You really have to like how well the operating systems get along... .
Can you feel the love?
28 April 2006
The New Intel Macs
You really have to like how well the operating systems get along... .
Can you feel the love?
27 April 2006
How Sweet
As I walk down the sidewalk towards the gym, I see an attractive young woman coming towards me, one finger working a nostril hard. Then trying to flick it off.
As we get closer, a young man approaches. As she gives him a hug & kisses his cheek, she appears to wipe it on the back of his shirt.
How sweet of her!
As we get closer, a young man approaches. As she gives him a hug & kisses his cheek, she appears to wipe it on the back of his shirt.
How sweet of her!
20 April 2006
19 April 2006
18 April 2006
If You Can't Slap 'Em, Snap 'Em!
What a great idea to get back at all the idiots out there!
Holla Back New York City empowers New Yorkers to Holla Back at street harassers.
Holla Back New York City empowers New Yorkers to Holla Back at street harassers.
Whether you're commuting, lunching, partying, dancing, walking, chilling, drinking, or sunning, you have the right to feel safe, confident, and sexy, without being the object of some turd's fantasy. So stop walkin' on and Holla Back
17 April 2006
13 April 2006
Passiver with Siah
Plagues and Fun.. Two words you don't oftern associate with one another!
Family Fun with the Ten Plagues
Family Fun with the Ten Plagues
12 April 2006
Oops!
Web site exposes Air Force One defenses.
This is just the kind of thing we want out there in the public domain, right?
This is just the kind of thing we want out there in the public domain, right?
11 April 2006
07 April 2006
06 April 2006
Puppy Update
The girl we found on the street near our house last month has been adopted!
She had to stay at the pound for six days in hopes that her owners would come to find her, but when they didn't she was made available for someone else to take home. And it only took a day or two!
I had hoped that one of my co-workers would adopt her, but as he's contemplating a job change that would take him far afield, he had to pass on the opportunity.
I'm glad she has a home, though. We had decided that if, after a week, she hadn't been adopted, we were going to go back for her, so that there wouldn't be any chance of her being euthanized.
She had to stay at the pound for six days in hopes that her owners would come to find her, but when they didn't she was made available for someone else to take home. And it only took a day or two!
I had hoped that one of my co-workers would adopt her, but as he's contemplating a job change that would take him far afield, he had to pass on the opportunity.
I'm glad she has a home, though. We had decided that if, after a week, she hadn't been adopted, we were going to go back for her, so that there wouldn't be any chance of her being euthanized.
Sold!
We found a buyer for the wife's '92 Toyota, the one we replaced with a newer model Echo last fall. So come this weekend we'll have $1100.00 in the bank to pay a few bills, which is good since her student loans start to come due next month (Yikes!)
Maybe I'll let her take me out to dinner, even.
Maybe I'll let her take me out to dinner, even.
31 March 2006
30 March 2006
29 March 2006
Quote of the Day!
Hipster girl: Y'know, we just have to come to terms with the fact that sometimes we are just too fabulous for the places we are in.Courtesy of Overheard in New York.
28 March 2006
27 March 2006
Just what my dog needs.
I dont' know what he ate the other day, but he certainly could have used this over the weekend!
24 March 2006
Such a girl
I'm expecting Animal Control in the next little bit to pick up our friend.
She got to stay an extra day since they couldn't get to the house to pick her up yesterday, & she got a nice trip to the park with the boys.
Everyone there thought she was just adorable, which makes me feel even worse for sending her on her way. It's just not feasible for us, though, to have a puppy — & a large one at that — in the house right now. She's a little too excitable about cats moving through the house, & it is their house, too. I feel badly at times that they don't get the attention that they used to before there were two dogs here.
I hope that either her family finds her there soon, or that someone comes to the pound either today or tomorrow during adoption hours & falls in love with her.
I wish her well, & hope that we're doing what's best for her; maybe I'll go by tomorrow & check on her myself… .
She got to stay an extra day since they couldn't get to the house to pick her up yesterday, & she got a nice trip to the park with the boys.
Everyone there thought she was just adorable, which makes me feel even worse for sending her on her way. It's just not feasible for us, though, to have a puppy — & a large one at that — in the house right now. She's a little too excitable about cats moving through the house, & it is their house, too. I feel badly at times that they don't get the attention that they used to before there were two dogs here.
I hope that either her family finds her there soon, or that someone comes to the pound either today or tomorrow during adoption hours & falls in love with her.
