Journal
February:
A month off for the guitar, a month on for work, Work, and the house...
01 February 2006 (Wednesday) [227]
Woken by the dog this morning at 4:00, didn't really get back to sleep until at least 6:00. Intentionally lie in until
7:15. Switching the morning routine slightly to have vitamins & supplements at home before leaving, rather than waiting to
have them at work. Also, more needs to be done the night before to have this ready for the next morning. Traffic on the way
to work puts me in at 9:00 but I have no meetings until later in the day. I notice that my right leg and ankle collapse on
the way in - attention returns and the leg is in a better position for the ride.
The morning will consist of 2006 personal objectives for work. Perhaps some objectives will appear for home as well.
02 February 2006 (Thursday) [229]
Dog didn't get me up until 5:15 this morning, but I had some self-defeating activity the last night (watching Sin City,
wahoo!), so didn't get out of bed until 7:15. Decent traffic today, so into the office at a reasonable time. Also managed
to keep attention in the right foot to keep it from collapsing as I drove.
A colleague stopped in this morning and we fiddles with the Baby Taylor. He retuned it to Open G (DGDGBD), and we fiddled
with some delta blues. Well, mostly he did, I just watched.
Lunch today at a BBQ place that is moving away this week. Bummer, they make really good chili-cheese fries. Now, entering
the afternoon coma state after those fries and a mushroom, onion and bleu cheese burger.
Early afternoon meeting with the team. Things are progressing well on a number of fronts with Documentum, and some other
things are coming my way for another team. More changes afoot...
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A draft of an e-mail sits awaiting the send button. It will be reviewed tomorrow to see if it is worth sending.
03 February 2006 (Friday)
Out of bed at 7:10 this morning. Buckets of rain and numerous driving-challenged people make the commute a slow one this
morning. Battled the right leg collapse on the way in; also two phone calls with the boss.
Once I arrived, another phone meeting with a colleague in Germany, laying more groundwork for collaboration within our
product. This person was a delegate here for two years, so there is already a foundation to build on.
Some work this morning on status reporting, and a final call before lunch to a customer regarding an in-bound faxing
product we are creating.
A few more edits to the e-mail. Still considering the value in sending it.
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Home and a lazy take-out meal. Still finding the right food at this particular chinese restaurant - lo-mein and house fried
rice are out, dumplings, teriaki beef and pork-fried rice are in.
Thought we had Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy available on On Demand, but it only turned out to be the 15 minute preview
spot for the movie. Perhaps later this month. Instead, watched the first disk of the new Aeon Flux animated collection.
This period of time was great on MTv. Aeon Flux, the Maxx, Liquid Television, Headbangers Ball, Pink Floyd & Rush videos
(heck, any videos at all).
04 February 2006 (Saturday)
Some sleep, peppered with canus interruptus. Dozed off and on from 4:00 to 8:30, then up to sit. Some necessary work
around the house (cat litter, dishes, laundry) and out to the laundromat to wash the bedspreads which will not fit in the
home machines.
Lunch at Chau's for wonton soup & spriong rolls, then to the herb shop for tea and other sundries (including an outlet
driven ball for essential oils for a colleague. I've been waiting a few months for them to get in, and I snagged one
today). Talking with Kerry about things going on with her (the ex left a message that he's no longer at his job - a
concern, since he's still responsible for part of the mortgage on the house). We talked about dinner plans tonight and
agreed that margaritas were necessary. An interesting item from her about certain planetary alignments which signify
dramatic changes, but with generally beneficial results - we just have to accept that the changes are coming, see how they
can be allowed to be positive and then roll with it. The ones who will pay the most price are those who fight and deny the
change. Of course, all off of this requires a certain acceptance of astrology, though the sentiment is is certainly
universal. I wrote something like this a couple days ago, along the line of "too much trying to 'make' this something,
rather than allowing it to just be what it is".
Other news of the day, that some horses from a dressage barn that we once rode at are being offered up. The circumstances
and seeming casualness of this (bordering on callousness, in my opinion) reinforces a sense I had 15 years ago of the
horses owner - she too easily discards the horses and people around her with no real regard. A number of us once affiliated
with the barn are looking at ways these incredible animals (some having been shown at, and still capable of, the highest
levels of the sport) can find homes where they will be truly be appreciated. Associatively, for the first time in 15 years,
one of the instructors from the barn, and a very good friend, will be coming to visit in May. Her horse has a very good
home, which we hope might have room for at least one more...
