K just called me from Missouri with sad news. S, K’s former co-worker and our friend, lost her battle with cancer last night. S found out she had cancer just a few days ago. She had her first chemo treatment yesterday and died last night. She leaves behind a daughter in college [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Sad News
Posted in friends on July 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A Closet Misogynist
Posted in work on July 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I’m beginning to wonder if Chatty Cathy (CC) is a misogynist. Yesterday, he threw another tantrum when a female engineer asked him to prioritize a few code changes that needed to be included in the release scheduled to go out on Monday. You would have thought she asked him to set himself on [...]
Yippy Skippy
Posted in my life, work on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The stars came into alignment and a wonderful thing happened. Here’s a little history to put everything into perspective.
I started working for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company on August 8, 1977. What I considered a temporary job turned into a thirty-one career. Southwestern Bell was part of the Bell System monopoly that [...]
Miscellaneous Updates
Posted in friends, my life, work on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The stars are coming into alignment and something really wonderful could happen this week. More about this later in the week.
I hosted a dinner party reunion on Saturday night for a few former peers. I think everyone had a good time in spite of torrential downpour that necessitated moving the dinner inside after the [...]
Toxic Cleanup
Posted in friends, my life on July 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Cindi called last night to fill me in on the latest drama in her life. She returned to her house on Wednesday while the boyfriend was at work to pick up some clothes, check on the house and to get the concert tickets that the boyfriend gave her for her birthday. Cindi was [...]
See You Next Friday
Posted in my life on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
K called me from the Denver airport last night. He was at DIA for a short layover on his way to Albuquerque for a meeting with DOE (Department of Energy). When he booked the ticket there was no indication that the flight stopped in Denver. His return flight to Missouri is on [...]
Profiting Off The Misfortune Of Others
Posted in Uncategorized on July 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The top brass have explained to the worker bees why the company is trying to buy part of the bankrupt company. The spin doctors have been hard at work crafting the explanation. It seems that the purchase is a fantastic bargain. The company is only paying US475 million for a division that [...]
Cindi Update
Posted in family on July 22, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Cindi is still staying with friends. She has arranged for places to stay until the end of August. She has talked to the boyfriend on the phone but will not meet with him without a third party present. So far no meetings have been arranged. Cindi has suggested they meet with [...]
An Acquisition
Posted in work on July 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The privately held corporation that I’m contracted to announced that it is buying a division of a bankrupt multinational telecommunication equipment manufacturer headquartered in Toronto. The purchase price is US475 million. The announcement created a lot of buzz in the office since the company continues to layoff people yet has sufficient funds to [...]
Things I Learned About CC On Friday
Posted in work on July 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Chatty Cathy (CC) was especially talkative on Friday. I learned the following things about CC just listening to the various conversations he had with people in the office including me.
CC’s children got new shoes on Friday. His wife spent more than what was budgeted.
CC wife is pack rat.
CC house is filled with chotchkies. [...]
