Thoughts
Saturday, December 31, 2005
Friday, December 30, 2005
Things that make you go hhmm.... 40
It's that time of year again.... the end that is.....
Whet was accomplished in the past year?....
Looks like a lot of people died, both needlessly and naturally.....
I lost few family members and acquaintances....
I have a place in a particular dead pool and lost again, just trying to figure out who to pick for the next year.... anybody got any ideas?....
My son moved away from the area with the woman he has picked as his own, or she picked him as her own.. not sure which and a little concerned .....
Oil and Hydro have skyrocketed, how do they expect people to just keep paying?
I am looking at a possible move up in the company I work for, with a little trepidation...
I don't like new years resolutions because they just seem to be ripe for the breaking but I do need to make some major changes in my life and damn soon...
Yea, just a random bunch of thoughts this morning and a lot of hhmmm....
Thoughts
Whet was accomplished in the past year?....
Looks like a lot of people died, both needlessly and naturally.....
I lost few family members and acquaintances....
I have a place in a particular dead pool and lost again, just trying to figure out who to pick for the next year.... anybody got any ideas?....
My son moved away from the area with the woman he has picked as his own, or she picked him as her own.. not sure which and a little concerned .....
Oil and Hydro have skyrocketed, how do they expect people to just keep paying?
I am looking at a possible move up in the company I work for, with a little trepidation...
I don't like new years resolutions because they just seem to be ripe for the breaking but I do need to make some major changes in my life and damn soon...
Yea, just a random bunch of thoughts this morning and a lot of hhmmm....
Thoughts
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Last HNT of 05...!!!
As requested, this is my favorite pic so far....
These have supported me no matter what I weigh, no matter what the weather, no matter the footwear.... they just keep on carrying...
Right now I have a plantar's wart on the one and that makes it extremely painful to walk but I have to get where I'm going and can't let a little thing like that stop me.
I put 4 plus miles on these things every single day.... My best friends, I guess.
Happy HNT to everyone else!
Thoughts
These have supported me no matter what I weigh, no matter what the weather, no matter the footwear.... they just keep on carrying...
Right now I have a plantar's wart on the one and that makes it extremely painful to walk but I have to get where I'm going and can't let a little thing like that stop me.
I put 4 plus miles on these things every single day.... My best friends, I guess.
Happy HNT to everyone else!
Thoughts
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
The 48 Laws of Power... 23/24
Law 23
Concentrate Your Forces
Conserve your forces and energies by keeping them concentrated at their strongest point. You gain more by finding a rich mine and mining it deeper, than by flitting from one shallow mine to another – intensity defeats extensity every time. When looking for sources of power to elevate you, find the one key patron, the fat cow who will give you milk for a long time to come.
Law 24
Play the Perfect Courtier
The perfect courtier thrives in a world where everything revolves around power and political dexterity. He has mastered the art of indirection; he flatters, yields to superiors, and asserts power over others in the mot oblique and graceful manner. Learn and apply the laws of courtiership and there will be no limit to how far you can rise in the court.
Thoughts
Concentrate Your Forces
Conserve your forces and energies by keeping them concentrated at their strongest point. You gain more by finding a rich mine and mining it deeper, than by flitting from one shallow mine to another – intensity defeats extensity every time. When looking for sources of power to elevate you, find the one key patron, the fat cow who will give you milk for a long time to come.
Law 24
Play the Perfect Courtier
The perfect courtier thrives in a world where everything revolves around power and political dexterity. He has mastered the art of indirection; he flatters, yields to superiors, and asserts power over others in the mot oblique and graceful manner. Learn and apply the laws of courtiership and there will be no limit to how far you can rise in the court.
Thoughts
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Things that make you go hhmm.... 39
Hope everyone had a great Christmas....
I find it really hard to explain why I don't really feel anything for Christmas.
People come up to me and ask, "How was your Christmas?"
My answer, "It was a day off work"....
I can remember being so excited about the day and the presents and the season and..... it just isn't there for me anymore...
Sure, I see my kids and get gifts and good food but.... something is missing....
Can you get too old for it?
Can it just turn into another day?
A mere day off from work?
Maybe working the days on both sides of it make it less than a satisfying holiday?
At least I have the 2nd of January off....
I think I need to look for something else that is more satisfying in my life than what I am doing now. I have seen bloggers that are doing the same job hopping but they don't seem any happier either....
Anyway, hhmmm....
Thoughts
I find it really hard to explain why I don't really feel anything for Christmas.
People come up to me and ask, "How was your Christmas?"
My answer, "It was a day off work"....
I can remember being so excited about the day and the presents and the season and..... it just isn't there for me anymore...
Sure, I see my kids and get gifts and good food but.... something is missing....
Can you get too old for it?
Can it just turn into another day?
A mere day off from work?
Maybe working the days on both sides of it make it less than a satisfying holiday?
At least I have the 2nd of January off....
I think I need to look for something else that is more satisfying in my life than what I am doing now. I have seen bloggers that are doing the same job hopping but they don't seem any happier either....