I wish her well, & hope that we're doing what's best for her; maybe I'll go by tomorrow & check on her myself… .
23 March 2006
Puppy sleepover
This little girl dropped by for a visit yesterday. My wife found her while she was out walking the boys, & brought her home.
I already have a poster out for her, but can't leave her home with alone since she's teething & anything is fair game! Not to mention that she's not quite house trained yet, as we found out last night.
She's just so sweet, though, that I don't know if I can call Animal Control to have her picked up! She's sound asleep in the bedroom corner, where she slept all night last night. On the other hand, I don't know if she can stay here all day, either.
If I came home & one of our guys were missing, I'd be on the phone, & out loking right away, & putting out posters... .
I can't believe that someone isn't out looking for her. She's very clean, & smells like she just had a bath. I imagine that she was on a porch, or in the yard, & that her collar somehow came off so she went exploring, as pups are wont to do. If I thought it wouldn't cause trouble, I'd just take her into work with me!
It's chilly enough today, that I don't feel like I can leave her outside in the kennel all alone, since we don't have a dog house out there yet, & she goes a little nuts in the crate ? we had to put her in there during dinner last night, because she wanted to "share".
It's tough being an animal lover sometimes, huh?
I already have a poster out for her, but can't leave her home with alone since she's teething & anything is fair game! Not to mention that she's not quite house trained yet, as we found out last night.
She's just so sweet, though, that I don't know if I can call Animal Control to have her picked up! She's sound asleep in the bedroom corner, where she slept all night last night. On the other hand, I don't know if she can stay here all day, either.
If I came home & one of our guys were missing, I'd be on the phone, & out loking right away, & putting out posters... .
I can't believe that someone isn't out looking for her. She's very clean, & smells like she just had a bath. I imagine that she was on a porch, or in the yard, & that her collar somehow came off so she went exploring, as pups are wont to do. If I thought it wouldn't cause trouble, I'd just take her into work with me!It's chilly enough today, that I don't feel like I can leave her outside in the kennel all alone, since we don't have a dog house out there yet, & she goes a little nuts in the crate ? we had to put her in there during dinner last night, because she wanted to "share".
It's tough being an animal lover sometimes, huh?
21 March 2006
New Name
After mis-hearing the news anchor last night, we have a new name for George Jr.
Behold, THE MORON TERROR!
It's almost like a pro-wrestling name, but more to the point!
Behold, THE MORON TERROR!
It's almost like a pro-wrestling name, but more to the point!
20 March 2006
It's spring!
It's the first day of spring, & they're calling for freezing rain & snow.
I find myself trying to remember the strip at Walden in which Zonker & Mike are walking through the snow, even though it's spring. As Zonk gets more agitated, he proclaims ? finger in the air, "By God Almighty, it's spring!", and there is one frame of Spring, leaving Mike looking a little bewildered.
I need that strip today! Just not sure where to find it.
I find myself trying to remember the strip at Walden in which Zonker & Mike are walking through the snow, even though it's spring. As Zonk gets more agitated, he proclaims ? finger in the air, "By God Almighty, it's spring!", and there is one frame of Spring, leaving Mike looking a little bewildered.
I need that strip today! Just not sure where to find it.
15 March 2006
12 March 2006
Let's put this cruel practice in the dock
I remember that this had started out as a taxation practice, but really hadn't given it much thought.
And didn't know anything about how it was done.
One of our guys is part Jack Russell, with no docking, & I love the shape of his tail.
I don't think that he could be so expressive without it!
And didn't know anything about how it was done.
One of our guys is part Jack Russell, with no docking, & I love the shape of his tail.
I don't think that he could be so expressive without it!
10 March 2006
07 March 2006
03 March 2006
Shorter Days
Last month I had a call from Human Resources. It seems that a year ago, on my five year anniversary at this august institution, I was supposed to get a bump up in the amount of leave earned each month.
However, it was never changed in my file, so now I find myself with a year's worth of extra leave, on top of what I had already accumulated, with almost no way of using it all up this year — I already have as much as I can carry over at the end of the year, so short of taking every other week off, I'm gonna lose some of it come December 31st.
In an attempt to nibble away at it, I'm taking one or two half days off every week, Monday mornings, & Friday afternoons. And it's quite nice to have that extra time to myself. I have to admit that I'm pretty damn good company!
