Another Opinion Among Many

Here I am at work, not doing much work.  I am on the phone and ready to take a phone call from one of our customers.  However, they don’t seem to be calling in.  This  is a good thing.  That means that they are either not on the internet and don’t care about their connection right now, or they’re able to surf fine (meaning that our service is working! we don’t WANT them to have to call).

So, I’ve not ever really gone into any detail about my new job.  I’ve only mentioned that I have a new one.  There’s a reason for that, of course.  I didn’t want to “put it out there” only to find that it wasn’t a good fit.  So far, I thin that it is a good fit.  I’ve enjoyed this job from the moment I was offered the position.

I work for an ISP.  From what you’ve read before on my little slab of the intarwebs, you’ll notice that I have a bent toward the more technical, computery stuff.  This job is a 1st level technical support position, so I get a lot of exposure to computery stuff.  Its not incredibly in depth and it can be repetetive at times, but the pace is usually varied and there are some slower times where you can recharge and soak up any new information that you need.

There is room for vertical movement and the company is rapidly expanding, despite the apparent economic climate.  It makes sense, of course, as we service underserved or unserved areas.  I am hoping to go up a rung or two, as well, and continue to play a valued part of this company.

Where does the time go on the weekends? This weekend, I began, by not working overtime.  That seemed like a good idea.  I stopped at a few places on the way home to grab some odds and ends that I’d not been able to get earlier.

I picked up some delicious beer to start the weekend off right.I must say that I am really liking the Porter style of beer lately. So, last week, it rained a torrential downpour, leaving just our house in the middle of a soggy yard.

This week, it snows and is well below freezing.  Mac’s still in denial, I am sure, but I’ve got the proof that old man winter is on his way.

So, Ange and I painted some more as well.  Our living room is finished, for all intents and purposes, and one bedroom’s paint is drying now.  Two more rooms and a bit in the hall is all that’s left for the paint.  That won’t come soon enough.

As you can see, we’ve tried to escape the ’80s fake wood paneling look as much as possible.  We’ve even fulled in the cracks in the paneling to smooth out the wall a bit.

A few days ago, Lorelle Van Fossen wrote an article for the Blog Herald, entitled Blogging Jobs: How Much Are Bloggers Paid to Blog? Lorelle, in her tireless and complete style, has tabluated and shown how much a blogger has to work to make a decent living at blogging.  Its eye opening when you see how many $5 posts you’d have to do to earn a decent annual income.  I could see early on that this was not going to be a serious money maker for me, so that is why I didn’t get started in the whole mess with paid posting.  Too much work for too little return.  I have gotten much more value out of the time I have spent with my family instead of in front of a screen churning out crap that I didn’t mean about a product that I’ve never used.

Read Lorelle’s article.  If you take it to heart and choose to be paid to write – what you’re worth – then you can help improve the situation for everyone.  176 words.  Hmmm.

Wow, its climbing up there in temperature.  Yesterday was so muggy and warm that I didn’t think that I was going to see it cool down in oru apartment.  Today’s forecast is a humid 30°C and it seems that it might be there.

Unfortunately, the air conditioning in our building here at work seems to have an inverse relationship with the outside temperature.  The hotter it gets outside, the colder it gets in here.  I’ve just put on my sweater to stave off the shivers for the rest of the day.  Anybody else in this situation where they have to take their jacket or sweater to work when it blazing hot outside?

So, you have been granted Power of Attorney over someone’s affairs or named as Executor of an Estate.  Why is it that you think that everybody that you call on the phone will magically know this? Why do you get all excited and in a huff when its pointed out that you will have to send that document to the company that you’re trying to do stuff with? I mean, really! What makes you think that any company would release private information to you without proof that they could do so?

Relax! Don’t let anyone pee in your corn fklakes any more.  Take a moment and give your head a shake.  When you’re politely provided with a reasonable solution for your unreasonable demand, just take the advise and DO IT.  Your stomach will thank you and the antacid companies can relax their production lines a bit.

We know that its likely an emotional time for you.  That is why you’ll always be provided a solution to your problem.  Sorry for your troubles, but remember…we’;ll protect your information just as vigilantly.

This is why I don’t talk about my workplace.  It is also why I don’t use my work email for anything except work or communicating with my wife when at work (and only if necessary).

I don’t know why people don’t believe me when I say that your online presence could determine whether or not you get a job or keep it.

Wow! I could feel it come on last night, creeping up on me. I had no where to hide. Whammo! I got sick! My mom had told me that everyone was sick back home and to expect to take it back with me.

Well, I did. I’ve been up every hour all night. This morning, I’d just love to step out of my skin, as its just crawling. Should I attempt to go to work? Sure, what the hell!