Morning folks,
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That's right, the Monday Strikes Again! I missed my musing yesterday but that's ok since I think the Roll-Up contest has finally come to a close. I've been hard pressed to find a Roll-Up cup anywhere lately and have only found one Tim's in my area that still has them. I've done my best to get a musing out every day during the contest and I think I did quite well with only missing a couple. Not bad considering the contest lasted about a month and a half.
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Well it is off to work today and this week is a short week for me! My mother-in-law is flying into the city this week and is spending a couple weeks with us. Since we have to pick her up at the airport very early Wednesday morning, I figured I would take that day off as well as the rest of the week. Looking forward to having her here (truth be told) and so are the kids.
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Regarding my musings, I do plan on continuing to write on a semi-daily basis. I've gained a new love for it and plan on keeping it up as much as possible. I find my weekends the hardest times to write because I just want to relax and do some gaming or play with the kids. By the time I realize I haven't written it is in the evening and I'm about to start a raid with some guild friends or watch a movie. After that, I'm too tired to sit down and write so I go to bed. You see, I would rather miss a musing all together than to half ass one and only put out a few sentences. I just don't feel right about writing a few lines and then calling it a musing. I know I've done it in the past and I've even done it during the Roll-Up contest just to get a musing out that day. Oh well.
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That said, I must be off and get ready to head out the door for work and school. One of my friends is starting his new job today where I work so I plan on dropping by and visiting with him early this morning to see how he's making out. It was a bit of a headache trying to get this guy hired on, but I'm glad he has finally landed a gig with the company.
Until next time my friends,
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Cheers,
Al
Monday, April 14, 2008
Saturday, April 12, 2008
v17.7 - Roll-Up Done?
Howdy Folks,
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Is the Roll-up-the-rim contest done in your area? I went to one of my local Tim Horton's yesterday and they were out of Roll Up cups. I figured it was because they were just out of Extra Large cups so I went back later and ordered just a large. As the Drive-thru lady handed me my plain old brown cup I asked if they were out of roll-up cups. She nodded and apologized to which I replied DIE and drove away without paying.
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Just kidding of course. I politely payed the lady for my coffee and drove away wondering how many other Tim Horton's out there are out of roll-up cups. Then today I went to the Tim Horton's at a local mall and low and behold they had roll-up cups left. I giggled with glee as I started to drink my coffee. The glee ended with a simple roll-up action which ended in a "Please Play Again". What the hell? I've been a loyal Tim's drinker from the beginning of this contest and here we are nearly at the end and I've still only won 4 things. 4!!!
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Perhaps it is bad luck, bad karma or a bit of both which has disabled me from winning this year. Perhaps my knowledge (or fear) of winning because my wife works for Tim Horton's has sent a signal to the universe and the law of attraction has made it so hardly any winning cups have came my way. Perhaps there is a meteor on a collision course with Earth as I type this and it will arrive on the launch day of the 2009 Roll-up-the-rim contest and I won't get an opportunity to record my winnings next year. Perhaps I think too much?
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It really isn't the end of the world. I drink coffee regardless of the contest even though I tend to drink a bit more coffee than normal during the roll-up season. Of course after finding out this year that Tim Horton's knows where every single "big" prize is and what store the cup was sold to, it kind of ruins the "surprise" or "random" factor for me. To think, that every single car prize has a predetermined destination and ONLY people who frequent that particular Tim Horton's will win it. To also think that in all of Nova Scotia, there is only ONE car prize while in places like Ontario they have several. To know that they purposely placed these winning cups in specific Tim Horton's locations really makes me wonder.
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Anyway folks, I'm going to take off for now. I need to get supper started here and get ready for a raid tonight (T-minus 30minutes from now). Until next time.
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Cheers,
Al
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Is the Roll-up-the-rim contest done in your area? I went to one of my local Tim Horton's yesterday and they were out of Roll Up cups. I figured it was because they were just out of Extra Large cups so I went back later and ordered just a large. As the Drive-thru lady handed me my plain old brown cup I asked if they were out of roll-up cups. She nodded and apologized to which I replied DIE and drove away without paying.
