Is there anybody out there?

Technophobes unite

I wonder if all this technology hurts or helps kids. I think for those far down the functionality spectrum, ipads and devices that enable faster communication are a boon. On the other end of the scale, though, part of me feels technology is enabling us to be lazier.

Now that computers and phones have morphed from simple tools to achieve small things to essentially controlling our lives, I think the age of great discussion and deep thinking has ended. Now we are all about tweets, instant messaging, and self aggrandizement.

Procrastination

I yearn to meticulously follow a schedule. I lack the discipline to repeat it, though. Some of this is the product of telecommuting and having 4 kids. A good chunk of blame falls on my head, though.

In the words of that Old Indian Guy from 'The Outlaw Josey Wales', I shall endeavor to persevere.

I have no frickin' idea what that means, but it seems about where my schedule and I happen to be.

The Surreal life

Yesterday was one of those odd days I need to record just to laugh about it in 20 years.

I had emergency after hours work I needed to get done. However, said emergency work was stalled due to my mega corporation locking the parts for their super expensive mission critical server in the mail room, which closes at 5 and no operations person can access.

In a moment of honesty of 4 year olds, my niece who was looking at my 2 very beautiful little guys, then me, declared that compared to them, I was kinda ugly.

I learned one of my coworkers had a parasite, and left the U.S. to get it treated.. in China. Said coworker left in June, and has yet to return.

My management asked us to apply for other positions within our company last week.. No reasons given. Then yesterday AM declared we weren't going to have the layoffs we didn't know about it, due to it being put off for the foreseeable future.

I'm curious to see what today will bring.

This has been an interesting week.

My two year old continues to want to climb everything in the house.

My four year old has decided he now owns the house.

I have a new fridge, not by choice. The old one decided it was time to depart the realm of the working. There's nothing like four kids and no cold food. The peasant's were not pleased.

The teenagers continue to dwell in the subterranean.

My wife had a major collision with a bass drum on Friday, resulting in a hospital visit. The drum won.

Given the soap opera level of drama going on, I'm going to try and update this blog at least once a day for posterity's sake.

Warmth!

It's finally gotten decently warm here in Ohio. I'm looking forward to a nice summer with plenty of time outdoors. Given my libertarian leanings and desire to be optimistic I'm staying away from political comments for a while.

It's time

It's time to ressurect this diary and to once again write.