However, it was never changed in my file, so now I find myself with a year's worth of extra leave, on top of what I had already accumulated, with almost no way of using it all up this year — I already have as much as I can carry over at the end of the year, so short of taking every other week off, I'm gonna lose some of it come December 31st.
In an attempt to nibble away at it, I'm taking one or two half days off every week, Monday mornings, & Friday afternoons. And it's quite nice to have that extra time to myself. I have to admit that I'm pretty damn good company!
02 March 2006
No I in Team...
Today I took one for the team, & ate the last cupcake.
It's a rough job, but someone has to do it!
It's a rough job, but someone has to do it!
27 February 2006
26 February 2006
A disaster in the making
We weren't sure our marriage would survive,
After the Universal remote up & died!
Eyes glazed over as we sup,
No way to get the tube to power up.
A curse of technology, this horrid hex,
Off we go for some pretty good sex!!
After the Universal remote up & died!
Eyes glazed over as we sup,
No way to get the tube to power up.
A curse of technology, this horrid hex,
Off we go for some pretty good sex!!
24 February 2006
22 February 2006
17 February 2006
14 February 2006
12 February 2006
03 February 2006
We have a winner
This quote has been all over - I even stole my subject line from a large metropolitan newspaper near the nation's capital - but it is oh so true.
31 January 2006
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- You can lead a horse to water. Jack Bauer can make him drink.
- If Jack Bauer was in a room with Hitler, Stalin, and Nina Meyers, and he had a gun with 2 bullets, he'd shoot Nina twice.
- If you wake up in the morning, it's because Jack Bauer spared your life.
- Upon hearing that he was played by Kiefer Sutherland, Jack Bauer killed Sutherland. Jack Bauer gets played by no man.
- Every time you masturbate Jack Bauer kills a terrorist. Not because you masturbated, but because that is how often he kills terrorists.
- Osama bin Laden's recent proposal for truce is a direct result of him finding out that Jack Bauer is, in fact, still alive.
- Jack Bauer once forgot where he put his keys. He then spent the next half-hour torturing himself until he gave up the location of the keys.
- Jack Bauer was never addicted to heroin. Heroin was addicted to Jack Bauer.
- 1.6 billion Chinese are angry with Jack Bauer. Sounds like a fair fight.
- Jack Bauer killed 93 people in just 4 days. Wait, that is a real fact.
- Jack Bauer doesn't miss. If he didn't hit you it's because he was shooting at another terrorist twelve miles away.
- Jack Bauer let the dogs out.
- Superman wears Jack Bauer pyjamas.
- Jack Bauer's favorite color is severe terror alert red. His second favorite color is violet, but just because it sounds like violent.
- If Jack and MacGyver were locked in a room together, Jack would make a bomb out of MacGyver and get out.
- Jack Bauer played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.
- Lets get one thing straight, the only reason you are conscious right now is because Jack Bauer does not feel like carrying you.
- Jack Bauer got Hellen Keller to talk.
- When life gave Jack Bauer lemons, he used them to kill terrorists. Jack Bauer fucking hates lemonade.
- When you open a can of whoop-ass, Jack Bauer jumps out.
- Killing Jack Bauer doesn't make him dead. It just makes him angry.
- The quickest way to a man's heart is through Jack Bauer's gun.
- Jack Bauer can get McDonald's breakfast after 10:30.
- Jack Bauer is the leading cause of death in Middle Eastern men.
- People with amnesia still remember Jack Bauer.
- It would only take 1 bullet for Jack Bauer to kill 50 Cent.
- Jack Bauer once won a game of Connect 4 in 3 moves.
- Jack Bauer has been to Mars. That's why theres no life on Mars.
- When the boogie man goes to sleep, he checks his closet for Jack Bauer
- Simon Says should be renamed to Jack Bauer Says because if Jack Bauer says something then you better fucking do it.
28 January 2006
26 January 2006
If you see this security pop-up...
Don't click any options.
According to PC Magazine Winfixer looks like an authentic Windows security alert. However:
WinAntiSpyware and WinAntiVirus use aggressive advertising, drive sales using false positive results, and inappropriately collect personal data. Sunbelt Software's research center states that WinFixer uses false warnings to goad trial users into purchasing it. The eTrust Spyware Encyclopedia reports that it installs without the user's permission or knowledge, displays popup ads not related to the program itself, and uses false warnings of "severe system threats". Tenebril Software's Spyware Research Center hits these same themes, adding that it may permit execution of unsigned executable code. And of course that oh-so-polished warning screen was delivered to my test system by known malware.
