There is a debate raging in my own mind. I am one of the least ambitious people I know. Combine that with an expensive taste in computers and you get a train wreck of budgetary proportions. Then out of the blue comes a promotional opportunity. One of the quirks in state government is that people are not singled out for promotion based on merit. Instead, promotions are applied for like a new…
You haven’t lived until you have done some cordless computing away from home. “Ah, but doesn’t a laptop computer have less power than a desktop computer?” “Pshaw”, I say! Any fool can type at a desk. It takes a special kind of fool to type on an expensive piece of technological wonder balanced on one knee. And let’s not forget the cool factor of opening up…
“I was thinking that I would go ahead and spend the money for a Clearwater rec. card so Beth can continue her swim lessons.”
Sarcastically: “Will that leave enough money for a new computer?”
Seriously: “Yeah, I think so.”
Stunned: “…”
My wife and I share a bond that has never been stronger.
Did I mention that there is a new computer sitting in…
We are back on the air after some technical difficulties this evening. They say that when you run your own web server, you can’t blame anyone else for your site problems. Well, one of our poor old iMacs bit the dust right in front of me this evening. It happened just as I was walking in the door, coming home from work. The monitor flashed, an electrical “hissing” noise rose from…
My reputation for single mindedness comes well deserved. I’ve been driving forward in the office as if nothing has changed. After a good hour of hearty production this morning, I noticed a phone message from a recently departed, former coworker. They left a really nice message. Suddenly a productive morning becomes unproductive as my single track downshifts into sentimentality. Someone needs…
A family of three gather in the only child’s bedroom. The father is hanging the six year old girl’s clean clothes in the closet – the very model of the modern husband. The young girl is taking her time picking up her dirty clothes. The mother is uncharacteristically standing idle, watching the scene unfold in front of her.
Suddenly impatient, mommy warns: “Beth, if you…
I feel a crushing weight of despair over the Bucs early morning loss to the Colts. I stayed up to the bitter end… if only I had gone to bed while they were way ahead. I would have gotten a poor night’s sleep, but at least I would have slept. Now I’m up, as alert at 1:30 a.m. as I would be at 1:30 p.m. The upside to all of this is that I won’t spend a lot of time falling…