Monthly Archives: November 2011

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 →

Gee, I didn’t get much done today.  On the plus side, I did make some awesome meatloaf – so awesome that my son would actually eat it!  It, along with the mashed potatoes and potato skins, was a hit with … Continue reading →

My wife and I were alone much of Saturday.  The kids were off tide-pooling with friends.  Apparently, Saturday was the lowest tide in 3.5 years.  The kids were able to walk 1/3 of a mile offshore.  We went on a … Continue reading →

I think it’s just nuts that people line up outside of stores in the hopes of getting some deal.  With the advent of the computer, shopping online is far less stressful, and the deals are just as plentiful (and at … Continue reading →

I cooked much of the day — Thanksgiving “lupper” for the family.  We ran out of regular salt, so I used the fancy “mountain” salt we brought back from Hallstatt, Austria.  I did not realize that this was some sort … Continue reading →

Fun day at work – I wound up working very little in the traditional sense, but instead drove around in my Porsche all day visiting folks and “schmoozing.”  I looked at a facility, had a business lunch, and called people.  … Continue reading →

Well yeah, my boss says I can be the Ops. guy.  The only downside of this (besides all the additional work and learning) is that should we get acquired some day, Ops. is the first thing to go because any … Continue reading →

We had a friend come over to visit us today at work.  As usual, he would like to help us in some way.  I hope he can.  We could use all kinds of help. Today, I also made my intentions … Continue reading →

My daughter got an iTouch this week.  She is so excited!  I don’t know how long she has been saving for it, but she paid cash, and she is now downloading apps (through my account). Next week, my wife and … Continue reading →

Nothing earth-shattering about the last two days; I worked, I rested.  I still have this cold/allergy thing going on.  I did get to visit a potential vendor yesterday, and that was fun.  The facility was nice and clean – a … Continue reading →