Archive for the 'life' Category
So the stock market tanked on Monday, everywhere.
Should we all go run and hide? No, because then we will just make things worse.
The sky is falling, somewhat. But if we remain calmn, it will be a lot better than if we all panic.
I’ll stay the course and just keep on going. If the bottom is [...]
I alluded to some changes at my work in this post yesterday. Earlier today I indicated that I might get the news as soon as today.
I got the news but it was as clear as mud. In the near future, I will either be looking for a new job or I might end up staying [...]
My co-workers are telling me that the detailed news is beginning to filter down. The axe is swinging.
I guess it will be good to finally get the news and move on. No one likes uncertainty. If they are letting me go with a package, great. I’ll start looking for another job as soon as I [...]
I keep hearing about the US credit crisis and I keep thinking about what caused the problems. Sure, there was greed by the bankers to make money by having more mortgages get approved so it looked like the banks were making a killing. But there has to be more to it than that.
I think the [...]
Many months ago (10), we started hearing that our company was thinking about out-sourcing it’s IT functions. Not to worry we were told, it is just part of due diligence to make sure the right thing is being done. A few months pass and we learned that they would be pursuing it by talking with [...]
I just had two fabulous weeks of vacation out in the quiet cottage country of Ontario (the Haliburton cottage country) and I cam back refreshed! It is amazing what two weeks of no stress can do to a person.
I came back to work ready to focus on the tasks in front of me. Unfortunately, I [...]
It’s true. We really are our own worst enemy.
Social engineering attacks are becoming so common that we see them daily in our email. We hear about people getting swindled at their homes too. A phone call comes in and you’ve won a contest for a free vacation. Sure, sometimes they are just marketing ploys to [...]
This weekend is Victoria Day weekend in Canada and next weekend is Memorial Day weekend in the U.S. I’ll be leaving town and going to a quiet little town in Ontario where we have a nice trailer in a private campground with a lake.
When I go away for the weekend, pretty much ever weekend from [...]
Blah. Another 6 inches of snow yesterday. I got out the snow blower and the shovel and cleared the driveway in the morning. By 8:30, it was all covered again. The snow plow came by around noon. Did I shovel out the mouth of the driveway? Nope. No desire to do it.
Now I hear we [...]
My mind has been working overtime lately and I couldn’t quite figure out what it was. It has finally hit me.
For the last several years I’ve felt as if I’m not moving forward much, as if time was sort of standing still. I was seeing small changes in my interests but nothing more than little [...]