25 January 2006
24 January 2006
23 January 2006
18 January 2006
Podcasts for everyone!
Gabcast introduces a new service to allow anyone to create & export podcasts for their site.
15 January 2006
Pat Robertson apologizes
He may have apologized, & said that his comments were insensitive, but I don't see anywhere he says that his comments were wrong... .
07 January 2006
Farewell to a Princess
We had a sad morning as we took our princess cat, Winnie, for one last trip to the vet.
She was almos fourteen years old, & the last of the four cats that J & I had when we first moved in together back in 1995.
Winnie has had health issues off & on for the last couple of years, but we were able to keep her feeling pretty well.
Just after Thanksgiving, though, she really stopped eating almost anything, & began losing weight. After a trip to the vet last week, & lots of tests, we found out she was jaundiced, & having liver problems.
She spent the week there, receiving IV fluids, but still not eating willingly for anyone. She came home with us yesterday to see if she would eat for us, in her own home, but our vet had already said that there really wasn't anything long term that could be done for her since her liver functions were continuing to go down hill.
She didn't show any interest in either food or water, but was happy to curl up with her mom and purr while getting loved on. Winnie spent the night on the bed between us, & this morning we decided that she was telling us she was ready to move on.
She was such a princess all her life, always grooming herself to look pretty & pushing other cats aside to get attention from whoever was on the sofa.
And now she can play with her brother again, and her little girl who was lost as a kitten.
We love you, Winnie, & know you'll come back to visit. Thank you for all of your love & purrs over the years.
She was almos fourteen years old, & the last of the four cats that J & I had when we first moved in together back in 1995.
Winnie has had health issues off & on for the last couple of years, but we were able to keep her feeling pretty well.
Just after Thanksgiving, though, she really stopped eating almost anything, & began losing weight. After a trip to the vet last week, & lots of tests, we found out she was jaundiced, & having liver problems.
She spent the week there, receiving IV fluids, but still not eating willingly for anyone. She came home with us yesterday to see if she would eat for us, in her own home, but our vet had already said that there really wasn't anything long term that could be done for her since her liver functions were continuing to go down hill.
She didn't show any interest in either food or water, but was happy to curl up with her mom and purr while getting loved on. Winnie spent the night on the bed between us, & this morning we decided that she was telling us she was ready to move on.
She was such a princess all her life, always grooming herself to look pretty & pushing other cats aside to get attention from whoever was on the sofa.
And now she can play with her brother again, and her little girl who was lost as a kitten.
We love you, Winnie, & know you'll come back to visit. Thank you for all of your love & purrs over the years.
06 January 2006
That smell
Throughout the day today, I've gotten an occasional whiff of something not nice, but couldn't quite figure out what it was.
Then while I was on my cell phone with the wife I realized... the familiar & faint smell of cat Spray!!.
Apparently one of the guys — & I'm sure he knows who — sat on my phone as it sat on the shelf last night, and got a little something on there... . YUCK!!
Guess I'll clean the phone & the holster with a bit of peroxide tonight when I get home.
Then while I was on my cell phone with the wife I realized... the familiar & faint smell of cat Spray!!.
Apparently one of the guys — & I'm sure he knows who — sat on my phone as it sat on the shelf last night, and got a little something on there... . YUCK!!
Guess I'll clean the phone & the holster with a bit of peroxide tonight when I get home.
26 December 2005
Mr. Lobster
Mr. Lobster awaits his fate at The Boston Seafood Feast. The only place we could find open on Christmas night!
But well worth it.
20 December 2005
19 December 2005
18 December 2005
16 December 2005
Larry the Lab
Larry came for a visit today ? for the second time this week.
He lives down the street & around the corner from us,
a little more than 1/4 of a mile, probably.
Every now & then he slips his lead while his people are gone, & checks out the neighborhood.
He's discovered two fun dogs here to play with, & people who will let him inside to get warm — & give him treats!
His mom has a german shepherd who gets to go to work with her most days, & a nice tripod gray tabby, too.
He lives down the street & around the corner from us,
a little more than 1/4 of a mile, probably.Every now & then he slips his lead while his people are gone, & checks out the neighborhood.
He's discovered two fun dogs here to play with, & people who will let him inside to get warm — & give him treats!
His mom has a german shepherd who gets to go to work with her most days, & a nice tripod gray tabby, too.
Home again, home again.
Mr. White made it home yesterday afternoon, while the freezing rain was still falling.
