  Showing sign that my co-workers think I'm a smelly 50-year-old woman: Today I received an overnighted package from Denver whose&nbsp;contents were only a&nbsp;pink piece of paper with my name on it, a small yellow urlLink tote bag and four tins of breath mints. Showing sign of N.P.R. 's aloof eliteness: "The Mariners won last night 4-2 against the Oakland Athletics.
" Showing sign that cnn doesn't live in the world you and I live in: urlLink Wow! A very Brent moment, from last night: (Beer-buzzed at the grocery store purchasing a six pack of urlLink beer , a pack of urlLink cigarettes and a cobb salad) People in front of me in line. Blurry Blonde: She what? Blurry Man: She lost her lottery ticket. Blurry Blonde: Did she win? Blurry Man: She doesn't know.&nbsp; She lost the ticket. Me: (Feeling I could contribute to the conversation) I lost a fish in college. (Blurry Blonde and Blurry Man look at me. ) Me: (Shrug shoulders) I don't know how to take care of fish. &nbsp; A very non-Brent moment, from yesterday: "Hey, look, a pick-your-own lavender field!&nbsp; Let's stop!&nbsp; Hey, they have corn! " Weekend, dorks. 
