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BE's weekly observation: There seems to be an unexplored law of physics or something about knowledge and opinion. The less knowledge someone has, the more willing he or she seems to be to make up the difference with opinion.
It's been a relatively quiet week. My boss seems to be getting stronger. His PET (whatever that is) scan is set for a few weeks from now. I again thank those of you who have expressed kind wishes for him.
I'm way behind on my self-imposed schedule for writing. It would be more accurate to say "editing," actually, as most of the effort has been directed at reducing what I have to manageable size.
If I can discipline myself (historically iffy), I may be able to get caught up. This unfortunately will cut into my time here on the site.
My family and I are well. We aren't looking forward to cold weather, but that's the way it goes. I've laid in a good supply of aspirin.
Hope you're all well.
It's been a relatively quiet week. My boss seems to be getting stronger. His PET (whatever that is) scan is set for a few weeks from now. I again thank those of you who have expressed kind wishes for him.
I'm way behind on my self-imposed schedule for writing. It would be more accurate to say "editing," actually, as most of the effort has been directed at reducing what I have to manageable size.
If I can discipline myself (historically iffy), I may be able to get caught up. This unfortunately will cut into my time here on the site.
My family and I are well. We aren't looking forward to cold weather, but that's the way it goes. I've laid in a good supply of aspirin.
Hope you're all well.
BE's weekly observation: The way things are going, it does seem like we're headed toward the final showdown between good and evil. And all those people who claim to know what God wants - guess which side they're on.
It's been a decent week. My boss seems to be getting past the effects of the radiation treatments. In my darker moments, I suspect that all he's done is to buy some time. I won't let on to him, of course.
The big confrontation didn't happen. The character who had been unwilling to comply with the terms of his contract with the machine shop basically capitulated. I'll confess having a slight disappointment, but it's for the best. He's the shop's biggest customer, and an all-out war would likely have shut the shop down.
In the company I actually draw a salary from, I finally got a contract extension executed with the owner of our biggest site. After six months of haggling and carrying on, we signed a one-page document that simply continued the existing contract on the same terms. Go figure.
On an unrelated note, my membership renewal comes up soon. Had it come up 10 days ago, I'm pretty sure I would have passed. I've gotten past most of my anger and disappointment, but I'm still not sure. If I do decide not to renew, it won't have anything to do with money - so please don't anyone renew for me. Anyway, should I decide to leave, I'll try to exchange e-mail addresses with some of the wonderful people with whom I love conversing before I go dark.
So how did your week go?
It's been a decent week. My boss seems to be getting past the effects of the radiation treatments. In my darker moments, I suspect that all he's done is to buy some time. I won't let on to him, of course.
The big confrontation didn't happen. The character who had been unwilling to comply with the terms of his contract with the machine shop basically capitulated. I'll confess having a slight disappointment, but it's for the best. He's the shop's biggest customer, and an all-out war would likely have shut the shop down.
In the company I actually draw a salary from, I finally got a contract extension executed with the owner of our biggest site. After six months of haggling and carrying on, we signed a one-page document that simply continued the existing contract on the same terms. Go figure.
On an unrelated note, my membership renewal comes up soon. Had it come up 10 days ago, I'm pretty sure I would have passed. I've gotten past most of my anger and disappointment, but I'm still not sure. If I do decide not to renew, it won't have anything to do with money - so please don't anyone renew for me. Anyway, should I decide to leave, I'll try to exchange e-mail addresses with some of the wonderful people with whom I love conversing before I go dark.
So how did your week go?
BE's observation for this week: At some point in the future, we'll think of these as the good old days. Try not to let it bother you.
It's been a tough week. We've learned that the IRS wants another $10k or so for 2005. Not an audit, a case where a financial institution was instructed to withhold taxes and didn't. It took a day or so for my wife to quit hyperventilating. Not so much the money as her having a phobia of the IRS. The accountant got her to calm down; she's fine.
Today is her birthday, btw. We celebrated only a bit tonight; she chose tomorrow for her birthday dinner. And I won't tell you her age - don't ask.
The tax deal was the least of the challenges for the week. My boss, T, has now completed his cyber-knife treatments, and we're crossing our fingers. My thanks again to those of you who have expressed kind thoughts.
I got into a pretty good row with the manager of a religious station that uses one of our sites. He was whining about some of our charges, them being a not-for-profit and all. I held my tongue fairly well, but it was difficult. I wanted very badly to tell him he could save some money by not using fancy, gold-embossed stationary. (Really!)
