I’m not sure why, maybe there’s some reason behind it, but the previous owner just laid all the stones, side by side each other so there’s always ample room for weeds and other plant life to sprout out between the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sure, I make it a point here that I don’t have anywhere to go, on this three day weekend (what with just about everywhere shut down because of COVID) it’s not as if I have nothing to do with my[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m not sure if the distinction of this specific year will be discussed as heavily as it was at the turn of the century. You remember, was the year 2000 the end of the 20th Century or the beginning of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I can imagine that all the information that Susan and I were giving Jim today was probably pretty overwhelming. Because, well, I went through it all last November. Except though, when I started here I didn’t have someone like Susan[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is one of those instances that you realize you’re old. I’m pretty sure when I was in my twenty’s, if a situation like this happened, that I cut short a vacation to come into work, even though it wasn’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
By the way, it’s not as if I’d get paid overtime for any added work I’d do over my paid time off. How it generally works here with Siemens is, any overtime has to be approved by the Product Manager[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Isn’t it always the way? You’ve been working through the year, not taking any vacation days, and just about when you’re ready to take some time off, you find yourself in the middle of a HUGE job that’s taking a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…