This ain’t Kansas, pt 2…

Well, I talked one other of our party into taking a chance on eating in town last night… and we survived… 🙂 We hiked down to the main (of three) train stations in Shinjuku, did a little looking in the … Continue reading

This ain’t Kansas…

Well, not saying it’s one of THOSE days, but…Northern Japan was just what I expected, colder’n a well diggers ass, wind blowing with snow flurries and wind chill in the single digits… Just lovely… I knew it was not gonna … Continue reading

Yee Haaa!!!

Well, everybody else is posting about the inauguration, so I’m not going there…Bet this was an interesting ride. Sent by a friend up in Nova Scotia, it was taken in 2008. And the lunch special was… Chili Cheese Dogs 🙂 … Continue reading

Freeze Tag Meme…

RT tagged me with this Freeze Tag meme.The meme requires the receiver to talk about himself/herself. Oh joy…Here are the rules:1. Link to the person who tagged you.2. Post the rules on your blog.3. Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself.4. … Continue reading

Willie’s playing my song…

Well, I’m on the road again… sigh… The bright spot is that I’m not in DC! It was 11 degrees when I left for the airport yesterday morning, today the high was 22…On the way over, I had a chance … Continue reading

Here’s an idea….

When a company falls on difficult times, one of the things that seems to happen are they reduce their staff and workers. The remaining workers need to find ways to continue to do a good job or risk that their … Continue reading

Oops… I really need to change that name…

Okay, a little humor since I’m not gonna post about how lousy this week is going… At this rate, tomorrow will be the THIRD Monday in a row… sigh…All of these are legitimate companies that didn’t spend quite enough time … Continue reading

Two Things…

First via IBD from the London’s Sunday Times… Winning Isn’t News By INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY Iraq: What would happen if the U.S. won a war but the media didn’t tell the American public? Apparently, we have to rely on a … Continue reading

It’s ALREADY one of those months…

If the first week and half of 2009 is any indication, I’m in for a hellva year… sigh…I’m already up to my alligator in assholes, and no relief in sight. So far, 9 days in, I’ve been on the road … Continue reading

Why am I in the handbasket and where are we going…

One of these days I’m gonna learn to schedule things better… sigh… Well, the holidays are officially over, so back to the salt mines tomorrow, which for me means another day, another airplane ride and another set of meetings… Since … Continue reading