What to Do?

Though a mixture of stupidity and inattention, I find myself off this week on PTO. My company insists you allocate all vacation time, if not by March, then certainly by the start of a new fiscal year in July. Bosses all over the company get pelted with reminders to have their reports make this so. … Continue reading What to Do? →

Random Thoughts

What a week. I'm convinced, more than ever, that powerpoint is from the evil one. And what I'm doing with it is stupid. It's pointless to use it if where it's going will obliterate your template. I'll leave that there. It's a sore subject with me. There are ways to do what needs to be … Continue reading Random Thoughts →

Not My Circus

I'll join the chorus of the "Not my circus, not my monkies" choir on Israel. My spider sense tells me there's way more to the story than the Palestinians getting a wild hair and getting their rampage on. I will say that the way they are going about things aren't exactly engendering themselves to the … Continue reading Not My Circus →

Damn, that was easy.

Went in to the body shop to have a small hernia fixed.. When I went in for a consult, the surgeon said it's routine. Boring even. He likes boring. I took that as a good thing. They moved my appointment up from 3:30 pm to 10:00 am. Told me it would be 3:00 or so … Continue reading Damn, that was easy. →

Random Thoughts

Now that the cat is gone, I use a temporary gate to keep the dogs out of the back of the house. I take it away when I get up, so they have the run of the place. I'm not used to a cold wet nose on my ass when I'm standing at the sink … Continue reading Random Thoughts →

Whoops

This is what happens when your head isn't in the game: Knocked the gate clean off the track whilst backing out. Both wheels. The gate weighs a ton. There's no lifting it back. In the past I used my floor jack and rolled it back. Now, I use one of these: Called a 'San Angelo' … Continue reading Whoops →

Well Past the Target

I did my first of the month weigh-in. 212 lbs. I'm way past my target. That makes 60 lbs. When I lost the initial weight, my endocrinologist said "You know those bags of cement at Home Depot, it's like losing one of those." To be fair, they are like 50-60lbs. So in reality, that's what … Continue reading Well Past the Target →

What in the World…

Came out of my office to find this - I heard the ruckus and figured the dogs were playing, so I didn't go out. I have no idea what those feathers are, and where or what they came from. The feathers appear to be from a native bird, not goose down. So I looked around, … Continue reading What in the World… →

Walking with Death

Zman had an interesting piece the other day (I poached his title) about happening upon a dead deer while on a walk. A few kids were milling around it. A few moments of banter between us confirmed that they had never seen a dead animal this close. At first that seemed unbelievable, but they probably … Continue reading Walking with Death →

The Dash Poem

I read of a man who stood to speakAt the funeral of a friendHe referred to the dates on the tombstoneFrom the beginning…to the end He noted that first came the date of birthAnd spoke the following date with tears,But he said what mattered most of allWas the dash between those years For that dash … Continue reading The Dash Poem →