He's been rather reticent concerning his whereabouts, but other than being very hungry, he seemed just fine.
Ane he was almost snuggly after a nice treat of canned food.
He's been rather reticent concerning his whereabouts, but other than being very hungry, he seemed just fine.
Ane he was almost snuggly after a nice treat of canned food.
15 December 2005
Love Hate Relationship
One of our cats is an all white tom that adopted us not quite two years ago. And even though the first thing we did was to get him fixed, he's never quite been domesticated ? this is the same cat that put my mother-in-law in hospital this past summer.
Every time he's in the house, I feel like I have to watch him like a hawk so that he doesn't attack the younger tabbies, or mark everything he can find as his territory!
He's one of the cats that really would have done well if we could have found him a home to be a barn cat, with minimal people contact; he puts up with us, but just barely.
But now that he's gone missing for two days in the midst of the crappy winter weather, we're actually worried about him! What's up with that?
Hopefully he'll turn up safe & more sound. He's a smart guy, & probably holed up someplace warm & dry. He did lose his collar recently, so someone may have invited him in to warm up & stay awhile.
Every time he's in the house, I feel like I have to watch him like a hawk so that he doesn't attack the younger tabbies, or mark everything he can find as his territory!
He's one of the cats that really would have done well if we could have found him a home to be a barn cat, with minimal people contact; he puts up with us, but just barely.
But now that he's gone missing for two days in the midst of the crappy winter weather, we're actually worried about him! What's up with that?
Hopefully he'll turn up safe & more sound. He's a smart guy, & probably holed up someplace warm & dry. He did lose his collar recently, so someone may have invited him in to warm up & stay awhile.
13 December 2005
12 December 2005
09 December 2005
Spanish at school translates to suspension
Controversy caused by Kansas City incident reflects national debate.
So, almost all public high schools require students to fulfill a foreign language requirement - and most of those classes are conducted in the language - yet they wish to make it wrong to speak anything other than English in the school?
Does that mean that students can't prepare for their French or Spanish exams during study hall for fear of being labeled anti-American?
That seems similar to the guy who said, "I'd give my left arm to be ambidextrous!"
I envy the kids who grow up bilingual & better able to communicate.
My neice was enrolled in a Spanish speaking daycare when she was two or three, & picked the language right up. It will serve her well as she grows up & interacts with the growing hispanic community around us.
So, almost all public high schools require students to fulfill a foreign language requirement - and most of those classes are conducted in the language - yet they wish to make it wrong to speak anything other than English in the school?
Does that mean that students can't prepare for their French or Spanish exams during study hall for fear of being labeled anti-American?
That seems similar to the guy who said, "I'd give my left arm to be ambidextrous!"
I envy the kids who grow up bilingual & better able to communicate.
My neice was enrolled in a Spanish speaking daycare when she was two or three, & picked the language right up. It will serve her well as she grows up & interacts with the growing hispanic community around us.
08 December 2005
Holiday representations
It occurred to me today that with all the hoopla over Christmas Trees vs. Holiday Trees that maybe I should buy a nice holiday candle holder for my Jewish friends!
Oh, man! Someone actually makes a minorah charm for pet collars!? Umm... Does that mean that I have to further humiliate the dog by getting him circumcised as well as neutered?
Oh, man! Someone actually makes a minorah charm for pet collars!? Umm... Does that mean that I have to further humiliate the dog by getting him circumcised as well as neutered?
07 December 2005
06 December 2005
24 November 2005
23 November 2005
Finally arrived!
They didn't have my size in stock, so I had to wait two months for it to be made... .
Of course, now I have to wait for warmer weather to wear it much, but it's great! Plenty of room — underneath, & in the multitude of pockets!
Of course, now I have to wait for warmer weather to wear it much, but it's great! Plenty of room — underneath, & in the multitude of pockets!
16 November 2005
14 November 2005
09 November 2005
Hooray
Michael Jackson May Not Live in U.S. Again
Key quote
They all shared a copy of Fundraising for Felons.
Key quote
Michael Jackson is working on a charity single for hurricane relief with stars such as R. Kelly and Snoop Dogg.
They all shared a copy of Fundraising for Felons.
GOP Leaders Urge Probe in Prisons (Leak)
What's so freakin' amazing about this is that they don't seem to be worried about the secret prisons, but that the American people have found out about it.
Yeah, this administration is gonna burn in hell... .
Yeah, this administration is gonna burn in hell... .
