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From the source document (see the link "The source of this madness"):
3rd Sept - Condemner (sounds like a theme, doesn't it?)
4th Sept - Instrumentation
5th Sept - Refresher
I'm behind a day. The leader of this project is ahead a day (dang Aussies). I hate being late so early in the project. Truly.
It's Labor Day Weekend and I must work tomorrow, a run to George to pick up some machines and then up to Chelan to fill some machines at the Grandview Motel. Sigh. Buud has promised we take Sunday and Monday off. I hope we can.
Friday, September 04, 2009
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Cursed September, and unfinished sonnet
Cursed September, stealing summer time
A little less sunlight every day
Languid nights grow longer, less sublime
Wearing more clothes keeps the chill at bay...
A little less sunlight every day
Languid nights grow longer, less sublime
Wearing more clothes keeps the chill at bay...
Monday, August 31, 2009
Warranty
The first thing that comes to mind when I hear the word "warranty" is 'planned obsolescence'. I was in an ABC Afterschool Special back in 1979, broadcast right after my birthday. As a birthday present, my parents got me a large (for the era) color RCA television so I could watch my special on a decent television, not the thirteen inch black and white I'd had for over ten years. It was a nice thing for them to do.
Two years later, the screen went blue - yes children, the blue screen of death predates computers. I got the huge thing down the stairs of my third floor walk up and to a repair shop only to find out that the warranty had expired about two weeks earlier. It would cost me $400 to fix the television.
I went out and bought a new one, Hitachi - thirteen inches, color, for $350. I still have it, it still works great.
And that is why I will never buy RCA products again.
Two years later, the screen went blue - yes children, the blue screen of death predates computers. I got the huge thing down the stairs of my third floor walk up and to a repair shop only to find out that the warranty had expired about two weeks earlier. It would cost me $400 to fix the television.
I went out and bought a new one, Hitachi - thirteen inches, color, for $350. I still have it, it still works great.
And that is why I will never buy RCA products again.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Anticipatory Angst
What the heck am I thinking?
The thirty day challenge starts in two days. If you noticed, my last 30 challenge stopped after almost three weeks. What you don't know is that I sustained a heavy emotional trauma and plunged into shock and depression.
Why do I bring this up? Because historically (or maybe hysterically), I've always struggled in September. I found out today that my mom and one of my brothers also struggles with September. I'm not sure why they do, but for me I think it has to do with giving up the relative freedom of summer away from home, etc. and going back to a school where I was taunted and a home where I was emotionally, physically and sexually abused.
I don't know if my thirty days of text challenge will make the full month, but I do need to kick my writing into gear and maybe it's the nudge I need to keep on keeping on.
We shall see.
The thirty day challenge starts in two days. If you noticed, my last 30 challenge stopped after almost three weeks. What you don't know is that I sustained a heavy emotional trauma and plunged into shock and depression.
Why do I bring this up? Because historically (or maybe hysterically), I've always struggled in September. I found out today that my mom and one of my brothers also struggles with September. I'm not sure why they do, but for me I think it has to do with giving up the relative freedom of summer away from home, etc. and going back to a school where I was taunted and a home where I was emotionally, physically and sexually abused.
I don't know if my thirty days of text challenge will make the full month, but I do need to kick my writing into gear and maybe it's the nudge I need to keep on keeping on.
We shall see.
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