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Here is a House to Rehab!

Mom — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:25:14 +0000

Check out this “gem” of a house in Houston:

See the entire listing and view more pictures HERE.

“Pick up this gem, dust it off, add polish and it will shine”

Seriously?

How about: Condemn this bad boy and bulldoze it to the ground!!!

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I missed the bus, you missed the bus, we all missed the bus

Mom — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:27:51 +0000

Photo by Mike

A co-worker shared a story about his previous employer…a story about corporate silliness gone wrong.

Apparently, the CEO was into “team-building” and often used the brilliant “bus” analogy from Jim Collins book – Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t

“Get the right people on the bus, get the wrong people off the bus and put the right people in the right place in the bus.”

Ok. Makes sense when thinking about how to build a good company. Where the CEO went silly, was to present bus driver hats to each employee. He even encouraged his people to wear them.

Imagine walking down the hallway at work and bumping into Ed from Finance, who is wearing his Ralph Kramden bus driver hat. How silly. I’m sure that hat will help Ed do his job better.

Should have handed out “I Ride the Short Bus” t-shirts too.

The bus stops here.

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I Put the Work in Work At Home

Mom — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:11:28 +0000

I was talking to a family member recently, and the subject of work was brought up. She said,
“It must be great to work at home. You can do whatever you want all day”. I gently reminded her that while I have more flexibility in my schedule, I do indeed work (usually 40+ hours a week). While it’s great, it’s still work.

Here are a few more funny comments/questions I’ve heard regarding working at home:

It must be nice working from bed.

Yes. When I was 41 weeks pregnant, I kept my feet up in bed every morning while I worked on my laptop. Now that I’m not pregnant anymore, I only get up from bed to use the bathroom.

Can you work barefoot?

No…company policy dictates proper foot attire must be worn at all times. During video conferences, my boss makes me point my webcam at my feet to make sure I’m following the rules.

Since you don’t have to work around people, do you take a shower everyday?

Once I realized how much time I saved by not commuting, I looked for other ways to maximize my time. I contemplated ditching my personal hygiene routine all-together, but then I remembered my husband has to sleep with me…and I’d like to keep it that way.

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A Trip to Mt. Washmore

Mom — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 03:53:46 +0000

This is what my laundry room looked like this morning.

7 people + baby in cloth diapers + sick mom & dad = LAUNDRY BASKET RUNNETH OVER!

Thankfully, our trusty Kenmore front-loaders kept up with the demand today. The last load is in the dryer.

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Drive Thru Lawyer

Mom — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:15:58 +0000

I snapped this pic in Oswego, IL. We may have to switch lawyers, as ours doesn’t offer drive thru service.

The New Face of Computer Terrorism

Mom — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 13:41:14 +0000

Witness one of the youngest computer antagonists in action!

First, Baby A displays her weapon of choice:

Next, watch as she swiftly advances on her target:

This is a reminder to never underestimate the destructive power of a five month old. This morning, Baby A was playing in bed next to me while I was working. She cannot crawl yet, so she uses the “rollie-pollie” method of getting around. Two rolls and she was within reaching distance of my laptop. In less than 20 seconds, she managed to turn off my wireless card and held down down the power button long enough to shut down the laptop. Thankfully, the document I was working on was saved to my network file server.

Sure, she may look cute now…but beware! Her undpredicatable nature and primitive dexterity prove to be a dangerous threat to technology. It’s rumored that there are more of these “tech terror tots” out there. In addition to the benefits of working at home, this is proof that there are dangers as well. Mom will be reporting on that shortly.

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