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Just kidding of course. I politely payed the lady for my coffee and drove away wondering how many other Tim Horton's out there are out of roll-up cups. Then today I went to the Tim Horton's at a local mall and low and behold they had roll-up cups left. I giggled with glee as I started to drink my coffee. The glee ended with a simple roll-up action which ended in a "Please Play Again". What the hell? I've been a loyal Tim's drinker from the beginning of this contest and here we are nearly at the end and I've still only won 4 things. 4!!!
{slurp}
Perhaps it is bad luck, bad karma or a bit of both which has disabled me from winning this year. Perhaps my knowledge (or fear) of winning because my wife works for Tim Horton's has sent a signal to the universe and the law of attraction has made it so hardly any winning cups have came my way. Perhaps there is a meteor on a collision course with Earth as I type this and it will arrive on the launch day of the 2009 Roll-up-the-rim contest and I won't get an opportunity to record my winnings next year. Perhaps I think too much?
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It really isn't the end of the world. I drink coffee regardless of the contest even though I tend to drink a bit more coffee than normal during the roll-up season. Of course after finding out this year that Tim Horton's knows where every single "big" prize is and what store the cup was sold to, it kind of ruins the "surprise" or "random" factor for me. To think, that every single car prize has a predetermined destination and ONLY people who frequent that particular Tim Horton's will win it. To also think that in all of Nova Scotia, there is only ONE car prize while in places like Ontario they have several. To know that they purposely placed these winning cups in specific Tim Horton's locations really makes me wonder.
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Anyway folks, I'm going to take off for now. I need to get supper started here and get ready for a raid tonight (T-minus 30minutes from now). Until next time.
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Cheers,
Al
Friday, April 11, 2008
v17.6 - New Theme
Morning folks,
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Well it is finally Friday (like I thought it was yesterday) and I'm so glad! I'm also glad to announce that I am in the process of implementing a new theme for the site. The theme will be tweaked and changed over the next few days but I think this is the color scheme and layout I'm looking for.
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Did I mention that I'm glad it's Friday yet? Folks, I don't want you to think my job is too much for me but there are things about my job that just seem to drain the life out of me. While I'm excited and happy to be given the opportunity to join the new team and begin integrating myself and learning new things, I'm also a bit annoyed at how things have been ignored and left by the way side regarding process and documentation. We have a guy who is leaving the team next week. He has been a huge contributer to the team and has a lot of knowledge in his head. Nobody has ever asked him if any of the stuff he does is documented somewhere. Imagine my surprise when I found this out. Imagine I had joined the team a week later and found out none of this stuff was documented or handed off properly? I don't want to think about it.
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Aside from that, I'm enjoying the new gig and look forward to getting to know the team better. I agreed to take on the Team Lead role this week so on Tuesday during the team meeting it was announced that I would be the new Team Lead (this team hasn't had a team lead for a couple months now). I'm up for the challenge and so far I think I'm doing a good job. It is going to take some time to bring this team around, however, as we are 4 people short right now I've been interviewing people like crazy and hope to have at least two of the 6 people I interviewed passed on for client interviews and hopefully hired within the next month. We also have a new guy starting the week after next so if all goes as planned, we'll only be down 2 people which is manageable and should be fairly easy to find and fill in the holes.
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Alas, it is nearly time to head off to school and then to work so I'm going to logout now. I hope everyone has a great Friday and we'll see you here again tomorrow.
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Cheers,
Al
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Well it is finally Friday (like I thought it was yesterday) and I'm so glad! I'm also glad to announce that I am in the process of implementing a new theme for the site. The theme will be tweaked and changed over the next few days but I think this is the color scheme and layout I'm looking for.
{slurp}
Did I mention that I'm glad it's Friday yet? Folks, I don't want you to think my job is too much for me but there are things about my job that just seem to drain the life out of me. While I'm excited and happy to be given the opportunity to join the new team and begin integrating myself and learning new things, I'm also a bit annoyed at how things have been ignored and left by the way side regarding process and documentation. We have a guy who is leaving the team next week. He has been a huge contributer to the team and has a lot of knowledge in his head. Nobody has ever asked him if any of the stuff he does is documented somewhere. Imagine my surprise when I found this out. Imagine I had joined the team a week later and found out none of this stuff was documented or handed off properly? I don't want to think about it.
