frissonic

it's semi-sort of humorous reading all the topics that are popping up at the top of the list. this, the supersition thread, where will the sabres finish in the standings ... like you have to open them to know what they're going to say. :) what'dya do ...

my kids say stuff like that when i grill a rib-eye or a rack of ribs. they're hilarious. "daddy ... you're going to have a heart attack! do you want to DIE?! and leave us without a daddy!?!" it's hard to take another bite after hearing that ...

for once, i'm glad i live in utah instead of buffalo ... please don't ban me. :)

wanted to work an 11 hour day so i wouldn't have to come in so a) i could get my 40 in, and b) so i wouldn't have to come in tomorrow. i got in 2 hours later than i wanted. i also want to get home and watch the game. if i stay until such a time that i can watch the whole game, i'll only get 9. i then either have to come in for 2 hours tomorrow, or i have to take PTO, or I have to stay until 7 and miss pretty much the whole game. right now, coming in tomorrow is looking more and more probable, but if i come in, then my boss is going to ask why i'm not working my other 4 hours towards next week (i asked him if i could work 10s this week and next, and he agreed, but he's also forgetful). were this twitter, this post would actually be closer to 4 or 5, and i'd hashtag it #firstworldproblems.

hey man! congrats on the potential new gig! that's awesome! out of curiosity, when did it switch to 14? i had to study up on HOS regs a few years back, and at the time, the reg was no more than 16 in a 24 hour period, with a minimum 8 hours rest in between periods. i take it that's changed now? whatever. congrats!

Geocaching. Great lunch time activity, and it gets me out from behind the computer a *lot* more often. Best of both worlds for me and the wife: she loves doing things outdoors, and I love techno-geeky things. We get to do techno-geeky things outdoors.

apparently, you two aren't familiar with the "red laser" app. ;)

your list is voided based upon one entry: cher. DAMMIT! beat me to the punch!

if the airline industry cuts the co-pilot, i officially renounce flying. i'll funnel all funds that i would have paid for an airline ticket into a gas and extra car maintenance fund and drive everywhere.

absolutely approve. the guy playing the tambourine completely reminds me of the "cowbell" skit from SNL. "I've got a *feevuh*. And the only cure for it ... is more tambourine."

not sure if any of you are in to webcomics at all, but i've been reading Questionable Content for about 3 years. Jeph Jacques did a guest strip over over WereGeek the other day, so I started reading that. And if you're of above average intelligence, XKCD is a hilarious read.

first off, to shrader, that's frickin' awesome man. hope he can recover speedily and get back to full health as soon as possible! second, today is the day. it's going to be 70, and i'm leaving at 1:30. i'm going home, hopping on my bike (pedal bike ... not motorcycle. i know there are lot of fans on here, so to allay any confusion ...) and i'm going on a couple hour ride. music, headphones, and bike path that stretches for 16 miles one way. should be interesting ... i haven't ridden more than a couple of miles in years, so i might have to work up to a lengthy ride, but whatever. gotta start somewhere! OOH! and it gets even better. there are a TON of geocaches along the bike path. F'N Fantastic!

I pitched an *incredible* idea to my boss earlier in the week. He loved it so much that he set up a meeting to show our department head. The department head absolutely loved it. He said he was going to talk to our product line developers to figure out how we can roll my ideas into existing software and create stand-alone help files for our proprietary software. "Dude. How is this a complaint?" Settle down. I'm getting there. After the meeting, I chatted with my boss. He said I needed to chat with a guy from our training department who had been working on some Fireworks and Dreamweaver-based CBT, and find out how we can use both. So I went and spoke with who I now refer to as IRCW (interesting repute co-worker). Immediately upon opening my help file, he went off on a huge rant as to why my idea is HORRIBLE and why it would NEVER replace actual training. "This provides NO hands-on experience. How are you supposed to provide hands-on training with a HELP file?! Don't these engineers understand ANYthing?! This will never work." He kept ranting for literally half an hour about his experience with CBT, and how much more beneficial it is, and why it needs to be the choice over my help file. FInally, I cut him off and said, "Explain to me this: where in your COMPUTER-BASED training does the field user get the experience of actually hooking up hardware? Hmm?" You could hear a mouse pissing on cotton. But then he started ranting again. Finally, i just grabbed my thumb drive and walked off. This guy has a real habit of trash-talking anyone else's work. No one else provides any value to the company but him. According to him, it's "his" company. Yah ... frick.

you know ... bacon is microwavable. just a hint.

i'd like to thank the two of you for helping me solve my dinner dilemma. two words: "bacon explosion." if you're not familiar, google it. firing up the grill in t-minus 3 hours, 5 minutes ....

think of it as orange-flavored tapioca! :) hmm. that's probably not helpful, is it? someone microwaved canned green beans. it absolutely reeks around here. seriously. who *does* that? it's just mean.

if anything, this will show her family how much she means to you, and by extension how much they mean to you. it's a sucky way of showing how much you care, but if there is ANY positive to pull from this, well ... there it is. as for "catching it early," that is absolutely fantastic. please let us know how the surgery goes. many prayers and thoughts coming your way, man.

TallEST guy in back? Left? Right?

it sounds like you have cause to vent. you know what? vent to me. i'll listen. dump your worries and concerns. let's work through this ... together. i know it sounds like i'm mocking, but i'm really not. i hope your day goes better and you can hang on until thursday. or better yet, the weekend. :)

Thursdays are definitely nice. However, they lack that certain "Friday" appeal. Especially when it comes to a 5-4-9 schedule (aka 9/80 sked). However, Thursdays are awesome for some excellent reasons. Complaint Thursdays thread is always interesting. "The Finder," "Person of Interest," and "Bones" are on TV, and indeed, it's really Friday eve.

good hell ... it's like it's 1996 in the press conference room. can't they get the audio up and running properly?

I called it in an email to my bro, but Ascent Sports is in agreement: chance of Manning signing in Miami just dropped to practically 0. No way he wants to face the Bills' D-line 2x a year, knowing he's one hit away from a career ending hit.

Chris Mortenson already has it called that Brady is sitting nervously wherever he's holed up. Aaron Rodgers tweeted that he's glad WIlliams signed with the Bills cuz we're not in the NFC North. Ha ha ha! Edit: DAMMIT! Didn't see Eleven's tweet about Rodgers. Oh well. Still funny.

i'm more useless now than i was BEFORE the rumors started leaking. holy effing poop. i cannot be any more blown away. almost guaranteed that manning does NOT sign in miami now. he's one hit away from being done PERMANENTLY. no way he risks facing the bills 2x/ year.

i'm ordering a bills jersey with "super mario" on the back for me and the wife. already spoke with about it, and she wants one too. she's actually as excited as i am.