This hotel is in the final stages of renovation after being purchased from Radisson. The marquee on the side of the building just below the roof looks as if it has been there for years, but I know based on the SSID of the Wireless LAN (and the gregarious installer who warned me that he [...]
Entries Tagged as 'work'
Once more into the breyotch
April 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Potpourri
About three weeks from some indeterminable moment today, I will probably become a morning person again. In the spirit of transparency, this means I plan to smoke my proverbial (if not actual) last cigarette later today. It’s time for some major changes in lifestyle. Or at least one. There are a few employment options I’ve [...]
Tags:habits·happiness·money·nicotine·oingo boingo·smoking·work
They can’t get the best of you unless you let ‘em
March 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Potpourri
I wrote a new “Hire Me To Manage Your IT” craigslist ad. It was (if I do say so myself) beautiful. Honest, respectful, and up-front. Anybody could read it and know that I could help them out, without getting the sense that I felt they had to. Fees and expectations were expressed, along with my [...]
Maybe I Wasn’t Clear
December 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Potpourri
This ain’t fiction. This is an update on how Corporate Farris is currently doing. The cast: Boss (VP) – Goal-driven guy wants results. He’s “not interested in micro-managing” us, but he does want us to show our work. Figure that one out. Claims to hate meetings. Loves to schedule very long and unnecessary ones. Larry, [...]