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Aside from that, I'm enjoying the new gig and look forward to getting to know the team better. I agreed to take on the Team Lead role this week so on Tuesday during the team meeting it was announced that I would be the new Team Lead (this team hasn't had a team lead for a couple months now). I'm up for the challenge and so far I think I'm doing a good job. It is going to take some time to bring this team around, however, as we are 4 people short right now I've been interviewing people like crazy and hope to have at least two of the 6 people I interviewed passed on for client interviews and hopefully hired within the next month. We also have a new guy starting the week after next so if all goes as planned, we'll only be down 2 people which is manageable and should be fairly easy to find and fill in the holes.
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Alas, it is nearly time to head off to school and then to work so I'm going to logout now. I hope everyone has a great Friday and we'll see you here again tomorrow.
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Cheers,
Al
Thursday, April 10, 2008
v17.5 - If Tomorrow Never Comes
Morning folks,
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Imagine my disappointment when I awoke this morning, turned off my alarm and realized it was Thursday. For some reason I had it in my head that today was Friday and my last day of work for the week. OH well.
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I watched an interesting video yesterday called "End Day". Basically, plays the same day over and over (similar to Groundhog Day) except each day is another way the world "could" end (or have a major disaster). Personally if the world is going to end it's going to end and I doubt there is much we, as inhabitants of the plant, can do to stop it. While the video was interesting in its own way, it was the idea of the same day repeating and ending differently that interests me.
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Of course this theory has a name but it escapes me this morning. I also believe I've written about this before but the theory keeps coming up and I find myself pondering on it daily. For those who don't know what I'm talking about, imagine an event in your life where you made a decision between two or more possible outcomes. Let's take, for example, the decision of have a baby (since that is fresh in my mind as well :) ). On one side, you decide to have a baby and that child grows up and has their own life possibly becomes a Doctor or some other type of profession. On the other side you choose not to have a baby and that life is never created and all the lives that life would have touched would go on in completely different directions than they would have. Also, let's say you having a baby influenced a friend or another family member to have a child? If you didn't have that child, then they wouldn't have had their child (or they would in a different "reality") therefore two lives are now missing.
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Now you're saying to yourself, how could a life that never existed by missing? Well, that is exactly what I'm trying to talk about here. The theory suggests that anything that CAN happen DOES happen in a different "reality". Right now, there is an infinite number of you performing an infinite number of things differently than you. Every time you do something, an alternate reality branches off of you doing something different or doing something at a different time. Have you ever had a close encounter while crossing the street? Have you ever "almost" done something? Well in an alternate reality that car did hit you while you were crossing the street and that thing you almost did, you did do.
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Of course all of this is just a theory :) Something difficult (impossible?) to prove but interesting to think about. That person you thought you'd spend the rest of your life with? You are with them today in an alternate reality. That child you wish you had never given up, is with you in an alternate reality. Kinda scary and interesting to think about I guess. There used to be a TV show called "Sliders" which touched on this theory. They would "slide" between dimensions and each time they slid, they would end up in an alternate reality of their time. I urge you to look it up on the Internet when you get a chance and watch a few of the episodes.
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Well folks, I must be off to work now. This writing in the morning is proving to be better for me so I'll probably continue it. Until tomorrow.
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Cheers,
Al
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Imagine my disappointment when I awoke this morning, turned off my alarm and realized it was Thursday. For some reason I had it in my head that today was Friday and my last day of work for the week. OH well.
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I watched an interesting video yesterday called "End Day". Basically, plays the same day over and over (similar to Groundhog Day) except each day is another way the world "could" end (or have a major disaster). Personally if the world is going to end it's going to end and I doubt there is much we, as inhabitants of the plant, can do to stop it. While the video was interesting in its own way, it was the idea of the same day repeating and ending differently that interests me.
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Of course this theory has a name but it escapes me this morning. I also believe I've written about this before but the theory keeps coming up and I find myself pondering on it daily. For those who don't know what I'm talking about, imagine an event in your life where you made a decision between two or more possible outcomes. Let's take, for example, the decision of have a baby (since that is fresh in my mind as well :) ). On one side, you decide to have a baby and that child grows up and has their own life possibly becomes a Doctor or some other type of profession. On the other side you choose not to have a baby and that life is never created and all the lives that life would have touched would go on in completely different directions than they would have. Also, let's say you having a baby influenced a friend or another family member to have a child? If you didn't have that child, then they wouldn't have had their child (or they would in a different "reality") therefore two lives are now missing.
