I am often asked what a typical day looks like. It is hard to describe in general, because one of the things about being a product manager is that I get tossed tasks, and crises all the time. So, what does a day in the life look like? 7:30AM – Arrive. Check email, find an urgent request to do a competitive analysis of one of our products with a down market competitor (clearly inferior, and...
The house behind us has a large “shade” tree. It has an enormous quantity of fern like foliage that does a good job cutting the sun that beats down on our back yard. All good right? Except that when it loses its foliage, it dumps an incredible amount into our pool. How much? I have to skim and scoop two or three times a day, and still the filter gets jammed. In December, we had a cold...
I get that some people view their cars as transportation. My dad is that way. You wash it once a year, mainly to get the birdshit off of it. Heck, he had a 56 Porsche Speedster that had totally oxidized paint before he sold it to a kid down the street (one in pristine original condition is worth about $250K today). If you have a camry, or an accord, or a Taurus, or any of those...
Pre-Diana Riggs, the actress opposite of Patrick McNee (Steed) was Honor Blackman. This was very rough TV, but it has its charms. I am working my way through the 1963 season, and making a kick ass green chili.
Perhaps I will break out the DVD’s with Emma Peel who made black leather unbelievably sexy in the 1960′ next.
I have a lot of work to do, and I am dutifully avoiding it.
There are many valid reasons to hate GoDaddy web hosting, from their soft-porn advertisements, to their owner’s proclivity to go big game hunting in Africa, to the barrage of pushy marketing of their goods and services (no, I don’t want to add domains today). Today though, I will be complaining about their support and their absolutely shitty hosting platform. Until Friday, March 22...
I finally took the plunge and got my reloading press setup again. It had been sitting idle on my workbench, partially disassembled from the move, and generally looking sad. But now it is back together, and when I get about a 2′ x 2′ piece of plywood to reinforce my workbench, I will bolt it down and then get back to reloading. I also cleaned all my firearms. A couple had been put...
There is nothing like getting a nastygram (or two) from your HOA. In general, I don’t mind being in a community with an HOA. Lots of people whinge about the CC&R’s, and having to comply (no, you can’t have a 40′ “murican flag in your font yard, thankyouverymuch). I have found that they have been very willing to work with you if you ask them. In our house in...
A recent post I mentioned that I would follow up with my irritation with Arizona cyclists. In that post I mentioned the insane practice that is widespread of cycling on the sidewalks, that greatly increases the hazards to people walking. Today, I am going to grumble about cyclists who are unfamiliar with the rules of the road. First, I grew up in California, at a time when the schools were well...
I am fortunate to live 7.2 miles from the office. A straight shot down a main artery, I can make it into the office in 12 minutes, as long as I time it properly around the kid dropoff at the two major elementary schools on the way. The lights are timed, and if it keep it to 1 – 2 mph below the posted speed limit, I can often stop only once. Seems pretty ideal, living in a place where 10...
Way back (1992 ish) I worked as a chemical technician. Part of my responsibilities was to move large amounts of chemicals in boxes (4 gallons per box), and drums (55 gallon drums). Needless to say, I probably was in the best physical condition of my life during that 9 months or so. But there was an upside. Since I worked off shift, I would need to drive the forklift to get my job done. So I went...