Anyway, hhmmm....
Thoughts
Monday, December 26, 2005
Sunday, December 25, 2005
Saturday, December 24, 2005
Christmas eve 2005....
It is raining today, gonna rain tonight and tomorrow as well.....
Here is a little reminder of the time of year it is supposed to be....
And...
And here is a sample of today...
Oh well,
It's CHRISTMAS EVE!
1 final sleep to
1 final sleep to
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Thoughts
Friday, December 23, 2005
Things that make you go hhmm.... 38
How about that internal clock we each have......
Here it is almost 5:30 in the freaking morning and I got to be to work for 7.......
It's funny how, as a kid or teenager, there wasn't an alarm clock that could wake me up.
Even after I got married, the only thing I could get to wake my ass out of bed at anytime was the wife.
For the past five plus years, I've been working at the same place and my shift has gone completely around the clock. Since the wife left, so has my dependency on her waking me up, I can get out of bed at what ever hour I choose just by my decision to get up.
My usual day starts at about 6:30. I have to make sure the kid is up and ready to head for school before preparing for my day when I have to leave for work at about 8:30.
I was required to be at work today for new product training at seven and with no assistance from any external source, I am up at twenty minutes to five.
Just FYI, I walk to work which takes about 30 to 40 minutes, just in case anyone was wondering.
hhmmm....
Thoughts
Here it is almost 5:30 in the freaking morning and I got to be to work for 7.......
It's funny how, as a kid or teenager, there wasn't an alarm clock that could wake me up.
Even after I got married, the only thing I could get to wake my ass out of bed at anytime was the wife.
For the past five plus years, I've been working at the same place and my shift has gone completely around the clock. Since the wife left, so has my dependency on her waking me up, I can get out of bed at what ever hour I choose just by my decision to get up.
My usual day starts at about 6:30. I have to make sure the kid is up and ready to head for school before preparing for my day when I have to leave for work at about 8:30.
I was required to be at work today for new product training at seven and with no assistance from any external source, I am up at twenty minutes to five.
Just FYI, I walk to work which takes about 30 to 40 minutes, just in case anyone was wondering.
hhmmm....
Just two, two, two more sleeps before
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Thoughts
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Last HNT before Christmas
Here we are at the second last HNT of the year....
This is what happens when ya slip on the ice on yer front step and go down. Yea, I'll survive but man, it really hurt for a little while...
Happy HNT once again!
Only TREE more sleeps before
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Thoughts
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Things that make you go hhmm.... 37
How did we let politicians decide what they would be paid?
A local council decided not to give themselves a raise this year but did up the travel expense. This is a good thing, sorta...
It makes you stop and think, when it does come around again for the raise question, are they going to add this as another year"since" the last raise, therefore we deserve it?
Are the politicians really worth the money that they are being paid?
This is like the management system in big corporations but with a slight twist. We get to vote for the people we want in power but I'm not absolutely sure we really have that decision...
I know that of all the years I have voted, only one resulted in the party I wanted in but not the ass they was heading the whole thing. He actually brought shame to the party not to mention the country...
Just a few thoughts to make you go hhmmm....
hhmmm....
Thoughts
A local council decided not to give themselves a raise this year but did up the travel expense. This is a good thing, sorta...
It makes you stop and think, when it does come around again for the raise question, are they going to add this as another year"since" the last raise, therefore we deserve it?
Are the politicians really worth the money that they are being paid?
This is like the management system in big corporations but with a slight twist. We get to vote for the people we want in power but I'm not absolutely sure we really have that decision...
I know that of all the years I have voted, only one resulted in the party I wanted in but not the ass they was heading the whole thing. He actually brought shame to the party not to mention the country...
Just a few thoughts to make you go hhmmm....
hhmmm....
5 sleeps before
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Thoughts
Monday, December 19, 2005
Sunday, December 18, 2005
The 48 Laws of Power
Law 21
Play a Sucker to Catch a Sucker – Seem Dumber than your Mark
No one likes feeling stupider than the next persons. The trick, is to make your victims feel smart – and not just smart, but smarter than you are. Once convinced of this, they will never suspect that you may have ulterior motives.
Law 22
Use the Surrender Tactic: Transform Weakness into Power
When you are weaker, never fight for honor’s sake; choose surrender instead. Surrender gives you time to recover, time to torment and irritate your conqueror, time to wait for his power to wane. Do not give him the satisfaction of fighting and defeating you – surrender first. By turning the other check you infuriate and unsettle him. Make surrender a tool of power.
Thoughts
Play a Sucker to Catch a Sucker – Seem Dumber than your Mark
No one likes feeling stupider than the next persons. The trick, is to make your victims feel smart – and not just smart, but smarter than you are. Once convinced of this, they will never suspect that you may have ulterior motives.
Law 22
Use the Surrender Tactic: Transform Weakness into Power
When you are weaker, never fight for honor’s sake; choose surrender instead. Surrender gives you time to recover, time to torment and irritate your conqueror, time to wait for his power to wane. Do not give him the satisfaction of fighting and defeating you – surrender first. By turning the other check you infuriate and unsettle him. Make surrender a tool of power.