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Now you're saying to yourself, how could a life that never existed by missing? Well, that is exactly what I'm trying to talk about here. The theory suggests that anything that CAN happen DOES happen in a different "reality". Right now, there is an infinite number of you performing an infinite number of things differently than you. Every time you do something, an alternate reality branches off of you doing something different or doing something at a different time. Have you ever had a close encounter while crossing the street? Have you ever "almost" done something? Well in an alternate reality that car did hit you while you were crossing the street and that thing you almost did, you did do.
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Of course all of this is just a theory :) Something difficult (impossible?) to prove but interesting to think about. That person you thought you'd spend the rest of your life with? You are with them today in an alternate reality. That child you wish you had never given up, is with you in an alternate reality. Kinda scary and interesting to think about I guess. There used to be a TV show called "Sliders" which touched on this theory. They would "slide" between dimensions and each time they slid, they would end up in an alternate reality of their time. I urge you to look it up on the Internet when you get a chance and watch a few of the episodes.
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Well folks, I must be off to work now. This writing in the morning is proving to be better for me so I'll probably continue it. Until tomorrow.
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Cheers,
Al
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
v17.4 - The Flu and You
Howdy folks,
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It appears it is flu season again here. My niece was sick on the weekend and now my son and wife are sick with something. I'm feeling a bit under the weather myself but still well enough to go to work and get around. My daughter is unaffected as usual.
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This got me thinking of how certain people can get sick and others not. I realize at a high level there is this thing called an immune system which is designed to fight off these things. What bothers me about that is the fact we get sick every single year (some of us) and it is typically the same thing. You could almost write it on the calendar. Why is that?
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Some would say it is the law of attraction at work. Because so many people are thinking about being sick in the fall or spring (flu season) the flu is allowed to manifest itself and attack us while our immune systems take a nap and allow it to happen. Other may take the approach that our immune systems "forget" how to battle things like the common cold or flu despite the fact they we're exposed to it many many times a year. Some would even go so far as to say the "common" flu and cold virus has evolved every year and tricks the immune system allowing it to penetrate our bodies.
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There are many reasons people suspect "why" this is happening but there is very little in the way of actual proof or studies done (that I can find anyway) where theories are tried. I would like to actually find a document or paper written by a qualified expert that explains exactly why our bodies are infected yearly with the same virus. Some of us get flu shots every year which is basically a nice way of saying, "We're injecting you with the flu virus". The flu shot is not perfect and people will still get sick even with the shot. The flu shot is supposed to prepare your body for the "flu season" (again with the preparation and flu season) by exposing you to a small dose of the flu so your body can fight it off. If we're not careful, one would think our immune systems are like couch potatoes who sit on their asses all day and when it comes time to run a marathon they get up and do some exercise to prepare. It almost seems that way doesn't it?
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Anyway folks, just something quick to think on today. As you can see I missed yesterday's musing (which I will write today) because it was so hectic at work and then we had dance class after work and then half the family was sick and I needed to run around and get drinks and tissues and soups. I was so exhausted by the end of it all I decided to login and play a little LOTRO and then I watched a movie and went to bed. Luckly I was up at a decent time this morning and had time to write this before heading off to work. I actually enjoyed writing this early in the morning and will try it again tomorrow to see how it goes.
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Until next time.
Cheers,
Al
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It appears it is flu season again here. My niece was sick on the weekend and now my son and wife are sick with something. I'm feeling a bit under the weather myself but still well enough to go to work and get around. My daughter is unaffected as usual.
{slurp}
This got me thinking of how certain people can get sick and others not. I realize at a high level there is this thing called an immune system which is designed to fight off these things. What bothers me about that is the fact we get sick every single year (some of us) and it is typically the same thing. You could almost write it on the calendar. Why is that?
{slurp}
Some would say it is the law of attraction at work. Because so many people are thinking about being sick in the fall or spring (flu season) the flu is allowed to manifest itself and attack us while our immune systems take a nap and allow it to happen. Other may take the approach that our immune systems "forget" how to battle things like the common cold or flu despite the fact they we're exposed to it many many times a year. Some would even go so far as to say the "common" flu and cold virus has evolved every year and tricks the immune system allowing it to penetrate our bodies.
