Is it still called "snowfall" when the trajectory is, for the most part, parallel to the ground ( Read more... )

Sigh, I almost did not want to be promoted because the continued failure to recognize my contributions would justify my present lassitude and leave me with a wave of ire to ride for the rest of the weekend. Alas, I am now a principal software engineer, a position that brought with it a twelve percent raise, nice little cash bonus and a whole lot ( Read more... )

I decided to make today a half-day. Our deadline was extended and it is only by treating myself once in a while that I avoid the ulcers that have begun to plague my officemate. Besides, I figured there already would be significant absences due to the impending three day weekend. So, somewhere around 11:30, I dragged myself into work and headed ( Read more... )

It sucks when people know you are talented. All of the sudden there are expectations to perform for their amusement. It's as though God-given gifts represent obligations to enrich the rest of humanity ( Read more... )

Shuttle buses begin running at 1:45 to take us to a nearby Ferrari dealership...

Refreshments & Ferrari Preview: 2:00-3:00PM
Meeting: 3:00-5:30PM
Cocktails: 5:30-7:30PM

What the fuck does my company do again? Oh right, we produce software and internet content. Once again, it is no wonder we produce so very little.

This from the guy who ( Read more... )

Apparently, I am on the cusp of being promoted (again) but my manager resisted because he wants me to take a greater leadership role ( Read more... )

You know you are the shit when the woman cutting your hair begins interrogating you for hair-styling tips. Clearly, she has a thing or two to learn before she can make me as beautiful as I routinely make myself. The strange thing is she chose to ignore my advice and 'styled' (if indeed the term is still applicable) my hair after blow-drying it (a ( Read more... )

Scanning through email, I received yet another update from my ex-coworker, this time in response to my snide comment about the unpaid taxes on my latest windfall.

that's why we did all that confusing paperwork the first year converting
the carry into shares. it's capital gains (15%) not income.I think perhaps I should employ a tax attorney or ( Read more... )

Please be advised that value today (3 June) we have instructed a transfer of
US$20,266 to your account at First Union Bank.

This represents approximately 95% of the proceeds of your DVH "B" shares.
The balance will be paid to you at the end of June.

I forgot that my ex-employer actually had both an American and a European fund. When they issued me a check for three cents last year (yes, that's right, a whopping three hundredths of a dollar), they bought back my shares of the American fund. It appears, according to my documents, that I still have something in the way of three thousand five ( Read more... )