I’m not an aggressive or overly assertive person. However, I have learned that a sense of certainty should always be a warning sign. What follows is a transcription of a classic tactical error.
(10:03:11 AM) Boss Man: You’ll bet your life that the statusID code is only set to 4 once it goes live […]
Damn — what an ugly, ugly, ugly week and a half it’s been: yet another round of instability and turbulence at work, a mexican soap opera with real estate agents, and my friends John and Noella picking up camp and moving to California. Plus: cats with contagious insomnia, plague, pox, and a tragic recurrence […]
We placed on offer on the house and are waiting for a response early this week, probably by Monday evening but possibly as late as Tuesday. After the flurry of excitement, the silence at this point is deafening. I find myself alternating between irritable excitement, a dazed sense of inevitability, and a weary […]
(3:49:59 PM) Nicole: kevin, are you a proud homeowner?
(3:53:45 PM) Zero: heh
(3:53:48 PM) Zero: not quite there yet
(3:54:01 PM) Zero: but I have just been approved to spend a LOT of money becoming one
(3:54:04 PM) Zero: :-S
(3:54:05 PM) Nicole: that’s really exciting–congratulations
(3:54:07 PM) Nicole: no kidding
(3:54:09 PM) Zero: thank you
(3:54:39 PM) Zero: I’m pumped, actually […]
I have blogged elsewhere about the hidden costs of owning a cat. Well, my cats were unimpressed. They have decided to step it up a notch.
Ralph ate my last pair of headphones. So a bought a new pair. And then he ate that, and Tigerlily finished off my microphone. So I brought home my work […]