SFO is dying…

And the doom loop for San Fran Freako just gets worse… San Francisco’s mayor has ordered city departments including police and public health to propose budget cuts of $206 million by next week in a desperate attempt to reverse the … Continue reading

Finally…

This is a classic case of why/how our military procurement system is broken… I had some involvement with this in 2014/5 in my previous life. The Navy was supposed to get their hands on it LONG before now… I have … Continue reading

Teh funny…

Anybody who’s ever dealt with SEA will agree with this one…This is ONE of the reasons I’m losing my hair on a regular basis… Sigh…   … Continue reading

What in the hell???

Gah, PCism has done something I never thought I’d see… By Bill Randall – – Wednesday, December 31, 2014 FOREST HILL, N.C., Jan. 15, 2013 — The time honored rite of the U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer (CPO) initiation process has … Continue reading

Cat herding…

This is turning into one of those weeks… Why oh why did I EVER let them talk me into management??? Sigh… No, I can’t fix something halfway around the world. No I’m not going to make any phone calls to … Continue reading

When it rains…

It frikkin’ pours… So finally back of extended travel, into the second day of trying to get the ‘new’ computer to work (and figure out how to reconstruct three years of links, etc that mysteriously didn’t get migrated)… And get … Continue reading

Free Cheese…

In a nutshell… Class war/wealth distribution at its best. The folks who are getting the free stuff don’t like the folks who are paying for the free stuff, because the folks who are paying for the free stuff can no … Continue reading

Another Monday…

This one is making the rounds of the mil-emails…  Something to think about… And that is the damn truth… Since yesterday was all meetings, today was ‘supposed’ to be this… However, THIS was more the reality… Slogging through 150 pages … Continue reading

REAL Customer service…

In this day and age, pretty much a lost art… or service… Some stories from the past and some from high end stores/retailers TALES OF GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE -A guy jokingly tweeted Morton’s Steakhouse to deliver a porterhouse when he … Continue reading

Misdirection…

The Fourth of July is celebrated every year with vibrant fireworks displays. The night sky is lit up by dozens of simultaneous explosions. Every burst of sound is painted with a different color; creating an incredible visual experience. When we … Continue reading