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December 26, 2005
December 24, 2005
December 17, 2005
'Queen of the Mountain Bootleggers' dies at age 101
'Queen of the Mountain Bootleggers' dies at age 101: "'Queen of the Mountain Bootleggers' "
December 14, 2005
December 8, 2005
The Downside of Caller ID
About the only downside of Caller ID that I am aware of is that people now call back any number that they don’t recognize or that doesn’t leave a message. What a waste of time! I mean, if I dial a wrong number, I now feel compelled to say something like “Oh, sorry. I dialed this number by mistake? Or I will get the inevitable call back that goes like this:
“Hello? Did someone call me?”
“It was a wrong number”
“Oh. Why did you call?”
Click.
I mean, what do they think? They won the lottery or something? Why don’t they push this natural curiosity into something useful other than dial up numbers you don’t recognize on your stinking telephone!
Jeez. No wonder I hate people.
“Hello? Did someone call me?”
“It was a wrong number”
“Oh. Why did you call?”
Click.
I mean, what do they think? They won the lottery or something? Why don’t they push this natural curiosity into something useful other than dial up numbers you don’t recognize on your stinking telephone!
Jeez. No wonder I hate people.
December 6, 2005
Another interesting study
So my other favorite beverage is good for you also:
Study finds coffee reduces liver risk - Yahoo! News
Another cup of Joe, please!
Study finds coffee reduces liver risk - Yahoo! News
Another cup of Joe, please!
Interesting study
The question is one of cause and effect:
Moderate drinkers show lower obesity risk - Yahoo! News
But I like the results.
Moderate drinkers show lower obesity risk - Yahoo! News
But I like the results.
December 4, 2005
December 1, 2005
I don't FEEL that old
Doreen and I were recently in a small French restaurant in a cold climate. Being a cold climate, we had to wear coats. We had a great meal with some good wine, and were leaving the place to go out back out into the cold weather.
As we were leaving, the attractive young coat check girl looked up at me and asked how tall I was. I smiled and said that I was 6’6” or 2 meters tall. I said I was a perfect in metric – 2 meters and 100 kg. (ok, I know that 6’6” isn’t exactly 2 meters. But the story is better that way)
She lookup at me wistfully and sighed – Oh! Do you have a son I might be able to date?
That was a low blow.
As we were leaving, the attractive young coat check girl looked up at me and asked how tall I was. I smiled and said that I was 6’6” or 2 meters tall. I said I was a perfect in metric – 2 meters and 100 kg. (ok, I know that 6’6” isn’t exactly 2 meters. But the story is better that way)
She lookup at me wistfully and sighed – Oh! Do you have a son I might be able to date?
That was a low blow.
November 16, 2005
What do you do, again?
I was interviewed for a radio show tonight. It is a business program that airs Saturday mornings here in Houston call The Business Makers. The host is the husband of a good friend of mine, (he is a good friend as well) and he wanted to get me on to talk about my career and how I ended up where I am.
It was sort of fun to be the center of attention, and have someone ask about your history. I go to a lot of parties these days, usually fund raising type parties for my wife. And all I am there is arm candy. If I don’t raise anyone’s hackles or make a spectacle of myself it is considered a successful event. (I sound fussier about it than I am. Occasionally they have a nice wine, and I meet someone I like. Very occasionally)
But this gave me a chance to talk about all my jobs. They go something like this:
Shoveled snow
Paper boy
Cemetery worker
Student worker in a Iron Mine in Peru
Coop student engineer in an underground coal mine in Illinois
Coop student engineer in a surface coal mine in Wyoming
Addressing letters for an insurance company in Madison. (I did this for my sister Melanie. I think she fired me because my handwriting was so bad.)
Engineer for Exxon Minerals
Engineer for Exxon Synthetics
Customer Support for David P Cook and Associates
Regional VP for Terra-Mar Resource Information Services (Don’t let the title fool you. There were three other people in the company when I joined)
Salesman for Landmark Graphics Corp
Sales Manager for LGC
Customer Support Manager for LGC
Regional Manager of Latin America for LGC
VP and General Manager for LGC
Sales and Marketing VP for Bell Geospace, Inc
COO for BGI
CEO for BGI
Out of work for a couple of years, with miscellanea thrown in for good measure, including VP of Pointcross for three months
Business Unit Manager for Input/Output
President and CEO for OpenSpirit Corp
And my father said I couldn’t hold a job.
It was sort of fun to be the center of attention, and have someone ask about your history. I go to a lot of parties these days, usually fund raising type parties for my wife. And all I am there is arm candy. If I don’t raise anyone’s hackles or make a spectacle of myself it is considered a successful event. (I sound fussier about it than I am. Occasionally they have a nice wine, and I meet someone I like. Very occasionally)
But this gave me a chance to talk about all my jobs. They go something like this:
Shoveled snow
Paper boy
Cemetery worker
Student worker in a Iron Mine in Peru
Coop student engineer in an underground coal mine in Illinois
Coop student engineer in a surface coal mine in Wyoming
Addressing letters for an insurance company in Madison. (I did this for my sister Melanie. I think she fired me because my handwriting was so bad.)
Engineer for Exxon Minerals
Engineer for Exxon Synthetics
Customer Support for David P Cook and Associates
Regional VP for Terra-Mar Resource Information Services (Don’t let the title fool you. There were three other people in the company when I joined)
Salesman for Landmark Graphics Corp
Sales Manager for LGC
Customer Support Manager for LGC
Regional Manager of Latin America for LGC
VP and General Manager for LGC
Sales and Marketing VP for Bell Geospace, Inc
COO for BGI
CEO for BGI
Out of work for a couple of years, with miscellanea thrown in for good measure, including VP of Pointcross for three months
Business Unit Manager for Input/Output
President and CEO for OpenSpirit Corp
And my father said I couldn’t hold a job.
November 14, 2005
Burma and ID
I read today in the New York Times that the Burmese Military Junta has absconded upcountry for reasons unknown.
(http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/14/international/asia/14burma.html )
One of the speculations is that they are moving because their astrologers told them to move – on a specific date at a specific time.
I am not sure why, but this makes me think of Intelligent (sic) Design.
(http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/14/international/asia/14burma.html )
One of the speculations is that they are moving because their astrologers told them to move – on a specific date at a specific time.
I am not sure why, but this makes me think of Intelligent (sic) Design.
November 10, 2005
November 9, 2005
"the awesome stupidity of the common herd" (and I don't mean ID)
Stupidity on Parade - USA Today. The Times editorial page. Your local newspaper. By Jack�Shafer: "the awesome stupidity of the common herd"
November 8, 2005
November 7, 2005
November 4, 2005
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