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Last night's episode focused pretty heavily on office relationships with a minor story line about what happens when an office is broken into.

Here's what we learned:
If you're going to have surprise meetings in the stairwell after hours, make sure to lock the door after you leave.

Don't let your fiance's ex cause you to question your relationship.

Letting out the air in someone's tires to get their attention doesn't work unless they are going to see the car within the next few minutes.

Feel free to add your own lessons in the comments.

So last night's episode of The Office taught us all about babies and baby showers.

Here are some quick take away points:

It's polite to hold showers at work, but it's really only necessary if an employee or their spouse is the one having the baby. No need to hold a shower for a employee's ex.

Super expensive strollers that promise various safety features probably hold up under normal circumstances. Being dragged behind a car however may cause damage.

I can't say for sure, but I'd be willing to bet money that practicing for a baby's delivery by birthing a watermelon (even one that is coated in butter to make it more realistic) probably won't prepare you for the actual event.

I'm sure I'm missing a bunch of other good lessons, but those are the three that really struck me. Feel free to leave your lessons in the comments.

My boss got this e-mail forwarded to her from a friend and sent it on to me. I think it's about time we had a nice break from all the doom and gloom economy news for something a little more enjoyable.

Read after the jump for a good laugh.

Well, I think it's safe to say you've been living under a rock this week if you missed all the news surrounding the bailout.

If for some reason you have, here's a quick rundown of what you missed.

People in general are not lovin' the bailout.

Congress is still yakking about the bailout.

WaMu joins the growing list of failing banks.

In more lighthearted news, "The Office" started last night and you can check out a cool story about a York College professor who teaches classes based off the show.

And don't forget to take a few minutes to listen to this week's podcast. The business staff chats about what you need to know to buy a car in our weak economy.

We learned the hard way yesterday that you can't do a whole lot of work in the modern office without a working computer network.

It didn't last long (happens to everybody at some point) but it still sparked a flurry of making backup plans, waiting for updates and other behavior akin to hunkering down during a natural disaster.

And me? I dug out that big, yellow book that's more dust-bunny habitat than directory nowadays. People still make phone books, ya know?

Of course, beyond calling a bunch of people and taking notes, I couldn't have done a whole heck of a lot. What does your office usually do when the computer network, or power for that matter, goes down?

Most people know that sneakers and dress pants don't mix. Unfortunately, I've recently been spotted around the office sporting sneakers instead of my usual, nondescript dress shoes. And it's all because my dog mistook my shoes for chew toy.

After I read Brent Burkey's local story on how York's smaller coffee shops were still buzzing in this economy, I remembered my trips to the local java places in downtown York.
Whether it was a caffeine fix or an excuse to get out the office and take a walk on George Street in York, there's something about local shops -- and not only coffee shops -- that make you feel more connected to the community.