Blog Question Of The Day:
Should I apply for the job of Pope?
Saturday, April 09, 2005
Friday, April 08, 2005
I need to get something off my chest.
What the hell is wrong with people that leave voice messages!?! Okay, you didn't manage to catch me live. You have to leave a message. Can you just leave a semi-useful one? Its not that hard. Cover some very basic facts.
name
reason for calling
what response you want
And its the, what response, that trips people up. They'll talk for two minutes leaving the message, and then not request what they want in return. Do you want me to solve something? Do you want a document for records? Or my personal favorite, please call me. But OH, OH, OH, you give me your phone number at 200 mph. How in the F&%K am I supposed to decipher the spew of noise you made that is supposed to be a phone number. 2-7-blbhalbhalhbalhblahblahbolah Oh yeah, that means a LOT to me.
To hell with you! I am NOT re-listening to your voice mail 19 times trying to get every digit. Be a weiner with me and I'll return the favor.
Idiots.
What the hell is wrong with people that leave voice messages!?! Okay, you didn't manage to catch me live. You have to leave a message. Can you just leave a semi-useful one? Its not that hard. Cover some very basic facts.
name
reason for calling
what response you want
And its the, what response, that trips people up. They'll talk for two minutes leaving the message, and then not request what they want in return. Do you want me to solve something? Do you want a document for records? Or my personal favorite, please call me. But OH, OH, OH, you give me your phone number at 200 mph. How in the F&%K am I supposed to decipher the spew of noise you made that is supposed to be a phone number. 2-7-blbhalbhalhbalhblahblahbolah Oh yeah, that means a LOT to me.
To hell with you! I am NOT re-listening to your voice mail 19 times trying to get every digit. Be a weiner with me and I'll return the favor.
Idiots.
Thursday, April 07, 2005
Never let it be said that I refuse to do the necessary housework. Tonight I completed the following housecleaning projects:
- laundry
- cleaned the bathroom
- vacuumed the stairs
- vacuumed my living room and office/closet
- washed all the dishes
Sure, it doesn't constitue a full 'house cleaning' but I took care of necessary business. I should be good for another 8 to 10 months.
Toodles!
- laundry
- cleaned the bathroom
- vacuumed the stairs
- vacuumed my living room and office/closet
- washed all the dishes
Sure, it doesn't constitue a full 'house cleaning' but I took care of necessary business. I should be good for another 8 to 10 months.
Toodles!
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
What an incredible couple of days!
I'm busy all the time but the last two days have been retarded. There were three jobs closing this week. (Now only two, as one was deferred a week because the spec changed) Consequently my phone was ringing off the hook. Call after call after call looking for pricing, questions about what's included, and general chatter about the projects. On top of that has been a bunch of new projects coming up out of the ground. We were the named supplier in one that just came out, and I didn't even know about it. Someone called for pricing and we didn't even know it was up for tender yet!
On the good news front, we got a big one in Manitoba. It was confirmed we were low-bid on a 200 USgpm plant just north and east of Winnipeg. So, for all of you that live in the greater Winnipeg area, I'll probably be in town at some point this summer. But with that project, and the one that closes tomorrow, we're going to be in excellent position as we move into the summer construction season.
I've been trying to get things finished and when I get home, I don't last long before I fall asleep on the couch. I need a better plan that this. :-)
Toodles!
I'm busy all the time but the last two days have been retarded. There were three jobs closing this week. (Now only two, as one was deferred a week because the spec changed) Consequently my phone was ringing off the hook. Call after call after call looking for pricing, questions about what's included, and general chatter about the projects. On top of that has been a bunch of new projects coming up out of the ground. We were the named supplier in one that just came out, and I didn't even know about it. Someone called for pricing and we didn't even know it was up for tender yet!
On the good news front, we got a big one in Manitoba. It was confirmed we were low-bid on a 200 USgpm plant just north and east of Winnipeg. So, for all of you that live in the greater Winnipeg area, I'll probably be in town at some point this summer. But with that project, and the one that closes tomorrow, we're going to be in excellent position as we move into the summer construction season.
I've been trying to get things finished and when I get home, I don't last long before I fall asleep on the couch. I need a better plan that this. :-)
Toodles!
Monday, April 04, 2005
2005 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions
North Carolina Tar Heels
What a great basketball game. And it went right to the wire. The play that sealed it was the errant pass from the Illini player, with half a minute to go. If he doesn't try that goofy shot, this game goes to overtime.
An amazingly entertaining game. Way to go Tar Heels!!!
North Carolina Tar Heels
What a great basketball game. And it went right to the wire. The play that sealed it was the errant pass from the Illini player, with half a minute to go. If he doesn't try that goofy shot, this game goes to overtime.
An amazingly entertaining game. Way to go Tar Heels!!!
Saturday, April 02, 2005
Friday, April 01, 2005
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
I was just sitting here, watching a show that had a segment that covered the growth of the internet through the late 90's. Now for some reason, this brought to my mind an almost completely unrelated question.
Rather than develop new games for the limited hardware of something like the Gameboy Advance, why not buy up the existing software for games that have become extinct on the computer platform?
Given the level of complexity that the Gameboy Advance is capable of, there should be a wealth of really cool games from the late nineties. For instance:
Commander Keen
Rise Of The Triad
Codename:Iceman
Doom
about a hundred sport or driving games
This is all software that was developed for systems that are less powerful than you can now get in a handheld. The key to success for any gaming platform is having games you can play. Why not scavenge from something that already exists?
Just a thought.
Rather than develop new games for the limited hardware of something like the Gameboy Advance, why not buy up the existing software for games that have become extinct on the computer platform?
Given the level of complexity that the Gameboy Advance is capable of, there should be a wealth of really cool games from the late nineties. For instance:
Commander Keen
Rise Of The Triad
Codename:Iceman
Doom
about a hundred sport or driving games
This is all software that was developed for systems that are less powerful than you can now get in a handheld. The key to success for any gaming platform is having games you can play. Why not scavenge from something that already exists?
Just a thought.