Fun work updates
Wednesday, August 30th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »One of my projects is called Digital Asset Manager (DAM). My manager brought it up at a meeting and I volunteered to work on it without even knowing what it was. I simply wanted to be able to say things ...
Trains Trains Trains
Sunday, August 27th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »My son loves trains. It's been a constant love through his whole life. Earlier this summer, I found a place near our house that is kinda like a train junction. So I took my son there today. We parked the ...
Adventures in Oak Park
Sunday, August 27th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »My wife planned a little outing to meet a work friend of hers at the farmer's market in Oak Park. I didn't know if I had to go with her or not until the night before. We rode the Metra ...
A Random memory of my kids
Thursday, August 24th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »Thanks to an OhSweetness reply to a Kaishanoninja post titled something like "More fools whom I pity", a specific memory came to mind. During a recent fairly large thunderstorm, I pre-set my kids' expectations by telling them that there would be ...
What’s wrong with honesty at work?
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »Recently at work a client presented us with a problem with the mail we sent out for them. We researched it and found that the actual mail was correct, but a tracking number for a small portion of the mail ...
Contacts!
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »After a long wait, I'm finally back into contacts! Earlier this year, there was some problem at the plant that makes the solution I use so it has been out of production for months. It's about the only solution that even ...
I’m hot, no wait, I’m cold.
Thursday, August 17th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »I have a temperature gauge in my cube. It currently says 79 degrees. It averages 77 degrees. I had a small fan to help me out, but it couldn't keep me cool. I got another, slightly larger one from my wife ...
Moron Clients
Thursday, August 17th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »The client is always right.The client is a moron.Morons are always right.?
Is this an appropriate B-day gift?
Wednesday, August 16th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »The overview question is this: Does a membership to a gym pass as a birthday present for my wife?She wants it. It's $400+. We're trying to save cash to finish the basement. But she finds a never ending series of ...
The Perception of Victory
Tuesday, August 15th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »Hezbollah kidnapped 2 Israeli soldiers. Israel gave them a chance to return them, and then started kicking the tar out of the country (Lebanon) that's housing Hezbollah. Although I heard several reports that Hezbollah put up a heck of a ...