May 2013
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And boom goes the dynamite.
I’m done with work.  Because of the holiday weekend, my company let people leave at 3pm.  Most people are already gone. Finished the week out with a couple of 12 hour days, and a few national presentations.  Next week, I head back out to California for a week of meetings.  While there, I’ll ask my old boss if they’ll be a reference for me, and start haunting the offices of other...
May 24th
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May 24th
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Working from home means...
…making ‘Pew! Pew! Kapew!’ sounds out loud whenever you cross something off your to-do list.   How’s your Friday?
May 24th
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And now, I am home
Time to start hate running.
May 21st
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May 21st
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Dear Loudmouth, part 2
Where is the chase, and how can I cut to it? If you insist on opening your damn mouth to ‘offer a quick comment’, make it quick.
May 21st
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What?
Someone in my class is trying to describe the science of racism. He is failing, but pressing on anyway. I can’t make this stop. I really wish the presenters wouldn’t ask for audience input.
May 21st
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Dear Loudmouth
The point. Get to it. Fucking hell.
May 21st
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Mahna-Mahna
baffledinbrooklyn: Doot doo da doo doo Doot Doot De Doot!
May 21st
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Learnin' with MMLTD
I’m at a training session today for my certification. It should be, well, it should be a day of forgettable material, but I’m hoping to network a bit, snipe for jobs or job ideas, and generally have a day out of the office. I have my resume in fighting shape, and I’ve started hunting in earnest. This will not be fun. Actually, it very well could be, if I choose not to put so...
May 21st
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May 20th
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Ray Manzarek, keyboardist for the Doors, has died... →
Ray Manzarek, the founding keyboardist for the Doors, passed away this morning in Germany, according to a statement from his publicist. The cause was bile duct cancer.
May 20th
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May 20th
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May 20th
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May 20th
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Intern Caroline: Just a few of the guest stars for... →
carolineeand: Courtesy of Splitsider: Jessica Alba, Aziz Ansari, David Cross, Jim Gaffigan, Zach Galifianakis, Bill Hader, Pee-wee Herman, Gillian Jacobs, Rashida Jones, Anna Kendrick, Andy Richter, Zoe Saldana, Andy Samberg, Jason Schwartzman, Sarah Silverman, Cobie Smulders, and Casey Wilson. Additional…
May 20th
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May 20th
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May 19th
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May 19th
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May 17th
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Yup
texnessa replied your post Learnin Things - Lynda.com sharepoint is for people who dont understand how to implement and maintain naming conventions and driver/password maintained security access. one naming and access nazi negate the need for unwieldy third party crap. in my not very humble opinion. I completely agree, that’s how it’s most frequently used.  In most cases, people...
May 17th
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Learnin' Things - Lynda.com
I need / want to learn how to use SharePoint, and a few other programs, and I’m considering using Lynda.com.  But it costs money, and the monthly vig is enough to slow me down and reconsider.  Has anyone used it before?  Are the classes worth the monthly price of admission?
May 16th
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Happy Anniversary to my favorite couple that I...
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May 15th
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laughterkey replied to your post: Shocking You a cube big enough to pace in? Color me jealous. Not really.  My cubicle is about 8’ x 8’.  My desk cuts that down a bunch.  I pace in small, tight circles.  It’s basically spinning with a few extra steps. jennhoney replied to your post: Shocking your mutant powers are manifesting! I’m going to be an X-Man(ager)!
May 15th
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Shocking
I just built up so much static electricity by pacing around my cubicle that the shock I created when i touched my headset turned off my phone and caused it to reboot and go into maintenance mode (I have a Cisco VoIP phone at work). This was not intentional. How’s your day?
May 15th
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May 15th
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May 14th
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May 14th
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May 14th
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Finally installed xkit
Yep.  I’m completely full-tilt committed. Much better.
May 13th
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May 11th
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May 11th
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May 11th
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“If I had mouth underwear, I would have just belch-farted and soiled myself.”
– Dr. Baffled, in his infinite wisdom
May 10th
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Important News Flash
Steak is fucking awesome. That is all.
May 9th
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I got nothing
It’s 8:30am, and I’m sitting on the couch watching netflix.  I made breakfast burritos.  I’m on coffee #2.  My work computer is collecting dust in my bag.  We’ve entered ‘Day Off’ territory, kids.  Good luck everyone else.
May 9th
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May 7th
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Interviews: From the wrong side of the table
I have two interviews today.  Unfortunately, I’m the interviewer, not -ee.  My department is still trying to hire for a position that we’ve not exactly had a huge amount of luck finding candidates.   Hopefully today’s interviews don’t result in HR policy changes. Good luck everyone else.  And to the candidates.
May 7th
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May 6th
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May 6th
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gingeredjess answered your question: Smart Tech Done Dumb This is all I can find: support.webex.com/suppo… Thanks for the link.  The trouble is, when WebEx refers to ‘computer audio’, they’re really referring to their proprietary VoIP connection they have for web connections.  The software seems to be expecting audio only from a ‘Mic’ connection, which would either...
May 6th
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May 6th
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Smart Tech Done Dumb
This morning, I’m on a Webcast presentation.  The edict from my workgroup was to join the presentation, open up a WebEx session, and record the first half of the day’s materials, because my West Coast co-workers weren’t going to be up and online by 5am PST.  8am for me is fine.   Trouble is, this is a WebCast, meaning there’s not phone dial-in.  Were this a conference...
May 6th
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SCIENCE!
Mrs. MMLTD is leaving for a work trip / fun trip tomorrow at the crack of dawn, so she’s gone to bed.  I’m not going to bed yet because I have no desire to awake up at 3am. So I’m alone in my living room, watching Factory Made on the Science Channel.  I feel like I could be much more productive, but I can’t… look … away.
May 6th
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Saturday To-Do List, Follow-Up
Done. Today say a lot of fun. Nice weekend so far. Hope you all are enjoying yourselves.
May 5th
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Saturday To-Do List
Wake up Apply coffee Breakfast Stare blankly at the television Apply more coffee Change into sweat gear Treadmill >Sweat >Curse >Yell Shower Run to Kohls to buy new workout clothes Lunch Iron Man 3 >Squeal like a little fanboy Dinner with neighbors Boardgame night Quiet reading time It’s a fun to-do list.  And I’mma do it.
May 4th
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May 3rd
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Ready Fire Aim
I’m done for the day.  I’m heading home to work on my resume.  Probably should have done that before I applied for a job, but too late for that.  I did a heavy edit pass while on my last work trip, so hopefully that’s good enough for this first one. Good luck everyone else.
May 2nd
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Number of Job Applications Submitted:
1
May 2nd
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I've discovered I don't have enough metal on my...
Hard to punch things to radiohead and Wilco.
May 2nd
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