The machine shop is at a critical point. We're in a tiff with our biggest customer. Essentially, he's refusing to honor part of our contract. T has delegated his authority with respect to the machine shop (and the other companies, but that's another story) to me. If we can't get this resolved, the machine shop will probably close very soon.
There's a showdown-type confrontation next week, and I'll be at bat. I can't wait. This is what I live for.
Hope you're all well.
It's been a tough week. We've learned that the IRS wants another $10k or so for 2005. Not an audit, a case where a financial institution was instructed to withhold taxes and didn't. It took a day or so for my wife to quit hyperventilating. Not so much the money as her having a phobia of the IRS. The accountant got her to calm down; she's fine.
Today is her birthday, btw. We celebrated only a bit tonight; she chose tomorrow for her birthday dinner. And I won't tell you her age - don't ask.
The tax deal was the least of the challenges for the week. My boss, T, has now completed his cyber-knife treatments, and we're crossing our fingers. My thanks again to those of you who have expressed kind thoughts.
I got into a pretty good row with the manager of a religious station that uses one of our sites. He was whining about some of our charges, them being a not-for-profit and all. I held my tongue fairly well, but it was difficult. I wanted very badly to tell him he could save some money by not using fancy, gold-embossed stationary. (Really!)
The machine shop is at a critical point. We're in a tiff with our biggest customer. Essentially, he's refusing to honor part of our contract. T has delegated his authority with respect to the machine shop (and the other companies, but that's another story) to me. If we can't get this resolved, the machine shop will probably close very soon.
There's a showdown-type confrontation next week, and I'll be at bat. I can't wait. This is what I live for.
Hope you're all well.
I've decided I should get back to updating at least weekly. I can't promise I'll have a lot to say, but that never stops a lawyer.
Some of my friends have recently gone grey, and some are anon. That's one more reason I'm happy that Kindle added me.
I think all of us have to fight now and then, to keep a positive attitude. I'm no different. The time I spend here, the funny stuff and the arguments help me immensely. And the kind words are more treasured than I can say.
Hope everyone is well.
Some of my friends have recently gone grey, and some are anon. That's one more reason I'm happy that Kindle added me.
I think all of us have to fight now and then, to keep a positive attitude. I'm no different. The time I spend here, the funny stuff and the arguments help me immensely. And the kind words are more treasured than I can say.
Hope everyone is well.
The news today was bad, but not unexpected. My boss' cancer has returned - again.
He's going with a radiation option this time, something new and hi-tech. It involves gold; the chemo involved platinum. I'm glad these choices are available to him. But I wonder if they would have even been mentioned to folks who weren't well-heeled.
The good news is that there are no new locations. And the radiation apparently won't devastate him, like the chemo did.
My best guess is that this will buy him some time. I'm no doctor, but I've seen cancer recur before. Not good.
He's going with a radiation option this time, something new and hi-tech. It involves gold; the chemo involved platinum. I'm glad these choices are available to him. But I wonder if they would have even been mentioned to folks who weren't well-heeled.
The good news is that there are no new locations. And the radiation apparently won't devastate him, like the chemo did.
My best guess is that this will buy him some time. I'm no doctor, but I've seen cancer recur before. Not good.
Today is our 24th wedding anniversary. It's hard to believe this lady has put up with me for 24 years.
Anyway, we'll be going out to Oceanaire for dinner. So I won't be around much tonight ...
Anyway, we'll be going out to Oceanaire for dinner. So I won't be around much tonight ...
With the three-day weekend (Woot!) I've finally got a little time here. I miss the long nights, waiting to see what Hunter Mencken will post next. I miss Hunter 
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Things are in a state of flux at the office and the little machine shop. There is change in the air, in one direction or the other. I think the machine-shop tale will be told by the end of the year. At the office, I fear that a big shake-up is coming. I'll be in the uncomfortable position of making some tough decisions. Not everyone will like them.
The writing is going slow, but I feel like I'm making steady progress. Learning certain areas of science is a challenge for someone whose brain cells are, um, mature. But it's also fun. The underlying math took me back to my high school days.
Hope you're all well. I love hearing from you.
.Things are in a state of flux at the office and the little machine shop. There is change in the air, in one direction or the other. I think the machine-shop tale will be told by the end of the year. At the office, I fear that a big shake-up is coming. I'll be in the uncomfortable position of making some tough decisions. Not everyone will like them.
The writing is going slow, but I feel like I'm making steady progress. Learning certain areas of science is a challenge for someone whose brain cells are, um, mature. But it's also fun. The underlying math took me back to my high school days.
Hope you're all well. I love hearing from you.