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Tasty dinner, though Lisa eats too much and is straight to bed when we get home. Some talk with Kerry about things, Craft
and the future.
05 February 2006 (Sunday)
Awake at 6:30, even though the alarm is set for 7:00. Dog & Lisa left at about 4:30 (Lisa was restless, still feeling the
effects of dinner last night). Shower, sit and pack for Pittsburgh. Have tea with Lisa and fish an unhealthy plant out of
the tank (soaking the arm of my shirt in the process. Then off to the airport - discover that wireless is available in the
concourse and write this out.
Otherwise, a day off. Plan to do some shopping when I arrive in Pittsburgh, grab some food, and camp out for the game.
06 February 2006 (Monday)
Clue #1 that you are in a football town, and the home team is in the Super Bowl: You arrive in the airport to an explosion
of black and gold
Awake at 6:15, prior to the alarm, laze until 7:15 after the alarm. Shower, sit & have a non-meat breakfast (spur of the
moment decision, not sure what brought it on). Thinking I'll do a fishetarian week while I'm here (I could probably live
the entire week on the fresh mozzarella caprese from Bucca di Beppo's), but not entirely convinced. In the very least,
cutting out some of the red meat will be good.
Decent game last night, not too thrilling. Commercials were kind of flat, too. Something I found funny: the Rolling Stones
were the half-time show, and seemed a little flat to me (Keef in particular looked like he really wanted to be someplace
else). I noticed where the lyrics were cut out. Apparently, "you make a dead man... do nothing", and "now I'm just one of
your... nothing". Shouldn't surprise me, I guess, they sang "let's spend some time together" on the Ed Sullivan show.
Clue #2 that you are in a football town, and the home team is in the Super Bowl: The Mall and many other establishment
close at 5:00 PM for "the big game".
A morning punctuated by meetings regarding the Talecris RFI. Some clarity achieved on some items, others, not so. Still
working and trying to clear up the details so we can present reasonable numbers. Also, using the sounds cancelling
headphones from home to cancel out the white-noise overhead. Now I can hear the voices around me (something the white noise
is there to hamper). This is helping with the ambient noise where I sit. Also helped last night with the jet-engine/heater
in my room.
Clue #3 that you are in a football town, and the home team is in the Super Bowl: Everybody at work comes late, hung over,
or not at all.
Sushi lunch today, really had to fight the Fatburger urge. Afternoon in more meetings covering the RFI. To chaotic, but
gives a clear sense of where we are as a "business". Not anywhere, really.
Afternoon (and early evening) answering questions for my boss on the RFI. Posting my journals from the BBS to my GeoCities
site. Now off to change and get some dinner. Some light reading in order to clear my head, and perhaps some notes taken as
the reading jogs some ideas loose.
07 February 2006 (Tuesday)
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 4:27 pm
Is it really only Tuesday? Suddenly, this week has the flavor of a course.
Up at 7:05, shower, sit, dress, breakfast, in to work. Interesting to me how my sittings while travelling seem to have
better overall contact with my body than those at home. There is more of a sense of hurry at home, probably because the
breakfast-in to work phase involves an hours drive. How to combat this when I get home?
Morning spent with more RFI fun. Lunch with the account manager and sales dudes for one of our major vendors. Good meeting,
and this should produce some excellent results. I hope to leverage the vendor sales team to help me sell the product
internally. (Without thinking I slipped out of the fishetarian thing at lunch today to become a chickenetarian.)
Now, more work on the RFI & creating new diagrams to propose environments for new requirements.
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Last night, got dinner late and settled into my room with The Pink Floyd and Syd Barret Story on DVD (picked up eariler
this week). Looks like a BBC show, and while there were a few moments that were a bit exploitative for my tastes (the film
of Syd's First Trip), it was pretty good. Some of this looks like it was part of a larger interview package. I've seen the
footage of Roger Waters and David Gilmour in the Dark Side of the Moon making-of documentary, so I'm wondering what else
might be out there. I forgot how much fun the early Barret stuff was, and how dark the later (Madcap Laughs & Barrett).
Remembering the mouse who didn't have a house I don't know why I call him Gerald.
