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Wicked Tired this Weekend
The last two weeks have been wild at work. Starting with a quick trip to Boston, then the WW Sales meeting this week, I have been on the ragged edge. Monday December 1 I had to wake up at an ungodly hour to catch a 7:00AM flight to Boston. Long crappy day of travel on…
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Powerpoint HELL
Next week we have a sales meeting, and I have three hours of presentations scheduled (since I had control of the schedule, I was able to not do 15 hours of presentations in 3 days like the last meeting). Naturally, I am way behind on preparations. This is no surprise. So I am working the…
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Deja Vu – almost double posted – Airplane Carry On
My recent trip to Boston reminded me of the cattle car experience that is domestic travel (the last bastion, international travel is quickly degrading into this experience as well). I already posted on the delight of an asshat trying to take my under seat space with his friction’ laptop jammed in there, and my followup…
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To the Jackass in front of me
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of flying back from Boston at an ungodly hour. Worse yet, it was on an airline that I have zilch status on. So, I was stuck in a middle seat in Steerage class. Just looking to stretch my legs as much as possible and catch a few winks on the…
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Suck: Camera edition
We spent a wonderful Thanksgiving visiting my sister and her wife in the mountains. Great food, great company, even our menagerie of hounds behaved well (except for the torn off nail from “zoomies”) I even brought my “big” camera to take “good” pictures. Sigh. My main digital SLR is a second hand Canon 5D. Bought…
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Bad Bicycling Luck
Last weekend, my feet hurt (long story, but running down the stairs at 1:00AM because your dog is having a seizure can cause your plantar fasciitis to flare up. Who knew) so instead of a grueling mountain bike ride, I took a nice easy loop around Marshall-Cottle park. Bad idea. My tires were like pin-cushins.…
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Music Embarrassment – King Crimson
I have been on a nostalgic twist in music lately, reliving my early days of prog rock fandom, and reminiscing about all the vinyl I used to have and got rid of in my flurry of moves in the 1990's. Ah good times indeed. There is one classic prog rock staple that I am embarrassed…
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California Living
For those new to this channel, I relocated back to California after a 11 year detour through Arizona. Having been back now for almost 6 months, I have some observations as a new outsider. California in general, and Silicon Valley in particular is like no where else in the world. Great climate, diversity of cultures,…
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Bicycling Magazine – what are they smoking?
Since I renewed my Performance club membership (hey, 10% back is totally worth it), I get a “free” subscription to Bicycling Magazine. As with the last time I got this for free, I am seriously questioning their priorities. I understand that it is tough to publish a relevant print magazine these days. Attention spans are…
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Mac versus PC – Longevity, Lifetime
I live a schizophrenic life. For work I am coerced into a PC world. Windows, AD Domains, MS Exchange, and all that lot. But for my home and personal work, I am a devotee of the cult of the Mac. My wife and I both are Mac users, and here are some observations from a…