I finally completed straightening out my room today. Hey, there’s actually carpet in that spot along the wall where that monitor I’m not using has been sitting for about 8 months, in the corner where the winter comforter has by laying since, well, winter, and the corner with all that shit in it — the … Read more
I sent this e-mail to the manager who re-hired me to IBM in 2000: To: Elizabeth Subject: Thanks for your part (in blue) in my history… Hi there! I started at IBM 25 years ago today. However, today I am NOT being inducted into the renowned Quarter Century Club, because of a little 7-year hiatus … Read more
I worked from home today. I did (hopefully) final updates on the AIX Password Sync guide, and edited two other guides — one Rhonda’s and the other, Qiana’s. I also got two loads of laundry done in the background. Love that “work/life balance” stuff. At their request, I prepared mom and dad’s “bill” for the … Read more
I met with Bill at 9AM my time, 6AM his time, as he’s in Irvine, California. We went over the AS/400 Plug-in book layout to see if stuff we’ve been applying to adapters also applies to plug-ins. Plug this. I met Richard at Piper’s for lunch. One of their specials today was a Bacon Swiss … Read more
<Work Rant> We had a Woj area meeting today (via teleconference). If I hear one more management (i.e., leader) say, “We’ve got to get better. We’ve got to get products to market faster. We need to improve processes at the individual level — in our every day work. Our products must have improved quality.” Blah, … Read more
E-mail and discussion database conversations today… E-mail Hi Woody, I was shocked to see Allen Croft’s obituary in the newspaper this weekend. I had no idea he had died. Do you know what happened to him (if it isn’t personal/confidential)? My wife (at the time) and I used to play on his volleyball team years … Read more
I took Vivian to the airport for 4:30 AM, and went back to bed, sleeping until about 11. I wanted to go for a walk today, but waited too late. The weather turned bad, and it stormed. I met Joe at Flex at just after 7. We waited and waited for a pool table to … Read more
I got up while Robert was in the shower, mixed dressing into the salad I made for him yesterday, and along with a baggie with some croutons in it, a baggie with some Tostitos in it, and a plastic container of H&D dip, placed it by the front door to surprise him as he left … Read more
Paraskevidekatriaphobia is a morbid, irrational fear of Friday the 13th. Therapist Dr. Donald Dossey, whose specialty is treating people with irrational fears, coined the term. He claims that when you can pronounce the word you are cured. Paraskevidekatriaphobia is related to triskaidekaphobia, the fear of the number 13. Superstition about Friday the 13th may well … Read more
I was heads down in the Password Synchronization for AIX Plug-in Installation and Configuration Guide update today. I attended an ODC (orthogonal defect classification) training class today from 2:00 — 5:00. Though not directly applicable to what I’m doing at the moment, it was an intellectually stimulating class. I stopped at White Rabbit on the … Read more