08 February 2006 (Wednesday)
Alarm at 6:30 this morning, but the body stayed put until 7:24 (probably the effect of the limoncello after dinner last
night). Woken by a vaguely Crafty dream that involved a trio playing Shocking Blue's Venus at the opening of the winter
Olympics. Got up in a rush, and started by knocking my glasses off the nightstand and onto the floor between it and the
bed. Paused, told myself I had ample time, and sat down to collect myself. Once collected, off to shower and then sit.
Brief but powerful sitting, using a method shown by SBC at the course in January. Felt connected to that moment in the
course.
Arrived to the office to find my cube occupied by two people loading documentation into the quality system, one of whom,
when not grumbling about "how hard it was", hacked and coughed like a two-pack a day smoker. Hopefully no serious illness
being spread around, but this place seems to have more than its share of constantly sick people. Part of it is
environmental (the building), part is the close quarters (I would guess my cube here is about 40 square feet, less than
half the classically recommended work area) and part is the work environment and culture.
This morning, tackling an issue with documentation and process. Need to make some things clear to the teams about what must
happen for certain documentation, and how to minimize the omissions. This will also help the department admin and keep her
from being too agitated. (Key management technique - minimize the AA's agita and life goes more smoothly.)
Now, feeling a bit twitchy, and not sure why. Need to gather myself again and begin this next part of the day.
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Wow, apparently middle C really rocks! (Thanks to DS for the reference.)
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Flashed back to some shopping last night. I was in the store picking up some underwear (how mundane), and had a memory of
the first time I realized I had to buy underwear, a year or so after moving out, and fully on my own. Up until that time,
while living at home, a new package of undies would appear at Christmas, and, I imagine, any of the no-longer-fit-for-use
pairs would have been already disposed of. In that moment, at age 19, I had a clear sense of the scale of what my mother
had provided us in all that time, and to this day I am awed and thankful.
In a more snicker inducing moment, I noticed a suit jacket there that looked an awful lot like a Sonny Crocket/Miami Vice
jacket. What made me snicker was the fact that I actually owned one early on in college (I'm sure some classmate has a
picture of this, somewhere...). The evening's purchase also included a 50% off executive poker set, something I've been
looking for for game nights...
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Light day for the rest of it, out later with the boss and the other team lead - a good, casual time. My boss may get sucked
into the stress of work, but at heart, he's a genuinely good person. My concern for him is that this envronment will simply
eat him alive before he has a chance to enjoy life. As it is, he keeps missing things with his kids. Kind of empty if you
ask me, but this is the choice he's made (or feels he has to make). Now, off to dinner, then to bed.
09 February 2006 (Thursday)
Alarm at 6:30, out of bed at 6:35. Last day in town, so there is a different energy available. Eager to get home (Lisa
slipped down the stairs and hurt her hip - no break, but still). Shower, sit, pack, leisurely breakfast in the hotel.
Spent the morning chasing down issues and diagramming a process for a 4:30 meeting today. Lunch with the team, much
laughter discussing Super Bowl commercials and company direction.
After lunch, meeting to begin again on another project. We agreed, of necessity, to expand the scope and tackle some
systems not originally planned for. This will increase the work, but give us a better result in the long-run. It will also
head of other issues as these systems get closer to their end-of-life.
Soon, annual review with the boss, followed by a meeting to validate the process diagram and the implications to the
supporting application.
10 February 2006 (Friday)
Later rise this morning (7:15), as a result of getting in late from Pittsburgh, and from contending with the dog. Grumpy
at 4:30 when he started fussing. Still managed to be in by 9:00, but only just.
Quiet day, relatively speaking - one scheduled meeting, plus the usual ad-hoc calls from the boss. Set up a few things for
next week, and will probably head to Texas for a few days to be with some of my team (one on a project, one training
people, and a third who is resident at the site that will be part of my team again.
Take-out dinner tonight after shopping for the weekend provisions. Crock-pottery in store this weekend, as well as a snow
storm.
An e-mail from my fellow team lead (and like-minded science person) about a guy who has written some interesting things
about space-time. The funny part of it is this guy calling anyone a crackpot or a pseudo-scientist. His attempt to use of
the Bible to explain the higher order functioning of the human brain is a fascinating read. His logic is akin to the Bible
Code, in that he seems to be able to find metaphorical references to scientific findings. Of course, he finds the
references after the science is completed. Basically, if you are looking with the answer already in mind, odds are, you're
going to find it, regardless of any evidence to the contrary (or direct correlation). After all, they ran the Bible Code
algorithm on Melville's Moby Dick, and got pretty much the same result.
