Quotes

Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while."

--Jack Welch,
former CEO of General Electric

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."

--Thomas Edison,
inventor and businessman

Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do."

--Isaac Asimov,
American writer

Weekend in Jasper

Saturday was the company Christmas party and we went to Jasper again. We had such a great time last year that we had to do it again. Things were a little different this time. We went straight to the hotel and checked in, instead of waiting until the designated check in time. This was so we could do more with the time we had when we were there; like skating and enjoying the hot pools.

We checked in at 2:00 and went straight for the pond so I could skate (Nikki has a skating impediment). The weather was on the plus side and it rained the day before (lets just say that ice conditions were less than favorable). Guys were out having a hokey tournament and I started getting my confidence and took a risk with a piece of ice that I shouldn't have and my skates flew over my head, my hands and arms were no where to be found, and I landed squarely on my back. I also tensed my neck to save my head from smacking the ice. I landed so hard that I knocked the wind out of myself for over a minute. I've only ever landed that hard once before when I was 18 in construction. I can tell that story another day. Anyways, I made quite a spectacle of myself. Took my skates off and we went straight for the hot pools as now my entire left side of my body was in pain. We spent 1 1/2 hours in the pool and whirl pool before we went back to our room. I napped for about an hour before taking a very long and hot shower. Drinks were at 5:30 in our bosses cabin and dinner was at 7:00. I had to have a shuttle pick us up and take us to the cabin as I was still too sore. At this point I have taken 4 aspirin. At 7:30 I took 4 more and by 11:00 I was feeling pretty good but it was the drugs talking. It was a long night, every time I had to roll over I had to wake up, as the pain was too much. Brunch was at 10:30 and I had two hot baths before then. After brunch it was straight home. Last night I slept OK, but my neck hurts, so again if I had to roll over I would wake up, grab my neck, and roll over.
Couple of more days and everything should be back to normal. More aspirin, tiger balm and maybe I'll sleep through the night.

Christmas Memories

I was talking with Nikki the other night about what makes a Christmas memorable. I had mentioned that I really like the lights and... that was about it. I then thought about what my most memorable Christmas was, and the first thought that entered my head was when I think I was 11. I awoke to a brand new hockey net. Then the conversation with Nikki turns to... "your all about the monetary value of getting gifts." Well I will admit that getting seems to be better than giving. I need to change my out look, or Christmas is just going to be a big bah humbug every year for the rest of my life. I need to find joy in other areas than just lights.

The latest from Google

Google Checkout
I've talked with Nikki about this in the past and she was very skeptical of Google taking market share from Paypal, but read the latest from an article in USAtoday and you will see that when Google does something they aren't messing around. They intend on owning this market, and paypal your a has been. Its just going to take some time.

Google Nutter

I Google everything. If they come out with something new I try it. For example, I presently have Google as my personalized home page. I use gmail, Alerts, Maps, Documents, calendar, Sketch, Finance, Web Accelerator, and now this Blogger. I've been known to frequent Froogle, google earth, Picasa, and even the recently acquired YouTube. If this were an ailment what would I have? Google-itis? Have I taken it too far, is there help for people like me?