Divemedic had a post up a week or so about how bad things are getting in the hospital business. He had a followup here. In a nutshell, there's a shortage of qualifed medical staff, for a number of reasons. To overcome this, hospitals were paying silly money and bonuses for existing and new nurses and … Continue reading Can’t Find Good Help
Category: Fuck this.
Are you kidding?
Damn, I hate windows... Why do they do this? Why do I need to go and figure out how to make it stop? I don't want memories of this day. I spent it working. I'm drinking beer, as I shouldn't, to forget today. Nobs. I'm a pro. I don't need this on my machine. I … Continue reading Are you kidding?
Third World Enterprise
There's a certain type of person you run into any time you are trying to do anything that time means nothing. Nor, apparently do the words "Appointment" and "Reservation" mean much either. Jerry Seinfeld did a bit about this on his show. I had fender bender (actually more of a door bender) with my car. … Continue reading Third World Enterprise
Amazon Free Month
I may declare May into June to be Amazon Free. Meaning I don't buy anything from them during the rest of month of May and half of June. I'm starting to get all manner of innocuous crap from them that I could've just as easily gotten somewhere local. Hell, their prices aren't even that good … Continue reading Amazon Free Month
OK Boomer…
What is it about old dudes that makes them think that everybody's interested in what they have to say? And can positively not whisper, even if they thought to not just blurt out stuff. I belong to a number of clubs and charitable organizations. Lot of these have old guys. Hell, I'm an old guy. … Continue reading OK Boomer…
Don’t Answer the Door
Don't answer the door. Never answer the door. I have a cameras that enable me to not answer the door. What did I do? I answered the door. Just like this: https://vimeo.com/551250163 Except that guy left. This time, a dude rocked up and I ignored him. Then he came up with another dude a few … Continue reading Don’t Answer the Door
Jasper Gets Voted of the Island
We’ve decided that we’re going to have to rehome Jasper. Actually, Herself decided and I agreed. I’m struggling to find words to describe what went on without letting too much personal information slip out. It started by discussing that will be a good idea for him to find another home. Then the subject went away … Continue reading Jasper Gets Voted of the Island
Should’ve Known Better
I had a job interview the other day. I'm not really looking, but I had a request from LinkedIn, I had interviewed with them in the past, so I figured, why not. The requestor is a pretty well known network security shop, after all. Indeed. I found out though since the same damn thing happened … Continue reading Should’ve Known Better
What Customer Service?
I loathe having to call doctors or companies for nearly any reason. If I can't find it or do it on the web, I'm already frustrated. Doesn't take much for the angry to come out. I'm in the middle of trying to get an appointment for a follow up. And the only reason I'm doing … Continue reading What Customer Service?
Why, Oh Lord, Why?
WordPress appears to have updated it's interface. No email. No "Hey, we've improved things" banner when you sign in. Just up and changed. I know. Inside baseball. Who cares? Apparently, it's still a work in progress. Another irritation. What's it doing? Well, they've changed what I see as I type. It now appears as Times … Continue reading Why, Oh Lord, Why?
Inspected By Pat 