June 10, 2011
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I’ve been keeping track of our experiences with recruitment. I’ts fantastic. Nine percent unemployment? Nah, that’s a myth. People are doing just fine. If they weren’t, they’d show up to interviews or something. We also have to move. More on that in a moment…
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May 19, 2011
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In order to avoid simultaneous nervous breakdowns, we went to the beach last week. For my wife, it was necessary because she’s with two very needy little boys all day long. Both are perfect, or as close to perfect as they can get at their ages in my view, but let’s face it — there’s [...]
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April 14, 2011
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I’m used to getting calls from people in crisis all day long. Sometimes it’s the guys telling me about some unexpected development on a job site. Very often it’s a call from my wife telling me how the kids have been tormenting her. But yesterday was a new one: As my wife and the kids [...]
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April 12, 2011
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Ah, Mondays. Wait — it’s Tuesday. Oy. I stopped at a coffee shop this morning solely to put some business cards in a little holder I keep on their refrigerator there. Otherwise, I wouldn’t bother. Their coffee is probably the worst in the Beltway, they they definitely benefit from that maxim “location, location, location.” Their [...]
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April 1, 2011
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The Anchoress, the first stop in my daily blogroll, has a good question up today: “Are you happy?” It’s a little weird that she posted that today because I was wondering that myself on the drive home last night. It’s a question I’ve asked myself numerous times in the last year or so. I didn’t [...]
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March 29, 2011
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I’ve been on a little bit of a blogging hiatus, but I think — I think – I now have a little bit of time to update this thing once in a while. Hopefully with relevant, useful and even funny content. I know, I know. I’ve made promises before. I bet if I looked (and [...]
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February 10, 2010
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It’s been snowing here for as long as I can remember. That’s not saying much — I have the memory of a fruit fly — but let me just say it’s snowing. A lot. The wind broke the monotony a bit though. Instead of inch upon inch of new snow, today we got blizzard winds. [...]
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February 6, 2010
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Yesterday me and my crew were unloading a truck at an apartment complex in southwest. As I was handing an armoire off to someone (I can do that now) I recognized a woman walking a couple into the building. “T.!” I said. “Sweetie!” she replied. It was the same woman who got us into our [...]
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January 20, 2010
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Anyone here a fan of “Band of Brothers?” Remember the episode called “Replacements?” Sometimes I feel like one of the veterans in Easy Company trying to train the FNGs (Effing New Guys) in the real ways of war. It’s never really been that much of a problem, but as My Truck Buddy grows, I have [...]
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January 4, 2010
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Normally I reserve Sundays for God, family and rest. I got the first two in today, but the rest? Well, look at the time-stamp for this. It’s after midnight and I’m forcing myself to go to bed in a few minutes. I spent a good chunk of the day flow-charting on this gigantic white board [...]
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January 2, 2010
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Finally! No more trying to figure out what to call the ’00s. The aughts? 2010 is going to be IT. The year. A whole bunch of things are going to happen, and I’m not being carelessly idealistic about them. Like the Cylons, I have a Plan. I also have the motivation — if I don’t [...]
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December 28, 2009
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I declared Mystic Monk to be the official coffee of MTB, but one of my Facebook buddies wanted to know the really important thing: what’s our official beer? Good question. Discuss here.
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December 22, 2009
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They were such nice guys. Really. Even now, as I look at the proof of their shadyness (I’m officially making that word up), I still like D. and T. on a personal level. However, I’m not about to pay them anything else for their “work.” Let me explain… Toward the end of summer, I got [...]
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December 4, 2009
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So, here it is December, and I was actually looking forward to some much-needed down-time. instead, I’m still turning customers away because I’m too busy. Man, my life sucks. Wait–what? This is a good thing? You’re right–this is awesome! I could still use some time off though.
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