menu of popular sugary drinks found in delis, fast-food franchises and even sports arenas, from energy drinks to pre-sweetened iced teas. The sale of any cup or bottle of sweetened drink larger than 16 fluid ounces — about the size of a medium coffee, and smaller than a common soda bottle — would be prohibited under the first-in-the-nation plan, which could take effect as soon as next March.

I wonder if ID might be required to purchase tasty beverages so your rulers can make sure you don’t buy two of the smaller ones.  It will all go into a database, of course, so it can be tracked.

What’s after that?  Public weigh-ins? Maybe everyone will have to ride bicycles to work (year round) except for your mayor who will still use his private helicopter to get around.

Stop Beer Watching Bob and get on and drink it :0)

Darned right!  My cloud did indicate “stop beer watching.” Here is the beer I’m drinking tonight:  King Goblin Special Reserve from Wychwood Brewery in England.  Only Brewed On A Full Moon the label says. That alone is enough to make me buy this beer.  The label is good too so it also fits in with my buy it for the label method of beer selection.

Oops, gotta run.  Pizza delivery dude just pulled up in front.  I have to get to the front door before the doorbells rings and the dogs go nuts.

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Sheila’s surgery went very well this morning and we are now home.  She has a huge brace on her leg and a lot of pain medication.

The blue thing that says Aircast is a cold pack.  It comes with a gallon jug that’s gets filled with ice cubes and water.  Hook the jug up to a hose, hold the jug above the Aircast and it fills with cold water.  When the Aircast warms up reconnect the hose, hold the jug lower than the cast and the warm water drains.  Swish the ice water in the jug then repeat the process.  Pretty neat and no mess from dripping ice packs.

The doctor came out to talk to me afterwards.  He even gave me pictures of  Sheila’s exposed bones and tendons to show me what was done today.

She’s now asleep at home with two dogs protecting her.

While I was in the waiting room I seriously wanted to take a 60-year-old man’s cell phone and shove it somewhere.  He was all business while waiting for someone, talking about the Wilson file and leveraging synergies and such, all at 80 db.

Before I could do anything though a woman who looked just like Queen Latifah stood up, stared the guy down, got really loud herself and shouted “Oh no you’re not!”  Mr. Important Businessman decided to end his call right then and go wait in a different waiting room.  Man I wish I’d had video of that.  Priceless.

Sheila has her knee surgery today.

Pre operation. That’s a body warming thing. PAWS - patient adjustable warming system. Fancy name for a blanket.

Lots of waiting.

Sometimes a Diet Coke tastes so good and is so refreshing that I call it a $10 Diet Coke because I would have paid that much for it had the cold can not already been in my refrigerator.

I did a lot of work around the house today.  The garage is now clean and organized.  Then I cleaned the patio and stacked firewood during which I disturbed a hornets’ nest.  I slayed the bastards with my $50 can (get it?) of Raid Wasp & Hornet spray.

Then I had another $10 soda.  After which I finally got around to cleaning my winter bike. It’s in tip top shape now which makes me happy.

After all that work I went on a motorcycle ride. 

I’m filthy and I stink.  After some pizza and a $20 beer I’m going to take a $250 shower.

Don’t judge me. We ran out of mixers and decided we needed to walk to the liquor store. Sudden downpour. We stayed dry by crawling under the trailer of a parked semi truck.

Don’t judge me. We were out of mixers so we decided to walk to the liquor store. Suddenly started raining cats and dogs and we crawled under a semi trailer to stay dry.

Good neighbors - Don’t play loud music, don’t park ghetto cars in the street, loan you a cup of flour when you need it.

Great neighbors - Bring over a slab of ribs that had been on the smoker all day just as you’re having cocktail number [redacted] while lounging on Adirondack chairs in the front yard and thinking you should probably eat some food.