02 November 2005
It Doesn't Hurt To Ask
The Dilbert Blog: It Doesn't Hurt To Ask
Important quote:
Important quote:
It looked like someone had taken his dog and shoved it up his grandmother's ass, put them both on his driveway, borrowed his SUV and used his gas to run over them repeatedly in front of the kids.
How bout this...
After reading this article on MSNBC, I started thinking about just how insane this administration continues to be.
There has to be a more humane way to get answers, right?
So... Instead of torturing them after we catch them to get answers, we give the terrorists what they expect when they die: 72 virgins!
I bet they'd tell us anything we want to know.
And... We can promote abstinence, too:
T-shirts that say, "I'm saving it for Democracy!" passed out at every high school... . That should make the conservatives happy.
And not just for girls, as I'm sure that some of those terrorists might prefer guys, anyway.
Of course, in the military, it's still "don't ask, don't tell", so how do we know which men will want to join the new "Virgin Corps"? Guess we'll have to change that policy, which will make the liberals happy.
See, everybody wins!
There has to be a more humane way to get answers, right?
So... Instead of torturing them after we catch them to get answers, we give the terrorists what they expect when they die: 72 virgins!
I bet they'd tell us anything we want to know.
And... We can promote abstinence, too:
T-shirts that say, "I'm saving it for Democracy!" passed out at every high school... . That should make the conservatives happy.
And not just for girls, as I'm sure that some of those terrorists might prefer guys, anyway.
Of course, in the military, it's still "don't ask, don't tell", so how do we know which men will want to join the new "Virgin Corps"? Guess we'll have to change that policy, which will make the liberals happy.
See, everybody wins!
27 October 2005
Changing History
I noticed that Titanic is about to come out on DVD, with the option of an alternate ending.
Does that mean the ship doesn't sink?
Maybe when they hit the iceberg it cracks open to reveal a secret alien military base. Leonardo DiCraprio steals their weapons & saves mankind. (But the rich guys still despise him).
Does that mean the ship doesn't sink?
Maybe when they hit the iceberg it cracks open to reveal a secret alien military base. Leonardo DiCraprio steals their weapons & saves mankind. (But the rich guys still despise him).
When your eyes play Tricks
I saw this headline from the Washington Post: Miers's Autonomy Will Be at Issue.
But I could have sworn that it said Miers's Anatomy Will Be at Issue.
One of those moments where you just want to be struck blind!
But I could have sworn that it said Miers's Anatomy Will Be at Issue.
One of those moments where you just want to be struck blind!
06 October 2005
Who is Bush defining?
When Bush said this in his speech today:
Was he talking about Karl Rove, or Dick Cheney, or his administration in general?
"We are facing a radical ideology with immeasurable objectives to enslave whole nations and intimidate the world,"
Was he talking about Karl Rove, or Dick Cheney, or his administration in general?
04 October 2005
Moral Dilemma
Wow.
The aforementioned job interview has turned into an actual offer! And I feel a little guilty since I'm not really looking to leave my position here.
I have a pretty decent job, the pay is not bad — for a state agency — I don't hate or even dislike the majority of my co-workers, I have a kick ass office (formerly a hospital room) with a huge desk covered with all my techno-geek stuff & a great view of a river flowing by down below.
As jobs go, there's not too much stress on a regular basis, just the occasional blips of emergencies & rushes that come up, I would imagine, in most businesses.
And they call & make me an offer?! The other applicants must have sucked, huh? Or maybe I just talk a better game than I realized. I mean, they did call all the references & still were interested.
The job is a little more money, not a huge increase —near the bottom of the next higher pay schedule, but I really do think that it could be immensely over my head.
And I know that the people offering me this new position are not looking for someone short term, they're just entering the second phase of a long project that will, in all likelihood, take two or three years to complete. And I would be a real schmuck to go over there for just a few months, & then leave on my own venture just when I was settling in to their routine.
I really feel that I shouldn't take their offer, & am still amazed that I was the top pick. Hell, I was just trying to get out there and put my face around a little, ya know?
Should I feel guilty about not taking their offer? I certainly don't want to leave a bad impression with them. But, as is often the case, I think, I don't want to bolt from something secure that's not too bad a thing.
The aforementioned job interview has turned into an actual offer! And I feel a little guilty since I'm not really looking to leave my position here.