{slurp}
There are many reasons people suspect "why" this is happening but there is very little in the way of actual proof or studies done (that I can find anyway) where theories are tried. I would like to actually find a document or paper written by a qualified expert that explains exactly why our bodies are infected yearly with the same virus. Some of us get flu shots every year which is basically a nice way of saying, "We're injecting you with the flu virus". The flu shot is not perfect and people will still get sick even with the shot. The flu shot is supposed to prepare your body for the "flu season" (again with the preparation and flu season) by exposing you to a small dose of the flu so your body can fight it off. If we're not careful, one would think our immune systems are like couch potatoes who sit on their asses all day and when it comes time to run a marathon they get up and do some exercise to prepare. It almost seems that way doesn't it?
{slurp}
Anyway folks, just something quick to think on today. As you can see I missed yesterday's musing (which I will write today) because it was so hectic at work and then we had dance class after work and then half the family was sick and I needed to run around and get drinks and tissues and soups. I was so exhausted by the end of it all I decided to login and play a little LOTRO and then I watched a movie and went to bed. Luckly I was up at a decent time this morning and had time to write this before heading off to work. I actually enjoyed writing this early in the morning and will try it again tomorrow to see how it goes.
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Until next time.
Cheers,
Al
Monday, April 7, 2008
v17.3 - Some People...
Howdy folks,
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WHAT A DAY!
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I'm so worn out from the day I was ready for bed as soon as I got home. Just the thought of waking up to the same thing tomorrow is just annoying.
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I did a couple interviews this morning and this afternoon at work. I find it very hard to believe that some of these people made it past the recruiter stage of the interview process. Regardless, I was a bit disappointed as one of the guys I interviewed had a very impressive resume but couldn't answer even the most basic UNIX questions. Alas, that is the way things go and it made for a very long day.
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As a result, I had planned on writing a bit more than I actually have but that will have to wait for tomorrow ;) Until next time...
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Cheers,
Al
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WHAT A DAY!
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I'm so worn out from the day I was ready for bed as soon as I got home. Just the thought of waking up to the same thing tomorrow is just annoying.
{slurp}
I did a couple interviews this morning and this afternoon at work. I find it very hard to believe that some of these people made it past the recruiter stage of the interview process. Regardless, I was a bit disappointed as one of the guys I interviewed had a very impressive resume but couldn't answer even the most basic UNIX questions. Alas, that is the way things go and it made for a very long day.
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As a result, I had planned on writing a bit more than I actually have but that will have to wait for tomorrow ;) Until next time...
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Cheers,
Al
Sunday, April 6, 2008
v17.2 - Reflection of Self
Howdy folks,
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Did you ever look at someone and see yourself? This can be sometimes painful, especially if that someone is close to you like a son/daughter or sibling. Sometimes in life we see ourselves in other people and it leaves a painful sting. Sometimes we focus so hard to being something else we can't remember who we really were to begin with. Who are you?
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Who am I? This is something I've been struggling with the last few weeks. I know who I am to the rest of the world, but who am I to myself? I saw a movie last week about this girl who was interviewing for some big financial firm in NY and was asked a very simple question, "Who are you?". The girl was very confident and began to answer the question but quickly realized she didn't have a clue who she was. She goes on a mission of self discovery and by the end of the movie is able to easily tell the audience who she was. Yay, all of life's problems solved in one sitting. I didn't even have to get up and use the washroom, now that's 21st Century self help for you!
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I urge you all to perform the following test:
- Find a Mirror and stand in front of it (sit if you need to).
- Look yourself in the eyes. Don't just stare, really LOOK at yourself
- Ask yourself in your head, "Who am I?"
- Verbally answer yourself never taking your eyes away from your face. Pretend you're talking to someone else.
Something so simple can have a powerful influence on your life if done properly. I urge you all to give it a try.
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Well folks, I need to head out for the evening (work early tomorrow) so I'll say good bye for now and see you all tomorrow.
