"Thank you for submitting your abstract for WEFTEC.07. Your abstract has been given an identifying number of 1066. Your abstract will be reviewed and you will be notified of the result ( Read more... )

On the way to work this morning I saw an interesting sight. Apparently a traffic cone fell off a construction truck, hit the shoulder and smashed into little bitty bits. I guess it was even too fricking cold for rubber this morning, eh?

Today's fortune cookie reads "The principle business of life is to enjoy it ( Read more... )

"...The mishap occurred around 5 p.m. when the trainer and Shamu were to go underwater as planned. They were to emerge with the trainer jumping off the whale's nose....According to the SeaWorld's Web site, a show at 4:30 p.m. "blends new killer whale behaviors with elaborate set pieces, music, choreography and state-of-the-art multimedia ( Read more... )

Note to self - Thanksgiving weekend much less fun when cooking and hosting ( Read more... )

I'm supposed to be taking this week off, but had to join in a couple of conference calls. I decided to come in to work instead of trying to call from home. I forgot to bring the info I needed home last Friday, and I need to submit my timesheet anyway. So no biggie. And the difficult call is already over. Now my head hurts from thinking too ( Read more... )

Ow. Sminey had a great test. Best techniques she's done so far. But - ow! She gave me a great knee strike to the groin during the response drill. Great technique for real life stuff. But - DAMN! I got a nice goose-egg in a place I never thought I would. It's funny, really. No hard feelings. :) And it looked like SBN was trying not to ( Read more... )

Can I have a new body please? This one doesn't seem to work properly.

My head hurts in many ways. I just got done writing a draft report (or my little bit of it) and sent it on to my boss, who's in Phoenix. I was supposed to get this to him yesterday, but kept getting interrupted by the other guy I'm doing work for. He's a chatty person, and a rather non-linear thinker. And if you know me well, you know just how ( Read more... )

Saw that printed on the back of a dump truck on my way to work this morning.

I shit you not.

(no pun intended - no really!)