I have a pretty decent job, the pay is not bad — for a state agency — I don't hate or even dislike the majority of my co-workers, I have a kick ass office (formerly a hospital room) with a huge desk covered with all my techno-geek stuff & a great view of a river flowing by down below.
As jobs go, there's not too much stress on a regular basis, just the occasional blips of emergencies & rushes that come up, I would imagine, in most businesses.
And they call & make me an offer?! The other applicants must have sucked, huh? Or maybe I just talk a better game than I realized. I mean, they did call all the references & still were interested.
The job is a little more money, not a huge increase —near the bottom of the next higher pay schedule, but I really do think that it could be immensely over my head.
And I know that the people offering me this new position are not looking for someone short term, they're just entering the second phase of a long project that will, in all likelihood, take two or three years to complete. And I would be a real schmuck to go over there for just a few months, & then leave on my own venture just when I was settling in to their routine.
I really feel that I shouldn't take their offer, & am still amazed that I was the top pick. Hell, I was just trying to get out there and put my face around a little, ya know?
Should I feel guilty about not taking their offer? I certainly don't want to leave a bad impression with them. But, as is often the case, I think, I don't want to bolt from something secure that's not too bad a thing.
01 October 2005
great plate
I saw a license plate today, that I think was supposed to denote that he is from Kentucky.
What it said, though, was 1KYGUY. So, maybe he just needs a little lube for those family get togethers in the hills... .
What it said, though, was 1KYGUY. So, maybe he just needs a little lube for those family get togethers in the hills... .
30 September 2005
Lost in translation
My wife seemed surprised when I called & asked if she wanted to have lunch - surprised that I really meant lunch (& not sex!)
Maybe for dessert.
Maybe for dessert.
27 September 2005
Change of venue?
Over the last few months, I've felt a little stuck at work. As if I really wasn't going to be able to accomplish the things I'd like to see happen technologically. And that would be because of the inertia from above — if someone higher up the food chain had the will, then they could find the money to make it happen.
But, we're the red-headed step-children of the whole bunch, so don't look for it to happen anytime soon.
A while back – long enough that I had forgotten about it – I had dropped an application at another nearby state agency on a tech Support Analyst job. When their office called me yesterday for a phone interview, I had absolutely no idea what the woman was talking about for the first five minutes, & just played it off the cuff until I was able to figure out what was going on.
I must have talked a good game, because she called again today to ask me to come in for a sit-down with the other people there.
I'm not sure how I would feel about leaving my current cohort shorthanded, which they would be for a while if I left, but there is a little more money involved, & would be working closer to the dojo, which has its perks.
I've been here for five years, which is forever in the technology world, but barely a flicker in the state employee world.
As the wife & I were talking about the possibility last night, & little details that would go along with it, I commented that it would be great to have a doggy day care somewhere to make it easier to exercise the boys — which would be harder if I were to have an offer on the job, just because of the location.
I realized later in the shower — where all great thoughts are born — that maybe the answer was for the two of us to open our own doggy day care for others to employ!
So I'm spending a little time today researching that idea, & actually have found an affiliate program that we can use as springboard to get going… .
A job where we could both work with dogs all day long?? Hmm… .
But, we're the red-headed step-children of the whole bunch, so don't look for it to happen anytime soon.
A while back – long enough that I had forgotten about it – I had dropped an application at another nearby state agency on a tech Support Analyst job. When their office called me yesterday for a phone interview, I had absolutely no idea what the woman was talking about for the first five minutes, & just played it off the cuff until I was able to figure out what was going on.
I must have talked a good game, because she called again today to ask me to come in for a sit-down with the other people there.
I'm not sure how I would feel about leaving my current cohort shorthanded, which they would be for a while if I left, but there is a little more money involved, & would be working closer to the dojo, which has its perks.
I've been here for five years, which is forever in the technology world, but barely a flicker in the state employee world.
As the wife & I were talking about the possibility last night, & little details that would go along with it, I commented that it would be great to have a doggy day care somewhere to make it easier to exercise the boys — which would be harder if I were to have an offer on the job, just because of the location.
I realized later in the shower — where all great thoughts are born — that maybe the answer was for the two of us to open our own doggy day care for others to employ!
So I'm spending a little time today researching that idea, & actually have found an affiliate program that we can use as springboard to get going… .
A job where we could both work with dogs all day long?? Hmm… .
Vicious fish...
I came home yesterday to find that our Fantail Calicos (goldfish) had eaten out algae eater!
