Dilbert

I Love Dilbert!!!



This comic here is exactly how we act... except usually its via a teleconference. Our most outspoken engineer sits way in the back when the customer is present. When we are on a conference call, we pass around a jar of candy labled "Patience". A hand full is grabbed every time someone gets the urge..... Except for me. I don't know where their nasty hands have been.

"I Won't Let You Fail" Part II

Remember when I was talking about my efforts to help this kid graduate without him having criminal record? I was determined not to just let him fail. I can't save everyone, but I surely can't offer a helping hand without willing to stretch a little further, ya know?

Well, I talked to the kid's mom, and she's giving me all this grief about how she's no longer with her husband, and the kid stays with him sometimes, without a phone. Frankly, my dear, I really don't give a damn. But what did frustrate me that here I am dealling with parents that have their priorities all screwed up. They said screw the court system, and screw me. And now they want everything to be made OK since my scolding made them realize that their blind eye is going to cause their kid a heap of inconvenience upon graduation day.

It's the holidays. My efforts to help seem to be abused. But that's not going to discourage me at all. But that doesn't mean what's been wrong will be ignored. My plan, is to continue to help this kid, but I'm not going to reward his parents stupidity. I have a new kid assigned to me, he has a totally different attitude than the 1st kid. He's extremely apologetic, and strives continuously to excel. Why can't all kids be like him?

The biggest difference I see between these two kids is that their parents are like day & night (in more ways than their complexion!!!). The hard working, devoted parents have hard working, devoted kids. The 'I'm going to handlle my b'ness' parents have kids that think they can do whatever the hell they want.

Damn shame, but I'm going to keep on trying. I don't want these kids to car-jack me 5 years from now if I can prevent it today!

Our Trusty Administration

What do you do when you're at home, bored? Order some Pay Per View! I watched Farenheit 9/11 the other night. I advise everyone to see it! I know I shouldn't believe everything I see/read, but this movie laid out so many links to proove that the Bush administration is shady, that even if half of the info is false, it should be enough for us Americans to.......

Ummm, I'm not going to finish that thought, just in case FBI reads these blogs.

OK, ok, ok... the movie has me paranoid now. But for real, you guys have to watch it! One of my good friends is looking forward to finishing his officer training courses and entering active duty. Mainly, for the extra pay. I'm trying to persuade him to see this movie before he makes that foolish decision. I think war is acceptable when it is for a good cause. But seeing shit like Haliburton (Dick Cheney) making a deal with the Taliban install an oil pipeline through Afghanistan as we supposedly are hunting the Taliban to snatch Osama disgusts me. And this mess about the Saudi's owning 6% of U.S. economy? Ugh!!!!

Ultimate soaking

We're going through the coldest days of the year. The other night, it was about 27 outside. Do you think that stopped me from going out there & jumping in the hot tub? No chance. Actually, it was one my most relaxing soaks I've had. Soft warm water in the crisp, clean air. For those 20 mins, I can honestly say that life is good.

20 mins up, time to get out... I bet you think I froze, right? Nope. I came out steaming hot, so I didn't get cold.

Ahhh.... Life is good.

Short People

I had an interesting day yesterday. I know, I'm posting a day late, but my internet is acting up at home. Anyways... I'm rolling home from work, glance in my rear view mirror, and I don't see anyone driving the pickup truck behind me. Wait... let me look a little closer once traffic stops. There she is! All I see is part of a pair of eyebrowns and a forehead sticking above the steering wheel!

OK, now I'm scared. I think she's looking at the forward traffic from between that space from the top of the steering wheel down to the top of the dashboard. What do short people think when they get in the drivers' seat and can't see clearly? That's what phone books are for!!!

I decided to experiment what it's like to be too short to drive safely. So I sunk down real low in my seat so just my eyebrows was over the steering wheel. I know the folks next to me probably thought I was smoking something, but this was a serious experiment! OK, i can see the car in front of me, but my periferal vision sucked, and clearly couldn't see enough of my surroundings to drive safe. Point proven: Short people should be required to sit on two phone books when driving trucks/SUVs/Other big rides.

Damn Married Folks...

Why did I walk into one of my work meetings to be greeted with, "Hey, I hear you're getting married!" What the hell? They knew I wasn't getting married, but it was their way of saying that I should be, and since I'm not, I should be pretty soon.
One person in my group just got engaged, so of course, she's excited. Another was apparently forced to admit he was going to pop the question. He must have been pressured into revealing his secret after they found out he was moving in with his baby's mama. So what does any of this have to do with me? NOTHING!!!
Last week, two of my co-workers took bets on when I was going to get married. One said a year. As much as I would love to see myself living happily ever after with my girlfriend, these outside influences are not speeding up the process. One day, maybe.

Speaking of which, have you heard about the first same-sex DIVORCE was filed? And the biggest issue in the guy-guy marriage is who's going to get custody of their 3 cats. Utterly ridiculous!

Fashion Police

I love going to the gym! It should be mandatory that everyone go regularly. But yesterday was one of those days.... made me wonder... would I be better off staying at home?
I entered my weight lifting class a little later than normal, so my front row spot was occupied. So I set up right behind a nice heavy girl. No problems..... until we started doing squats. As much as I was looking everywhere except for at her, all that was in my line of vision was a horrible view of a huge ass crack!!! ARGGHH

1. Maybe asses pop out of the pants of heavy people when the squat, so why did she wear such a short shirt?


2. Why wear pants that won't stay up on your ass. Don't the drawstrings work?


3. I know its near impossible to pull your pants up & do squats at the same time, but wouldn't one rather stop the exercise early to pull your pants up rather than allow your crack to become more exposed with each squat?

And about Miss Spandex...

Corporate Hustler Update

To update my Corporate Hustler plan, there have been some recent developments. There are some positions that will be availabe soon since there is a management shake-up going on. All signs point to the shaking making my own cubicle tremble. The other day, my manager told me to train the new-hire, get him up to speed on my tasks. My manager knows I wouldn't go anywhere without a promotion, so he's obviously thinks that he'll be able to move me somewhere. Keep your fingers crossed!

Men vs. Women

Just some food for thought.... Men & women are so drastically different, it's no wonder that we have conflicts. But as soon as we're able to understand, respect, and appease these differences, then we'll see that we can live in harmony.

Told ya so

How do you respectfully tell your boss, "Listen to what the hell I say & act on it!" Time & time again, I just have to sit back, and watch my unheeded warnings bite the company in the butt.
My job wants me to go to Denver immediately, but I need a security clearance. Which I have, in Cali. Cheap folks here wouldn't pay to transfer my clearance over. Now my management says they want me to get my clearance immediately so I can go to Denver.

Thanks for reading!!! I just had to b!tch to someone who would listen (read).