on my planet

My insolence safety zone has expanded

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:08:00 -0500

It looks like our department is getting reviews this year. Mine might be tomorrow. I never knew the appropriate term for how I felt. Thanks Dilbert. Fortunately, mine is not quite as bad, but I love the last panel.

Something I am thankful for . . .

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:15:09 -0500

This is a holiday week, which means I only have to work eight-hour days. Wohoo!

Dear Cadillac Ranch Restaurant

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:12:00 -0500

I visited your Pittsburgh location 11/21/2009. I checked in at the hostess station at 7:30pm for our 7:45pm reservation. The manager told me they had stopped seating anyone because the kitchen could not handle the workload and it would be at least an hour until we would be seated. We took our time having a couple drinks at the bar then were seated just before 9pm. The service was slow but again, we waited patiently. The kitchen ran out of prime rib so three of us had to change our orders. The food was awful. Two of us ordered sirloins. Both were tough and full of gristle. Mine was a small, misshapen cut. Most of the dishes were cold. One order of pasta was sent back to the kitchen and returned cold. Finally, the DJ cranked up the music and turned on the disco lights above our table while we spent half an hour waiting for our check. I like trying new foods and new places. I have no trouble writing off a bad dish once in a while. This was a bad experience overall. I will not return and have explained to others how poor the experience was. Restaurants open every day. I spent many years working in them to put myself through school. There was no excuse for the multitude of problems at your new location. This is attributable to poor management. Even the manager said “I want to get hit by a bus”. He did comp a couple meals and drinks. You must resolve the management and training situations in this restaurant. The kitchen staff needs training to keep pace with the dining room. The managers need to know how to keep everyone organized. There need to be an appropriate number of wait staff to handle the number of tables. The manager needs to order enough food to keep the kitchen stocked. The quality of the food needs to improve. The noise level in the dining room needs to be reduced so people can have dinner conversations.

Nod to Firefly

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:23:00 -0500

“What are you wearing?”

“I’m trying on my Halloween costume. It’s space cowboy.”

“First, there are no cows in space. Second, didn’t you do that five years ago? It’s time to move on.”

This exchange was between Nathan Fillion and Molly Quinn’s characters on Castle. The reference to space cowboy was making fun of another Nathan Fillion series, Firefly. It was very funny. Firefly is still available on Netflix.

I just gave Nick a bath. He is looking worse. It is sad.

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:40:38 -0500

I just gave Nick a bath. He is looking worse. It is sad.

CAT Scan

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:05:00 -0500

I have to get a CT scan. They are only going to find mush in my head.

2012

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:47:00 -0500

The end cannot come quickly enough. Or at least, the end of this movie. “Who will survive?” Well, after half an hour I no longer cared. The spoof Disaster Movie was a finer piece of art. They did not leave a second on the cutting room floor. 158 minutes is acceptable for an epic story like Titanic, not this mess.

Ohiopyle

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:19:00 -0500

David and I went biking at Ohiopyle today. It was beautiful and warm day for November. We only went twenty miles but now we both need chiropractors. Ugh

It is a very cute commercial. I am growing tired of the iPhone...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:53:00 -0500

It is a very cute commercial. I am growing tired of the iPhone envy. It is a crappy phone but an excellent computer. Either get one for yourself or shut the fuck up. Let me know when someone else introduces something better. It has not happened yet.

"People who have plenty of food seem to have plenty of problems. People who are hungry only have one..."

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:23:03 -0500

“People who have plenty of food seem to have plenty of problems. People who are hungry only have one problem.”

Fallingwater

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:30:00 -0500

Fallingwater

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Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:25:32 -0400

Happy Halloween

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:06:23 -0400

Facing the inevitable

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:49:00 -0400

I spoke with the vet this afternoon. After Nick’s surgical consultation and a conversation with Lima I decided it is not worth the risk to have half his liver and his spleen removed. That left the anal gland tumor. I was considering having it removed before it interferes with Nick pooping. The vet said it is not worth the risk of anesthesia unless they do everything. She is concerned the recovery from even a minor surgery would cause the liver cancer to take hold of his system.

In the end, she said if Nick were hers she would opt for the surgery, but she is completely behind my decision not to. The risk that he would not survive or recover and he would lose the next few good months he might have is too great. He has already pushed the boundary of life expectancy for a weimaraner. She agreed we will keep him happy and pain free as long as we can and she will tell me when it is no longer possible.

I will never know if I made the correct decision. I suppose there is no way of knowing. I knew when I was so happy to have Nick as a puppy I would have to deal with losing him someday. I am making decisions for him as best I can. I love him and am happy to be with him, even when it is difficult. We have had a great life together and I would not have traded it for anything.

I’m still crying.

"What a great day this is turning out to be. I’m suicidal, my mate tries to kill me, my gun gets..."

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:50:49 -0400

“What a great day this is turning out to be. I’m suicidal, my mate tries to kill me, my gun gets nicked and we’re still in fucking New Hampshire.”

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Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:14:46 -0400

Cutie Pie is getting skiiiiiny! This was our last camping trip.

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:13:00 -0400

Cutie Pie is getting skiiiiiny! This was our last camping trip.

West Virginia Penitentiary

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:46:00 -0400

The West Virginia State Penitentiary was interesting to visit. It dates back to 1867 and closed in 1995 because the cells were deemed cruel and usual punishment. There were often three people to a cell. See the photos.

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Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:55:50 -0400

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Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:54:30 -0400