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Cheers,
Al
{slurp}
Did you ever look at someone and see yourself? This can be sometimes painful, especially if that someone is close to you like a son/daughter or sibling. Sometimes in life we see ourselves in other people and it leaves a painful sting. Sometimes we focus so hard to being something else we can't remember who we really were to begin with. Who are you?
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Who am I? This is something I've been struggling with the last few weeks. I know who I am to the rest of the world, but who am I to myself? I saw a movie last week about this girl who was interviewing for some big financial firm in NY and was asked a very simple question, "Who are you?". The girl was very confident and began to answer the question but quickly realized she didn't have a clue who she was. She goes on a mission of self discovery and by the end of the movie is able to easily tell the audience who she was. Yay, all of life's problems solved in one sitting. I didn't even have to get up and use the washroom, now that's 21st Century self help for you!
{slurp}
I urge you all to perform the following test:
- Find a Mirror and stand in front of it (sit if you need to).
- Look yourself in the eyes. Don't just stare, really LOOK at yourself
- Ask yourself in your head, "Who am I?"
- Verbally answer yourself never taking your eyes away from your face. Pretend you're talking to someone else.
Something so simple can have a powerful influence on your life if done properly. I urge you all to give it a try.
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Well folks, I need to head out for the evening (work early tomorrow) so I'll say good bye for now and see you all tomorrow.
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Cheers,
Al
Saturday, April 5, 2008
v17.1 - Tired Saturday
Howdy folks,
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I'm tired. It has been a long day and I wasn't going to write but then I remembered a small promise I made back a couple months ago so here I am :)
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As the topic suggests, I'm very tired today. We did quite a bit and as such I'm even too tired to do any gaming. For those who know me well, you know I need to be pretty damn tired to miss out on Saturday night gaming :)
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Our day started fairly early with the kids getting up and such. Believe it or not, I actually got to sleep in a little bit which was nice. We got up and got ready for our day as we normally do every Saturday. We left the house at our usual time and headed out to do our normal Saturday tasks. The only difference with this particular Saturday is the fact we were not going to be returning home afterwards as we made plans to go to my sister's house and visit them. We spent approximately 8 hours at their place before we finally decided it was time to come home. We had a great time and it was good to spend some time with family again, but I sure was tired by the end of it and after arriving home I ended up only playing WoW for a few minutes before finally retiring to the living room to watch a movie. Of course, I couldn't go to bed yet, I had a musing to write :)
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Anyway folks, sleep is attempting to overtake me so I must sign-off and head to bed. I imagine most of you won't get this until tomorrow morning anyway, so you'll be surprised to hopefully find 2 new musings to read.
Until next time,
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Cheers,
Al
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I'm tired. It has been a long day and I wasn't going to write but then I remembered a small promise I made back a couple months ago so here I am :)
{slurp}
As the topic suggests, I'm very tired today. We did quite a bit and as such I'm even too tired to do any gaming. For those who know me well, you know I need to be pretty damn tired to miss out on Saturday night gaming :)
{slurp}
Our day started fairly early with the kids getting up and such. Believe it or not, I actually got to sleep in a little bit which was nice. We got up and got ready for our day as we normally do every Saturday. We left the house at our usual time and headed out to do our normal Saturday tasks. The only difference with this particular Saturday is the fact we were not going to be returning home afterwards as we made plans to go to my sister's house and visit them. We spent approximately 8 hours at their place before we finally decided it was time to come home. We had a great time and it was good to spend some time with family again, but I sure was tired by the end of it and after arriving home I ended up only playing WoW for a few minutes before finally retiring to the living room to watch a movie. Of course, I couldn't go to bed yet, I had a musing to write :)
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Anyway folks, sleep is attempting to overtake me so I must sign-off and head to bed. I imagine most of you won't get this until tomorrow morning anyway, so you'll be surprised to hopefully find 2 new musings to read.
Until next time,
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Cheers,
Al
Friday, April 4, 2008
v17.0 - Big Surprise
Howdy folks,
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Well, let's cut to the chase shall we? I've been sitting on this for awhile now and since we've finally decided to tell our respective immediate families I felt it was time to make this public :)
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We have known for quite awhile, but didn't get final confirmation from the doctor until this past Monday. We're having another baby! That's right, Katie is pregnant and is due sometime mid November 2008. Hard to believe I know.
