Tag Archives: work

Room For Error

I work with some incredibly tight tolerances at my place of employment, sometimes within .0002 of an inch. When you consider that a human hair measures only .003, then you can see that there is literally no room for error. It is rather nerve-wracking to know that even the slightest mistake can ruin an entire [...]

Fast Time

I’ve always hated it when the time skipped ahead an hour in the spring. It means getting up earlier after staying up later - at least until my body adjusts to the difference - but this time is more dreadful for another reason.
Ever since Alan and I have started our new jobs, there doesn’t seem [...]

Happiness

“Are you happy?”
The question from my father startled me a bit and I wasn’t exactly sure how to answer. I explained that I am relatively happy even though there were some things in my life that I wish were a little different. But, yeah, overall I’m happy.
Since I started working for my dad a few [...]

Blogbits

Spam - I signed up for Box.net so that I could use their widget in my sidebar and I immediately started getting spam in my Gmail account. Not sure if they are doing it, but the timing seemed suspicious.
Elections - Since Edwards dropped out (sigh) I can’t make up my mind about who I want [...]

What A Difference A Week Makes

I’ve always tried to remain positive during times of despair by telling myself that whatever problem I’m experiencing probably won’t be as important in a week or two. That reasoning has proven itself to be true over and over.
As I left my new workplace last Friday afternoon, I was so depressed and tired that I [...]