I am using up my excess PTO before the end of the year. That is Paid Time Off for the non corporate world. That started back when corporations of the Dilbert variety combined sick days and paid vacation into PTO. No more need to call in sick just to take a day off. Corporations buy each other and merge benefits. That happened to me. I didn’t lose how many PTO days I can earn (at...
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This is Only a Test
Somehow we have survived again. I am referring to the nationwide test of the emergency broadcasting system that happened at 1:00 PM CST (local) here. It was supposed to shutdown or interrupt all radio and TV broadcasting in the USA for about 3 minutes. The concern was that some folks would think it was some kind of real thing. Little fear, but they would have had a real panic if they shutdown the Internet (or...
Continue reading...October Day (6)
This is cool. I am sitting on the lake porch with the EeePC netbook running on battery and writing a story. Oh yes, I am connected to the home network and the internet so I can check mail as I am working. Pretty nice tools we have these days. I have the digital camera with me to so I can grab a few shots of my daughter’s dog who is also sharing the back porch...
Continue reading...A Team Player
At my age and experience, I realize there is a high level of emphasis, taught within schools and executed by large corporations, for teams to make important decisions. This is because leaders who support that concept don’t really know all of their business… it may be just too big. The only way to actually get things done quickly today without team compromise is to own a small dictatorial run business or retire. I am not sure which is worse. One,...
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