Now off to bed, keeping the YGP in my thoughts, and sending good wishes as they embark on a weekend in New Jersey.
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Just read the rest of the YGP diaries - sending healthful wishes to Tim, and redoubling the good wishes to the YGP.
11 February 2006 (Saturday) [230]
Up at 5:30 with the dog. Various pet duties carried out and back to bed for a morning lie in. Up again at 9:30 (doggie
needs) and begin the day properly. Send good wishes to the spirit of the YGP, hopefully hovering somewhere over Lebanon,
NJ. Discuss some of the work for today with Lisa over tea (vanilla rooibos) and the newpaper.
Late morning spent on two major tasks: dclearing out the old lumber from the deck that I removed a couple months ago, as
well as adding some sealer to the obvious spot in need on the roof. Completion of these tasks acknowledged at 12:50, in my
left foot.
Now, some lunch, and perhaps a nap.
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No nap, but a leisurely afternoon making dinner (crock-pot cacciatore). ventured out to get dessert and bread. the dessert
got dropped into the bag rather unceremoniously by the check-out dude with nary a word, and barely a glance to acknowledge
the feat. Managed to stay moderately composed afterwards. A challenge. The tartlets were relatively undamaged after I got
them home, so no foul in the end.
Afternoon shower and Advil necessary after this morning's chainsaw extravaganza. Interesting moment when the saw ran out of
gas just after the last intended cut. I had thought to myself "I'll take a break when the gas runs out". As it turned out,
I took a break when I was done.
12 February 2006 (Sunday)
Day off.
Rose at 6:30 with the dog, out briefly into the winter wonderland for necessities. Back to bed until 9:45. Up again, and
after tea and english muffins, out into the snow to run the dog a bit. The side yard is available, now that I've cleared
out the deck lumber.
Newspaper, fire and tea for the morning, now, off to heat up lunch.
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Napped after lunch, then made dinner (shepherd's pie). Watched a few mind-numbing things on TV (including the Olympics,
whose coverage this year, is pretty crappy, if I may say). Afterwards, the snow finally stopped, so it was out into the
winter wonderland to clear off the driveway and car. Finished that and the side stairs, so it will be easier to walk the
dog.
Trying to book a flight to Houston, Texas for the latter part of the week, without success (according to the site, it's
"too close to book").
Now, to bed.
13 February 2006 (Monday)
Woken by the dog at 3:55, struggled with sleep until about 6:00, slept a bit longer, until 6:50. Shower, sit & breakfast
(OJ & an english muffin). In to work by 8:45.
The morning was taken up by returning to my old team. Revisiting some projects and items that lingered, even after I was
gone. I feel more separate from this, so I may be able to look at things as an outsider, rather than as the technician I
was, though this takes some effort. I hear old habits winding up, and must maintain some awareness to prevent them from
making my reactions automatic.
Afternoon taken up by more meetings for this group. Interestingly, for such a small and established product, I can see this
becoming a significant time, energy and focus drain. Again, more awareness necessary to prevent this from being the case.
One more cup of tea, and some e-mail, then to go home. Also, trying to get a car for while I am in Houston. This may prove
difficult.
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It is very difficult, every time I see the headline "Vice President Cheney Accidentally Shoots A Man", not to add "Just To
Watch Him Die". too much Johnny Cash in my system, I suppose...
16 February 2006 (Thursday)
Baytown, Texas
Long travel day yesterday - left the house at 8:00 and got to the Baytown plant site at 5:30 local time. Dinner with the
team at Landry's on the boardwalk - I had a much needed local beer and crawfish etouffe.
Awake several times during the night due to highway noise and other things in the "hotel". I have bad travel karma in
Texas.
After shower, sitting & getting dressed, grabbed some OJ at the hotel and headed to the plant. I planned on 30 minutes
travel, took about 10. Now catching up on e-mails from yesterday, since I only had wireless available, and I can't connect
to my company using public wreless (only throgh our WAPs at the moment - that should change in the future).
Reply to an e-mail this morning in the hopes of beginning a dialog on some things regarding the YGP.
17 February 2006 (Friday)
Baytown, Texas
Happy Birthday to my sisters!
