Author Archives: Brian

At work today, I avoided the cabbage soup so I could have so much more on Thursday and Friday.  It hasn’t thawed completely.

Wow, busy weekend. On Saturday, I had an early morning church meeting (elders) immediately followed by a dress rehearsal for tomorrow’s Christmas play (I run the lights).  This took me to lunchtime.  In the afternoon, with the help of my … Continue reading →

I had to stay home again to wait for the TV.  I had a 10-2 window, and it arrived just before 2.  When my son got home, we decided to hook it up.  We got most of the hookup done, … Continue reading →

I’ve been having neck problems since Monday.  Last night, it got so bad I couldn’t sleep.  This morning, I could not move my neck without severe pain.  Various medicines, so far, seem not to work.  Still, I drove to work… … Continue reading →

I got so much work done today!  Layout is fun when everything works out.  After 20 years of doing this, I sort of have a love/hate relationship with layout.  I’m happier when layout is not all I’m doing… maybe I’m … Continue reading →

I was able to connect with the TV delivery folks today.  Because Amazon’s Black Friday/Cyber Monday was so successful, they are absolutely slammed with deliveries.  Now that they’ve missed my Monday delivery, the next time they can deliver it is … Continue reading →

Long day, but a fun day; I wasn’t bored!  I’m down to two reliability vendors, and they are in a bidding war.  Truth is that either would be a fine vendor, but I do have my preference. My boss heads … Continue reading →

I must get used to the concept that upper management is useful, but doesn’t (directly) produce anything.  It’s been years since I have felt like I have done so much, yet produced so little.  Upper management is all about interaction … Continue reading →

Gaaa!  Another computer problem.  This one started last week and has gotten progressively worse.  How many laptops am I going to go through this year?  My main layout program has become all but useless on my laptop, yet seems to … Continue reading →

Today, I did a bit of shopping during lunch and bought office supplies.  How exciting!  The largest thing I purchased was one of those plastic floor mats because my home office chair is slowly grinding into my hardwood floor.  After … Continue reading →