Only 7 more sleeps til
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Thoughts
Saturday, December 17, 2005
Some random pics and humour...
And just where do I find some of these?
You'll definitely want to teach yer kids to be fast...
This has to be a class "A" number one "redneck" home.,,
One of my favourites, you don't have to feed, pet, walk or clean up after one of these freebies!
And we are down to only 8 sleeps before
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Thoughts
Friday, December 16, 2005
Things that make you go hhmm.... 36
FedEx...
This courier has a new delivery policy that has to be the dumbest move ever.
They have decided that if everybody has to pay extra for a signature delivery.
essentially, they can throw your package off of the truck anywhere they want and if you didn't pay the extra for the signature requirement, too bad, FedEx is not responsible.
WTF?
I think I just found a way for Hoss to make his pile.
He could hire a taxi to follow the FedEx delivery truck around picking up all of the packages that have been dropped and, look out eBay, new "shipment" for sale.
Not really funny because I already see it happening....
hhmmm....
Thoughts
This courier has a new delivery policy that has to be the dumbest move ever.
They have decided that if everybody has to pay extra for a signature delivery.
essentially, they can throw your package off of the truck anywhere they want and if you didn't pay the extra for the signature requirement, too bad, FedEx is not responsible.
WTF?
I think I just found a way for Hoss to make his pile.
He could hire a taxi to follow the FedEx delivery truck around picking up all of the packages that have been dropped and, look out eBay, new "shipment" for sale.
Not really funny because I already see it happening....
hhmmm....
8 more sleeps before...
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Thoughts
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Happy HNT !!!!!!
How would ya like to use that meat hook to feed yerself?The middle finger from the last joint to the tip was crushed a lot of years ago.
This is the same hand, when a nurse tried to put an intravenous in, had to try at least four times, twisting and turning, trying to find a vein and had to let a younger, less experienced one actually do it with one poke.
I can also put a walnut between the middle knuckle on the middle finger and index finger, ball my hand into a fist and crush the walnut. Good Christmas trick for the kids...
And guess what.... 9 more sleeps before
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Thoughts
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Things that make you go hhmm.... 35
School sports...
In most of the sports in the local schools, one team lines up and shakes hands with the other after the game.
In one of the games by one school, the one sets of coaches, rudely ignored the other team.
When was this tradition stopped?
Are we trying to show sportsmanship or that winning is the only acceptable option?
Understand that it is a "sport", a "game"....
Apparently, they are trying to get them ready for the hard life of professional "sports".
Just a stray thought on the subject..
Thoughts
In most of the sports in the local schools, one team lines up and shakes hands with the other after the game.
In one of the games by one school, the one sets of coaches, rudely ignored the other team.
When was this tradition stopped?
Are we trying to show sportsmanship or that winning is the only acceptable option?
Understand that it is a "sport", a "game"....
Apparently, they are trying to get them ready for the hard life of professional "sports".
Just a stray thought on the subject..
And 10 more sleeps before
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Thoughts
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Things that make you go hhmm.... 34
I don't know about you people but it is getting either too damn cold or I'm getting too damn old.....
This morning we get up to a -22 (that is a little minus sign, below zero cold)
We didn't hit a record which is -25 but man, I got to walk through 2 miles of this damn cold to get to work.
I'm going to have to leave at least a half hour early so I got time to thaw before I can actually start to work.
The other scarey item is paying for the oil to keep my house warm through this weather. It was unaffordable last year and the cost of oil is up now so good luck to all who are either at or below the poverty line or those on a single income, such as me.
Sure it used to be a crap load colder when I was a kid but I WAS A KID, and it didn't mean much to me. Arthritis has made it a lot less bearable not to mention the other ailments of age. And crap, I'm not that old. I feel like I'm 180 but that is a slight exaggeration of my real age of 48.
Oh well, we do what we gotta do.
Supposed to be as cold tomorrow but warming a bit near the end of the week.
Good luck to all today.
Thoughts
This morning we get up to a -22 (that is a little minus sign, below zero cold)
We didn't hit a record which is -25 but man, I got to walk through 2 miles of this damn cold to get to work.
I'm going to have to leave at least a half hour early so I got time to thaw before I can actually start to work.
The other scarey item is paying for the oil to keep my house warm through this weather. It was unaffordable last year and the cost of oil is up now so good luck to all who are either at or below the poverty line or those on a single income, such as me.
Sure it used to be a crap load colder when I was a kid but I WAS A KID, and it didn't mean much to me. Arthritis has made it a lot less bearable not to mention the other ailments of age. And crap, I'm not that old. I feel like I'm 180 but that is a slight exaggeration of my real age of 48.
Oh well, we do what we gotta do.
Supposed to be as cold tomorrow but warming a bit near the end of the week.
Good luck to all today.
Only 11 more sleeps before
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Thoughts
Monday, December 12, 2005
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