A Couple Semi-Random Thoughts
Hmm, more of an update, I guess…
It’s been a crazy week, and is shaping up for more of the same. First off, I forgot to mention the other day that I picked up my gear from REI, so, now, I’m pretty well ready for any disaster that might come my way. Though, if it’s thermonuclear destruction, I’m saving the last bullet for myself. Everything else, though, I’m all set to weather, if you’ll pardon the pun. And, I’ll have had a hot shower and a cup of coffee when the time comes, too, thanks to my 4 Gallon SunShower and my green, enamelware percolating coffee pot. It may be the end of the world as we know it, but there’s no reason to be uncivilized!
In other “news”, I’ve been thinking about ways to meet more ladies of the datable variety. No good ideas yet, that I’m not already doing or planning on doing, so I started browsing the “relationship” books at Amazon. That’s where I found this: MACK Tactics : The Science of Seduction Meets the Art of Hostage Negotiation. Okay, does a “relationship” book that includes the phrase “hostage negotiation” really seem like a good idea to you? Yeah, me neither, so I took a pass on that one. Hey, I got out of one hostage situation clean, no need to take that kind of risk again!
And, in semi-business news this week, I heard that Loomis Fargo finally had some cuts in the IT department. I was expecting the dreaded “outsourcing” to wipe out a bunch of the staff, but, it turns out upper management of the parent company didn’t like that idea and axed a bunch of the high-level IT management at Loomis. In fact, it sounded like I could get my job back there, if I wanted it. Doesn’t seem like a very good idea to me, really, unless they can tack on a cool $10k and great benefits to boot. Frankly, I don’t see that happening, even with the “extra” cash from the CIO’s salary floating around. Ah, well, at least the front-line guys I worked with survived. Too bad some of the managers I really liked didn’t survive the cut. They were nice guys. Maybe that’s why they didn’t survive the cut! Still, if Joe Dante ever turns up somewhere I’m interviewing, I’d work for him again. He’s a great guy and an excellent manager.
Good luck guys!
I’m sure there was more, but, well, my calcified, old brain can’t remember what it might have been, so, that’s all the news for now.
