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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The next big thing and nervous breakdowns
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 [...]
Read moreCarnage a little too close to home
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 [...]
Read moreMonday chaos — on Tuesday!
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 [...]
Read moreAre you happy?
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 [...]
Read moreAnnnd, we’re back
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 [...]
Read moreSo, it’s snowing in D.C….
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. [...]
Read moreI now officially know everybody in the DC area
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 [...]
Read moreReplacements
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 [...]
Read moreFear…
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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