Chatty Cathy Can’t Be Wrong!

Chatty Cathy is at it again. I rejected some of his code yesterday afternoon. This morning I get an email stating: “I’m not sure we actually have a rework here”. WTF!!! If I run a design and ask for part X and I don’t get part X there is a problem with the code. How is this not a problem with his code? I called the engineer who wrote the specs and she agreed with me. The problem lies in CC’s code. CC can be such a pussy. Man up and accept the fact that you made a mistake. Fix your code and give me a new delivery. CC will probably go ballistic when he finds out I found seven more problems with his code. I’m going to wait until he fixes the first problem and then I plan on rejecting the new load because of the seven additional problems. Thankfully, I’m working from home today so CC can’t come in my office and give me another twenty minute lecture on why he is not at fault. Some things never change.

Dad Jeans

There’s been a lot of talk in the last few years about the mom jean. My workplace is filled with a relative of the mom jean – the dad jean. There are also dad chinos and dad dress pants. A large percentage of the male population in this building consists of PhD scientists. Evidently, they have been so busy studying math, physics and computer science that they never bothered to read a fashion magazine. They wear their pants pulled up to their rib cage. Today I saw a guy wearing his dad jeans with the waist cinched so tight with a big brown belt he created a paper bag waist. Perhaps he was inspired by that recent episode of Project Runway where the woman designed the pants with the paper bag waist. Unfortunately, his possible attempt to be fashion forward resulted in a fashion disaster. It didn’t help that his poor posture made him look like a hump back. I’m not surprised at the abundance of dad jeans in the office. Most men here can’t buy a shirt that fits properly. Why would I expect them to wear a pair of jeans that fits and is flattering to their body type?

Under The Gun

I’m testing some of Chatty Cathy’s (CC) code today. I’ve already found two major mistakes. The engineer is not happy since the load needs to be locked down today for delivery on Saturday. The whole team is under the gun to get this load out. I wonder if I will have to endure a twenty minute lecture from CC explaining why his code is not wrong. My colleague, D, told me this morning she got into it with CC last night. She’s fed up with him. D thinks CC is the worst programmer on the team yet he is their team lead. I guess that falls under the management theory that says you don’t have to know how to do the job to manage it. I think it’s time to get out my iPod and ignore the world around me.

How I Met K

Several people have inquired as to how I met K. It’s a simple story to tell. I met K at a birthday dinner for a mutual friend. We started hanging out and in a few weeks our friendship turned into a romance.

Dinner for Fifteen

It looks as if K and I will be hosting Thanksgiving dinner at our house for fifteen people. K and I were invited to Cindi’s dinner. Cindi’s parents will be in town along with her boyfriend’s two sons. Last week K’s parents called and asked if they could come for Thanksgiving. K and I never made it down to Durango so his parents are coming here. Cindi and K decided to combine the dinners into one and to hold it at our house rather than make everyone schlep up to Cindi’s house in Coal Creek Canyon. Add in Judy, Patty, Lena and K’s cousin and her husband and somehow there are fifteen people coming for dinner. Cindi is ordering the table, chairs and linens since she gets a huge discount. Cindi will also take care of the floral arrangements for the table. I know Cindi’s décor will knock everyone’s socks off. K and I are planning on removing the living room furniture to accommodate the table since our dining room will not fit fifteen people. I’m stressed already. K is in hog heaven since he loves to entertain.

17 Years and Counting!

K and I are celebrating our seventeenth year anniversary today. It seems so hard to believe it has been that long.

It Was A Blast!

Cindi’s party was a night to remember. She let her designers do whatever they wanted and the décor turned out fantastic. One guy used one of Cindi’s tractor trailers as the trailer trash lounge that included a bathtub filled with PBR. Another designer made a huge skull with fog coming out of its mouth. The tent was lined with red velvet draping while the main building was covered floor to ceiling with black fabric. Cindi brought in a fortune teller but I never got around to it. The booze was flowing and the food was provided by the three best caterers in town. The after party included drunken karaoke and dancing. I ran into several people I have not seen in years. Lena, Cindi’s former girlfriend and business partner was there. It was great catching up with Lena. K and I had a great time. I am so happy for Cindi’s success. She built a business from the ground up that has turned into one of the best award winning décor companies in the area. I am so proud of her success.

The Party Is Still On

I talked with Cindi last night. The party is still on. The tent company erected the tent on Tuesday before the snow storm. She’s had to heat the tent so the falling snow will melt instead of building up and collapsing the tent. It should be a fun time tonight.

There’s about eighteen inches of snow at our house. In some place places it’s almost three feet deep. Cindi has four feet at her house.

The roads are a mess this morning. Here are the road closures. NB I-25 Wellington to the Wyoming border; I-70 Aurora to Kansas; I-76 Brighton to Nebraska; CO 61 Sterling to Otis; CO 59 Cope to Kit Carson, I-76-Yuma; US 36 Byers to Kansas; US 34 Brush to Nebraska; US 40 Limon to Kit Carson; US 24 Limon to Calhan; CO 71 Ordway to Brush; Hwy. 14 to Nebraska; CO 86 Kiowa to I-70; Hwy 93 between Hwy 58 and 128; Hwy 385 between

A BLIZZARD WARNING continues until 9 a.m. for Yuma and Kit Carson Counties.

Cancel The Barbeque

A colleague sent me this picture of his grill. It’s been snowing here for thirty eight hours. I’ve shoveled the driveway and sidewalks twice. There’s about sixteen inches of snow so far. Some places have thirty inches. Cindi had two feet last night at her house in the canyon. It should snow all day today and stop sometime tonight.

Let It Snow!

Were having our first big winter storm. We’re under a winter storm warning until 6 p.m. Thursday. Thankfully, I’m working from home today because the roads are a mess.