Rise at 6:45 local time and attend to the usual stuff, plus packing. A little scattered this morning, despite sitting and
spending some time in my hands. In to work by 8:00 and tackling a few necessary things before heading to the airport.
Allowing for some extra time, since I'm not familiar with the area, airport, where the rental agency is, etc. Some other
work things brewing, but hopefully, they will hold until Monday. Otherwise, feeling relatively relaxed for a change, though
history indicates this is just a harbinger of other things rearing up and being nasty.
18 February 2006 (Saturday)
Quiet day, mostly recovering from travel. Up at about 9:30, through the usual Saturday morning routine. Some necessary
work done around the house, but otherwise, nothing too strenuous. Some shopping for dinner & snacks for the weekend.
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Some really good talk with the wife. Started out with a discussion about why certain music doesn't really move her (most
Crimson, jazz, certain soundscapes that are to repetetive or not enough), deepening into other topics. Felt very good to be
doing this with the woman I love. still discovering and uncovering, even after 15 years.
19 February 2006 (Sunday) [230]
Day off (with small necessary Sunday house items taken care of).
Mostly spent the morning sitting in front of the fire, reading the newspaper. Out to look for schooling minnows or a female
betta to add to the tank (no luck). Late lunch, and back to the house to attend to necessities (garbage, cat litter, etc.)
Didn't win Lotto, so I get to go back to work in the morning.
20 February 2006 (Monday) [230]
Rise at 6:35, usual morning routine. A lapse in my effort (and attention) last night leaves Lisa without a pair of jeans
for this morning. Repercussions for our actions can come quickly...
Easy ride to work this morning (President's Day holiday), noticing my body during the drive, particularly the right foot.
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A few meetings this morning, including one where I am handed a project as the PM. This quarter is very full. Lunch at a
local Italian restaurant, my food was not particularly good. Also, a lot of negative energy flying about, nearly all
related to the current work environment, and people feeling beaten down by it. Tried not to get sucked into it, but to my
chagrin, was in the end.
Now back at work, got back for a meeting I thought was at 1:00, but was really at 2:00. Had some time to check through some
things. Now feeling very run down, like a huge amount of energy has been sucked out of me.
Remembering watching Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy on Saturday. Really good cast, but something felt like it was
missing. The strongest humor (or humour, for the anglophiles) for me is in the language Douglas Adams uses throughout the
books. Much of that is lost in a movie (though some of the visuals were great). The best moments for me were when the Guide
was talking about certain things - then the essential Englishness of the book came out. And one moment when Arthur Dent
says "I'll handle this. I'm English. I know how to queue." Some associative reading off the Douglas Adams Wikipedia entry
is pretty fun.
21 February 2006 (Tuesday) [230]
Stopped fighting the dog and got up at 6:51. Usual morning routine, including vitamins. Quiet drive in, since I got out of
the house before 7:30.
Morning spent on the phone for a meeting with a vendor. I use the time to set up the BiOrb on my desk - I'll fill it before
I go home tonight. Also redoing some spreadsheets to get our costs distributed. Unfortunately, the rework is required
because the people asking for the information either didn't know what they really needed, or flat out told us the wrong
information. Currently paying the tab.
22 February 2006 (Wednesday) [230]
Up at 6:38, usual morning routine, and into work by 8:30. Quiet on the roads today (minimal combat driving today).
Morning spent following up on a task for one of the major projects we have going. After much difficulty, we are back on
track (albeit behind schedule). Fun with operating systems that we don't have much experience in. More fun trying to get
the vendor to support us. Great example of how not to support your customers (we have a slightly newer
version of the operating system that the software runs on - the vendor said "we aren't certified on that version, sorry we
can't help you").
Out for lunch and getting a sponge-on-a-stick for cleaning the BiOrb. Looked at the fish in this store. Some nice fantails,
but most of the tanks had either dead fish floating in them, or most f the fish hanging out at the surface sucking air. Not
healthy tanks (or fish) in either case, so I passed on picking anything up from there. No live plants (only plastic) so I
left only $3.17 lighter in the pocket.
Meetings out through this afternoon - hopefully can get out by 5, but since the last meeting of the day is with my boss, 6
is more likely.
