My team sucks!!! It seems that Sal picked the Viqueens this week, and finally calls one wrong. Why couldn’t he have picked the Raiders if he was going to get one wrong? Well, I remain a fan. No fairweather here.…
Not Much to Say
I’d say TGIF, but I think I should really wait until tomorrow (when it will be TGIS). The day went well. I got a little more actual work done, but I still have a long way to go. The more…
Actual Work
Today I started getting o do some actual work. It’s fairly simple really, I was just asked to put some old drawings into the computer. Not too hard normally, but learning this new system will mean that it will take…
On This Day…
Probably the last “On This Day…” – with the new job, there just isn’t time. From on-this-day.com 1946 The first drive-up banking facility opened at the Exchange National Bank in Chicago, IL 1954 Ellis Island, the immigration station in New…
On This Day…
From on-this-day.com 1620 The Mayflower Compact was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower when they landed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod. The compact called for “just and equal laws 1851 The telescope was patented…
Another Tivo Entry
OK, I know, I said I was done writing about Tivo, but this one’s different. I decided to spring for a second Tivo today. They’re only $100 right now for the DirecTV version. Last time they were that cheap was…
When Does Sleep Fit In?
My first day at Miller is over. It was a pretty good day, and the people all strike me as such that they will be easy to work with. Actually I haven’t worked with anyone in any of the Architecture…
On This Day…
From on-this-day.com 1483 Martin Luther was born 1801 The U.S. state of Tennessee outlawed the practice of dueling 1951 Direct-dial, coast-to-coast telephone service began when Mayor M. Leslie Denning of Englewood, NJ, called his counterpart in Alameda, CA 1970 The…
On This Day…
From on-this-day.com 1906 U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt left for Panama. It was the first foreign trip by a U.S. president 1918 Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm II announced he would abdicate. He then fled to the Netherlands 1923 In Munich, the Beer…
Not a bad day at work
I had a pretty good day at work today. I had to work a route that I have never worked before, and when I first heard this would be the case, I understood I would be working it alone, but…
On This Day…
From on-this-day.com 1805 The “Corps of Discovery” reached the Pacific Ocean. The expedition was lead by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis. The journey had begun on May 14, 1804, with the goal of exploring the Louisiana Purchase territory 1889 Montana…
On This Day…
From on-this-day.com 1874 The Republican party of the U.S. was first symbolized as an elephant in a cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper’s Weekly. 1893 The state of Colorado granted its women the right to vote. 1916 Jeanette Rankin of…
To Quit or Not to Quit
I’m mulling over my new job situation. With a full time job starting on Monday the 10th, I don’t need to keep the job at the Post Office. I could quit and not only get Saturdays off, but get my…
On This Day…
1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected to be the 16th President 1861 Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederate States of America 1935 Edwin H. Armstrong announced his development of FM broadcasting 1984 For the first time in 193 years,…