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Elections

So Elections happened this past Tuesday.  I had a paper due, so I didn’t spend time updating this blog.  All I can say is thank (God, FSM, Yoda, whatever) Obama won.  Now don’t get me wrong, in many ways Obama is not liberal enough.  I’m just glad for my family, my friends and for everyone really that we didn’t take a giant step  backwards.  Who would have figured that issues concerning women’s rights and fairness for everyone to love whomever they want would actually make the difference.  Well okay rational people who understand that going towards a theocracy would understand.

 

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Good Points

http://arstechnica.com/features/2012/10/what-the-chronicles-of-george-can-teach-us-about-technical-support/

I really think it comes down to compromise between customers and support.  I also feel that many people in technical support forget that they are in a service industry.  A good friend of mine once pointed out that it has to suck for the people who work the drive thru at McDonalds, but we always expect them to be perfect.  That really made me start thinking about what I do for a living.

PIBKAC

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Fashion and Friends

http://www.jessiicahowellfashions.com/

Go to that link.  That is the storefront for one of my closest childhood friends.  I’ll be the first to admit that I am horrible at keeping in touch with people, thank goodness for Facebook!  Jessiica is an immensely talented designer and I strongly encourage everyone to support her!  Her line of tank tops are up now, more on the way!

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Thieving Assholes

To the asshole who broke into my truck (yes again).  Fuck you.

Any asshole can pop a lock and grab a bag containing someone’s laptop and ipad.  That’s easy to do you incestuous crack whore.  It takes real talent to do so without damaging the truck.  I hate being robbed, but thankfully I can remote wipe my hard-earned data from my stuff.  Enjoy the bricks ass.  I hope you get a decent price for the stuff so that you can continue to smoke meth or whatever.

 

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Calm

If any of you have ever seen the epic campus in Verona please let me know what you think. At first glance it’s geek paradise, scifi themes everywhere, spaced out with offices for everyone. Plenty of cute people walking around. I’ll tell you what I see. It’s a mirage hiding a workforce of programmers, brainwashed to accept their hell and think its heaven. Of course I’m sleep deprived…

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Red Corvettes

It’s not often that I find myself looking back at High School and appreciating those early formative years. Over the last few days I’ve had the opportunity to think back and realize just how bat shit insane some people were. It’s one thing to look up an old friend and chit chat about how they are doing, it’s another thing to bust out pictures of your 19 inch biceps and try to impress members of the opposite sex with your shiny red corvette and serenade them with Nickelback.

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How to properly sword fight

For all the aspiring gentlemen:
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/paradoxes.html

I don’t know what is more amusing, the fact that this is online, or the fact that they can use quotes like this; “then he that thrusts first, speedeth: if both happen to thrust together, they are both in danger”; in polite society.

“Of six chief causes, that many valiant men think themselves by their practices to be skillful in their weapons, are yet many times in their fights sore hurt, and many times slain by men of small skill or none at all.”

– yeah. happens all the time.

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Responsibility

It’s so important to be kind to the people in your life.  It’s easy to take them for granted.  Every day I strive to do better in this regard, lately it’s seemed even more important.  Some days you sit back though and you see how people refuse to take responsibility for their actions.  That is such a waste.

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Where to begin…

This past week has to be one of the most difficult I’ve had to deal with in a very long time.

I’ve lost a friend, a coworker and a valued mentor.  The world has lost a good person.  I won’t get into specifics, those who need to know are already aware of what has happened. For my friend and the sake of his family I know that my wonderful coworkers and I will find a way to express his legacy in the most positive way possible.

Fair well dear friend.  Be at peace knowing that you touched those around you in a positive way, and your memory will live on through the lives that you touched.