Katharine Hepburn - "Life is hard. After all, it kills you."
Couldn't have said it better myself. But right now, it isn't THAT hard. Just my job sucks. Everything else is good. But, these words seemed appropriate for the day.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
well, there ya go...
Katharine Hepburn - "Life is hard. After all, it kills you."
Couldn't have said it better myself. But right now, it isn't THAT hard. Just my job sucks. Everything else is good. But, these words seemed appropriate for the day.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
it could be worse....
When the only motivation you have for your job comes neatly packaged in the statement, "It could be worse"...there is something seriously wrong.
Sure, it could be worse....but it SHOULD be better.
Sure, it could be worse....but it SHOULD be better.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
cow jokes (stolen from LK)
What do you call a cow with no legs?
- Ground Beef
What do you call a cow with two legs?
- Lean Beef
What do you call a cow who can't provide milk for its calf?
- Milk Dud
- Ground Beef
What do you call a cow with two legs?
- Lean Beef
What do you call a cow who can't provide milk for its calf?
- Milk Dud
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
two second rant
- people who use ALL CAPS and superfluous exclamation points and question marks need to be smacked upside the head until sense seeps back into their brain
- women who go into a restroom at the same time as someone else and go into the center stall (when there are three stalls) instead of the end stalls. Who does that? Get one stall away from me if you can. Why do you want to be next to me? MOVE!
- People who don't take control of their own work. Waiting on other people to do your stuff for you will always give you mediocre results. Own it. Be proud of it. And do not make it MY responsibility to carry your promises to fruition.
- women who go into a restroom at the same time as someone else and go into the center stall (when there are three stalls) instead of the end stalls. Who does that? Get one stall away from me if you can. Why do you want to be next to me? MOVE!
- People who don't take control of their own work. Waiting on other people to do your stuff for you will always give you mediocre results. Own it. Be proud of it. And do not make it MY responsibility to carry your promises to fruition.
Monday, April 14, 2008
WHEE!
Mike (Solo) and I pre-rode the commute route on Saturday. And what a beautiful day it was!
Saturday, we rode the commute route. We actually started at Hillcrest/Valley View just north of 635 (there is a parking lot there where White Rock Creek Trail ends). We chose to start here because we already know the White Rock Creek trail is easy and how to get to it...it was the noth o' 635 portion we were concerned about. We took some residential streets up to get on Meandering Way. We rode on the street (2 lanes each way), but there is a bike path option that goes up the entire length of Meandering Way that we ride. We chose the road over the path because you get a better flow of a ride...on the path, you have to stop at each street crossing. There is good visibility and plenty of room for people to pass with two lanes.
We took MW up to Frankford and then hopped over to Hillcrest. Initially we were riding on Frankford proper, but I think we will opt for the sidewalk as it is only a short jaunt to Hillcrest from MW and we can actually cut through a parking lot. We took another side street to get to Davenport and took that all the way to Genstar. There is a light at Genstar, which is how we crossed over Preston and voila! We were at my office.
His portion of the commute was much more difficult and WAY longer (I will leave out some of the crazier details). We took Hillcrest up past the George Bush, then hopped on Ohio and took that for most of the way up to some other streets all the way up to 121. Luckily, Mike knew where he was going, cause all I remember is being petrified looking for a way to cross 121. We figured that out (there is an old road that we just hobbled across and then it spits you out at the light for Hillcrest right at 121...PERFECTION!!) and managed to peddle our way, nearly all uphill into the wind to Main Street in Frisco. We stopped at Manny's and ate some Mexican food (great cycling fuel...lol) and then figured out a way to avoid the sketchy areas and then started back.
Total trip, including a breakfast stop at Campbell/Preston for Dunkin Donuts breakfast sandwiches and icea coffee and our yummy lunch, was around 6 hours - total mileage over 50 miles.
My commute route is pretty easy...it'll just take me some time (1.5 hours, I am guessing right now). We are looking at ways to cut off some of the distance to get to the trail near our place...but still stay out of traffic.
Next week will probably be our launch week...gotta work out some bugs on my rack/pannier system and get a kit together to have at the office...and figure out where to keep my bike! ARGH!
Saturday, we rode the commute route. We actually started at Hillcrest/Valley View just north of 635 (there is a parking lot there where White Rock Creek Trail ends). We chose to start here because we already know the White Rock Creek trail is easy and how to get to it...it was the noth o' 635 portion we were concerned about. We took some residential streets up to get on Meandering Way. We rode on the street (2 lanes each way), but there is a bike path option that goes up the entire length of Meandering Way that we ride. We chose the road over the path because you get a better flow of a ride...on the path, you have to stop at each street crossing. There is good visibility and plenty of room for people to pass with two lanes.
We took MW up to Frankford and then hopped over to Hillcrest. Initially we were riding on Frankford proper, but I think we will opt for the sidewalk as it is only a short jaunt to Hillcrest from MW and we can actually cut through a parking lot. We took another side street to get to Davenport and took that all the way to Genstar. There is a light at Genstar, which is how we crossed over Preston and voila! We were at my office.
His portion of the commute was much more difficult and WAY longer (I will leave out some of the crazier details). We took Hillcrest up past the George Bush, then hopped on Ohio and took that for most of the way up to some other streets all the way up to 121. Luckily, Mike knew where he was going, cause all I remember is being petrified looking for a way to cross 121. We figured that out (there is an old road that we just hobbled across and then it spits you out at the light for Hillcrest right at 121...PERFECTION!!) and managed to peddle our way, nearly all uphill into the wind to Main Street in Frisco. We stopped at Manny's and ate some Mexican food (great cycling fuel...lol) and then figured out a way to avoid the sketchy areas and then started back.
Total trip, including a breakfast stop at Campbell/Preston for Dunkin Donuts breakfast sandwiches and icea coffee and our yummy lunch, was around 6 hours - total mileage over 50 miles.
My commute route is pretty easy...it'll just take me some time (1.5 hours, I am guessing right now). We are looking at ways to cut off some of the distance to get to the trail near our place...but still stay out of traffic.
Next week will probably be our launch week...gotta work out some bugs on my rack/pannier system and get a kit together to have at the office...and figure out where to keep my bike! ARGH!
Thursday, April 10, 2008
when tornadoes are not enough....
I love it when power outages due to gale-force winds and tornado damage are not enough to satisfy someone's questions about why docs have not gone out on a file for closing.
Trying my best to summon a positive outlook, I attempted to pull together a ramshackle fix. In the end, it was a waste of energy and effort...and frankly, extremely disheartening.
It's hard to go the extra mile when every time you do, you get knocked down before you finish the run.
sigh. a glass or two of wine await me this evening...and I will ponder other things...like my soon to be happy commute. I am SO excited about commuting to work by bike a few days a week. Couldn't be happier....hope it all works out. :)
Becky
Trying my best to summon a positive outlook, I attempted to pull together a ramshackle fix. In the end, it was a waste of energy and effort...and frankly, extremely disheartening.
It's hard to go the extra mile when every time you do, you get knocked down before you finish the run.
sigh. a glass or two of wine await me this evening...and I will ponder other things...like my soon to be happy commute. I am SO excited about commuting to work by bike a few days a week. Couldn't be happier....hope it all works out. :)
Becky
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