So work today wasn't as bad as it could have been. I was mostly right about several deploys having issues on DEV that appeared to work on developer systems. Some of those were cleared up right away, but one in particular caused me to work almost an hour after quitting time and then consumed some more of my time remotely after I got home ( Read more... )

Does having a plan really help? I had a plan for tonight, but it turned out differently than I had expected. I had planned to be asleep by now . . . a deep sleep. So what do I do now? Try to get back on track, or scrap the original plan and play it from the hip ( Read more... )

Does having goals really help one with the apparent pointlessness of large parts of life? Maybe there's something to being able to cross an item off of your list, or maybe some of us just need more proactive direction. I did laundry and shopping today, yet I don't feel accomplished. If anything, I am more aware of those things that did not get ( Read more... )

There are times during the day that I wish I could speed up the passing of time . . . especially during those times where there is nothing at all happening and I am left to my own devices to make busyThese are the moments where existence becomes tiresome. If I had a choice during such moments, I would strive to do something I enjoy, and the ( Read more... )