Category Archives: Work
All the essentials…
I carry a medium sized black duffel bag to work on my commute. It holds my laptop, lunch, clear riding glasses (it will be dark when I get off work), and other stuff. A duffel because they are cheap and … Continue reading
Do you *like* what you do?
My Dad loved his work. I always thought that was normal. The world is big enough…and diverse enough…that I believe a man can work at practically anything he loves and make a decent living at it. The key is passion. … Continue reading
21 Hours.
This week we had a system failure. Lots of things contributed to that failure (and impeeded our recovery from it)…the elimination of redundant systems, a shortage of personnel, the “brain drain” that’s been going on here for years, and more…but … Continue reading
Work-a-day World.
Working this weekend…for the job…not writing, riding (other than the commute), the house etc…just working. The only point in my being here is…that I get paid to be here. Is that supposed to be enough? Mundanity. New term. Describes today … Continue reading
Juror # 5.
I expect to be out of touch a bit. I’m juror # 5. Can’t talk about it whilst it’s going on…perhaps later. Y’all have a good week! CUAgain, Daniel Meyer
Economic puzzles…
Cash reserves help in times of reduced or no income. But inflation eats cash reserves, returning nothing. As prices rise the money can buy less. Any interest earned only offsets a small fraction of the loss of buying power. Have … Continue reading
Blaarggg!
Ton of bricks > me. Caught the avian swine bubonic ebola zombie plague virus…or something like that. Monday…one nostril decided it was allergic to something…little stuffy…just one nostril…no big deal. Tuesday felt better. Wednesday, I was so sick and unsteady … Continue reading
Survived this round.
Belo Tech layed off a bunch of folks Friday…that’s the division I work for in AH Belo Corp (parent company of The Dallas Morning News). I support newpaper publishing operations for three major papers. Out of my immediate group they … Continue reading
Business Bailout?
Y’all have been reading about bailouts…yep? Those of us that know about robbing Peter, the other shoe, or have even a cursory understanding of economics all know that the business leaders will profit, and the working man will pay the … Continue reading
Ton of bricks. Me. Crunch.
When I woke up this morning I felt fine. By afternoon my chest was a little “scratchy”. I’m working nights this week, so, at work, by 11:00pm I felt like I’d been hit by a train. Full blown chest cold/flu … Continue reading
