Friday was the annual area picnic, and for once, I had a total blast–10:30am to 4pm, including a great disc golf game, horse shoes, football, and some cool manager-sponsored games: Slingshot paintball (!) and Charlie’s Left/Center/Right.
I’m sore, sunburnt and dehydrated. Loved it!
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Bonus, headed to Wally-World and got my tires mounted, no waiting (!)
Jeff Roberts - Sep 6, 2006
Alas, I succumbed to the temptation to make an early exit and start on the yard. As a result I got the weedy patch all filled in with topsoil and seeded. One of these picnics I’m going to stay and have fun. The food was good anyway :-)
TypingMaster Online Test, Desktop Educational Application
82 WPM…w00t!
Dad says he’s never seen anyone type as fast as me. I told him he’s seen very few typists, then.
I’m a full-time regular developer that the company flew to Switzerland. I’ve been onsite at a large banking firm for 3 days. Things are not going well. Our “solution” is as bad or worse than the original problem, and the $90 million PER YEAR customer is frustrated. I’ve provided one substantial update in three days, and have followed no reproducible baseline procedures.
What’s my natural next email?
BTW, tomorrow is my last day here on official business. I’ll be sightseeing Friday and Saturday.
Whitney - Sep 3, 2006
BTW, I decided I don’t want a job…but I’m gonna screw you while I can - on your dime.
OK, you win. Much worse than badly-parked Camrys :-)
Maybe he’s actually Jason Bourne?
Sad … dark pain …
I think this post by Delerium sums it up pretty well
I’m in the top 10%, but not by much and I DEFY you to find anyone near this point who can:
Afford to send 2 kids to a decent college
Take expensive vacations
Pay the mortgage, car loan and credit card loans
Maintain cars and house
Heat, electric for house and gas for cars
Feed the family well
Pay for your multiple insurances
Jeff Roberts - Sep 2, 2006
That “maintain cars and house” is a big one. There’s always something falling apart. Not only are you left with squat financially, your time gets frittered away fighting back moth and rust.
There’s a lot of truth in it. Esp. with the outrageous cost of not just health insurance but health costs (Sidebar: I went to the doctor for an exam today and spent $80. $30 copay and two prescriptions at $25 each. And that’s WITH insurance?? at least I got a laugh when my doctor, after I told him my company had switched us to Humana, said, “Sorry about your luck.”).
Yeah, I can just see pulling-out THIS picture whenever joey brings home a gal, gets married, etc.
Jeff Roberts - Sep 1, 2006
Well, you’ve taken one step to prepare him for Beta Club. At least that’s what they did to us at our initiation. I never quite got that one - let’s humiliate the kids getting good grades!
LOVE this:
This mini-movie is the #1 reason I continue to lust after an E39 M5
Jeff Roberts - Sep 6, 2006
That’s too funny. Gotta love that last slide.
Yeah, we get a rather stodgy, jellybean corolla, and the rest of the world gets this nice, useful 4-door hatch.
Like the treatment on the grille/hood better, as well.
Whitney - Sep 5, 2006
it looks like an overgrown plymouth omni.
You say that like it’s a bad thing =)
I’m hopped-up on a combination of butter-cream, butter-mints, and mixed nuts…that’s right kids–it’s Baby Shower time.
Wait a tick…no, not a shower for OUR forthcoming baby, one for someone ELSE. Whitney’s coordinated the whole thing, and it’s (hopefully) winding down as I write this.
From the sound of the games–something about clothespins & toilet paper–I didn’t want anything to do with it. :-)
Ever have a day where you woke-up and just wished you weren’t yourself? That’s pretty-much me today.
Fell off the wagon this morning, very hard. I won’t go into the details, but there’s at least one person who reads this blog knows what I’m talking about. No rhyme or reason to it, just happened. I’ve had a very good week, and last night visiting with some of our Church friends was awesome, but for some reason, I took a step I shouldn’t have taken and only a few minutes later jumped right off the wagon.
Software by Rob : Personality Traits of the Best Software Developers: “I have never, ever, ever seen a great software developer who does not have amazing attention to detail.”
Let me just say it: I’m screwed.
Anyone know of a remedial course for Type-B programmers?
RELEASE: Ford Cutting N.A. Production - The Car Connection: “The new production plan will result in downtime at several assembly plants between now and the end of the year, including: …Louisville, Ky. (Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer)…and all F-Series truck plants (Kansas City, Mo.; Norfolk, Va., Dearborn and Kentucky Truck in Louisville).”
Looks like a rough Christmas in Da Ville. :(
From a conversation I had with my pastor:
So, in explaining the concept of Jesus and God being one in the same, and Jesus being a “manifestation” of God. God is the “author of the universe” and Jesus is his embodiment. One of my fellow parishoners said to Scott:
So, it’s kinda like Stephen King doing a cameo in movies based on his book?
Yep.
Bryan - Aug 5, 2006
Stephen King actually shows up as a character in the last two books of ‘The Dark Tower’ Series. (If you haven’t read these you should, they are really good!)