I mean there was nothing left of him but the head with the spine attached. How creepy is that?! (Very)
I'm not sure if he died & then they ate him, or if he was sick & almost dead, & they ate him anyway.
Whichever, I'm not sticking my fingers in that tank!!
I mean there was nothing left of him but the head with the spine attached. How creepy is that?! (Very)
I'm not sure if he died & then they ate him, or if he was sick & almost dead, & they ate him anyway.
Whichever, I'm not sticking my fingers in that tank!!
22 September 2005
:-( sad
Another no-go for us, I'm afraid.
She was 5 or 6 weeks along, but now her HG(?) levels are dropping off, instead of going up.
Both of us were trying to be optimistic, and were very hopeful, especially since we weren't even trying!
Hopefully, her body will be able to take care of getting back to normal without any pharmaceutical help this time.
I may take the rest of the day off so that we can be together if she needs me to.
One of our students has just returned after a long hiatus, & has been bringing her 7 month old with her when she can't find a sitter. He's a sweetie, & last week just before we did find out we were pregnant, I was was playing with C when I suddenly really wanted one for us!
Soon, maybe... .
She was 5 or 6 weeks along, but now her HG(?) levels are dropping off, instead of going up.
Both of us were trying to be optimistic, and were very hopeful, especially since we weren't even trying!
Hopefully, her body will be able to take care of getting back to normal without any pharmaceutical help this time.
I may take the rest of the day off so that we can be together if she needs me to.
One of our students has just returned after a long hiatus, & has been bringing her 7 month old with her when she can't find a sitter. He's a sweetie, & last week just before we did find out we were pregnant, I was was playing with C when I suddenly really wanted one for us!
Soon, maybe... .
16 September 2005
One of those days
Last night was one of those classes where it was hard to stay on the same page as Sensei.
Testing is right around the corner, so it's pretty important to get everyone moving towards doing technique the way T. Shihan wants it.
Ever since receiving my unofficial job to help students at our dojo stay on track, it's been hard, especially when Sensei gets going o his own track — which isn't necessarily a bad thing, it's just not in line with the overall view of our school's technique as it's passed on from Japan.
With every single technique that Sensei showed last night, I knew that someone from the U.S. home dojo, or from Japan, would say something like, "Where did you learn that?" They probably wouldn't say it as nicely, though.
The old rule of thumb is that whoever is teaching, that's the correct way of doing the technique, & that's fine insofar as the idea that everyone does things a little differently, & each person's technique evolves to suit their bodies over time. So I was very good, & didn't say anything, though I did point out to a few senior students getting near the black belt level that this or that pinning combo wouldn't be good to do on the test.
It drives me crazy, though, because I remember all of the habits I had to break after T. Shihan was hear a number of years ago, & went off on how we were maintaining the techniques as they were handed down.
And after training with him, I had much more respect for that viewpoint, & for the way he expressed technique.
I'm teaching the weekend classes, though, & that's (partially) the time to stress the traditional aspects of what we do in training.
Testing is right around the corner, so it's pretty important to get everyone moving towards doing technique the way T. Shihan wants it.
Ever since receiving my unofficial job to help students at our dojo stay on track, it's been hard, especially when Sensei gets going o his own track — which isn't necessarily a bad thing, it's just not in line with the overall view of our school's technique as it's passed on from Japan.
With every single technique that Sensei showed last night, I knew that someone from the U.S. home dojo, or from Japan, would say something like, "Where did you learn that?" They probably wouldn't say it as nicely, though.
The old rule of thumb is that whoever is teaching, that's the correct way of doing the technique, & that's fine insofar as the idea that everyone does things a little differently, & each person's technique evolves to suit their bodies over time. So I was very good, & didn't say anything, though I did point out to a few senior students getting near the black belt level that this or that pinning combo wouldn't be good to do on the test.
It drives me crazy, though, because I remember all of the habits I had to break after T. Shihan was hear a number of years ago, & went off on how we were maintaining the techniques as they were handed down.
And after training with him, I had much more respect for that viewpoint, & for the way he expressed technique.
I'm teaching the weekend classes, though, & that's (partially) the time to stress the traditional aspects of what we do in training.
10 September 2005
Last Days of Summer
Every year, the County Parks & Rec Department opens up the county pool to local pooches for a Humane Society fund-raiser.
The boys got to do a few laps, and play with their friends in the water.
What a life, huh?
09 September 2005
Cool new <geek> toy
When I saw this, it was a must have! I'm glad it doesn't generate much heat, too.
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