23 February 2006 (Thursday)
Crashed hard last night (we both did, actually), so slept through with only one interruption. Out of bed by 6:50, usual
routine. Into work by 8:30, and immediately dealing with relationship issues (our team & another). Speak at length with the
team lead of the other group, and we come to an amicable conclusion. One of his contractors (one that I gather is young,
new at contracting, or both - he's very earnest) is having some issues with the processes we have in place. This isn't so
bad, but he was taking it out on a member of my team, which I will not accept. I considered going to him directly, but
opted instead for a more mature way of handling it. Not sure it's entrely addressed (this young man seems to carry an
urgency and a weight that he's trying to relieve himself of), but we'll see.
Now, getting a few other items tidied up before heading to lunch.
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Light afternoon, ended up leaving about 5:30. No opportuinity for boss-talk on the ride home - my cell phone battery is
dead.
Home and out to the fish store - picked up a larger white & orange fantail for the tank at work. Went to dinner to a so-so
sushi place, then to get plants for the tank. Home to put the fish in a bowl with an air stone and then to bed.
24 February 2006 (Friday)
Up at 6:47, usual morning routine, and into work by 8:20. Spent a bit of time getting the plants and fish into the tank.
the BiOrb:
http://www.geocities.com/lahoski/graphics/BiOrb1_2_24_06.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/lahoski/graphics/BiOrb2_2_24_06.jpg
(I tried to embed these, but they came out HUGE on the page.)
Morning meetings complete, finishing up on some other items before heading out to lunch. Following on from MarcB's Rondo
link, oxymorons.
26 February 2006 (Sunday)
A quiet weekend with my wife. Some time spent with the usual morning & Saturday rituals, then out to the Builders &
Renovators show.
Sunday shopping for necessities & watching the new extended version of Dune. Not bad, and more life than the SciFi channel
miniseries (though that got much more of the books right). Each has its appeal.
Now a nap calls one of us, and more mental recuperating for the other. I'm mulling the new (projected) work hierarchy
(revealed Friday by my boss). It's not all bad, but could be a bit intimidating.
27 February 2006 (Monday)
Awake at 5:50 this morning, and out of bed at 6:05. Made a clear decision this morning not to linger in bed. Usual morning
routine, but for some reason, I found that I had hurried through the activities (I realized this about 15 minutes away from
the house - I had forgotten my lunch and the information about the washing machine so I could call it in and get it
repaired. Also, as I got into work, I got to the third floor but had no clue that I was there (I thought I was still on the
second floor). I turned and gone back into the stairwell and found myself going to the roof. Completely lost for a moment.
Went out shoppng at lunch for more tea items, a check valve and extension cord for the tank, and stopped into Baja's for
lunch.
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What $200,000 and no driving skillz will get you.
Dragging through the afternoon. Should be heading out soon (my 10 hours is up...)
28 February 2006 (Fat Tuesday)
Rose at 6:30 this morning. Dragging a bit more as the dog was fully on overnight, waking us at 12:00, 2:00 and 4:00. He's
worse with the itching than he has been in a while - waiting for the vet to get back to us to see if there's anything she
can do. No topical treatment has worked so far, and no real response from the herbals. It may be a stress issue, or a bid
for attention. It wouldn't be so bad, but it wakes us at night, and he reall can tear himself up if we're not careful. And
here I was being good, going to sleep at 10:00, after watching a History International show on "the real story of Troy".
Pretty good, given that nobody knows the real story of Troy, and the first written record of it was Homer's Iliad. For fun,
go to the dismbiguation page for Homer.
Anyway, an interesting show, though a little annoying in that every time you came back from commercial, there was some
topic introduced, and the end of the intro was "This is the Real Story of Troy". That ranks up there with "I know the
Truth!", and "I have a Vision!" as things that set my bullshit meter off. Interesting to watch my reaction.
Usual morning routine, but more contact available in the limbs during sitting than in the past few days. Bbrought attention
to the things I overlooked yesterday on the way out and made sure they were attended to. Also did some things last night to
make this easier to accomplish. Some might consider that cheating, but I don't.
Much work this morning to get lift off for the new project in California. Big assist coming from one of the other team
leads - this will be necessary to expedite the process of ordering and installing these systems. We are doing everything
possible to move this along for the sake of the customer (we've held up this project for legitimate reasons, but now that
some issues have been resolved and other things tested, we've got to get off the dime).
Now back from lunch (sat in the sun at a restaurant, had a burger, read some stuff). Fish is still happy in his new home,
but he/she is still nameless.
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