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Anyway, I wanted to say that and tell you all that I'm so tired right now that I can barely sit here and type tonight. It has been a long day and I'm very grateful the weekend is finally here.
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Take care friends, see you tomorrow.
Cheers,
Al
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Well, let's cut to the chase shall we? I've been sitting on this for awhile now and since we've finally decided to tell our respective immediate families I felt it was time to make this public :)
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We have known for quite awhile, but didn't get final confirmation from the doctor until this past Monday. We're having another baby! That's right, Katie is pregnant and is due sometime mid November 2008. Hard to believe I know.
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Anyway, I wanted to say that and tell you all that I'm so tired right now that I can barely sit here and type tonight. It has been a long day and I'm very grateful the weekend is finally here.
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Take care friends, see you tomorrow.
Cheers,
Al
Thursday, April 3, 2008
v16.9 - Happy Birthday
Howdy Folks,
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Well it is finally here; my birthday. I worked all day, I was stuck in rush hour traffic to and from work, my kids destroyed all my hard work and cleaning yesterday and I feel sick to my stomach.
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Other than those few things, it was a great day :) Not only did I have a bad day, I had a bad night and didn't get much sleep the night before. As a result, I'm very tired tonight and quite cranky for some reason. I don't know why, I just am not in the right frame of mind. One would say it is the perfect frame of mind to write and rant in, but personally I prefer to add a certain zing to my musings and not having my wit and humour reminds me of the days when I first moved to Halifax and was depressed and angry all the time. You can read those musings after September 19th 2005 to December 2005 if you're interested :) Really, you're not missing much.
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Anyway, wanted to post something quickly. I'm really not feeling that well tonight (perhaps I ate too much) so I'm going to sign off and go relax the rest of my night. Take care my friends and we'll see you here tomorrow.
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Cheers,
Al
{slurp}
Well it is finally here; my birthday. I worked all day, I was stuck in rush hour traffic to and from work, my kids destroyed all my hard work and cleaning yesterday and I feel sick to my stomach.
{slurp}
Other than those few things, it was a great day :) Not only did I have a bad day, I had a bad night and didn't get much sleep the night before. As a result, I'm very tired tonight and quite cranky for some reason. I don't know why, I just am not in the right frame of mind. One would say it is the perfect frame of mind to write and rant in, but personally I prefer to add a certain zing to my musings and not having my wit and humour reminds me of the days when I first moved to Halifax and was depressed and angry all the time. You can read those musings after September 19th 2005 to December 2005 if you're interested :) Really, you're not missing much.
{slurp}
Anyway, wanted to post something quickly. I'm really not feeling that well tonight (perhaps I ate too much) so I'm going to sign off and go relax the rest of my night. Take care my friends and we'll see you here tomorrow.
{slurp}
Cheers,
Al
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
v16.8 - Weary Wednesday
Howdy folks,
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It is a weary Wednesday today for me. I'm still feeling a little under the weather, but good enough to write and say hi to everyone. I decided to stay home again today to mend a bit and rest. I'm glad I did.
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My mother pointed out this morning that I was missing my musing from yesterday. Of course I had to inform her that I was sick yesterday but would get a musing out today. Well, I've delivered on that and now I'm writing the musing which was meant for today :)
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I must admit, this writing every single day during the Roll-Up-The-Rim contest has been quite challenging. There have been days where I've just not been in the mood to write anything. There have been days where I've completely forgotten to write until just before bed. Most of the time I'll fire off a quick musing to make my post for the day, but there is the odd time I'll write it first thing the next morning. This is typically when I run into issues with the software because I'm being rushed :)
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Well, tomorrow is my birthday. April 3. I will be {beep} years old. Hard to believe isn't it? Seems like yesterday I was playing with my friends in the little wooded area near our house with wooden guns dressed in camo gear. Summers were so warm and it never rained. The trees were always lush and green and life was so simple. I could ride my bike down the road and I knew everyone in the neighbourhood; by name. How life has changed both for me and for the world.
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I was at my Father's place a few weeks back and I was reminded of life as a child. I drove down the old roads of my past and saw the things I used to see. I miss that place, both physically and in time. I'm sure most of us have a moment (or moments) in our past we wish we could return to and live them again, even if only as a spectator. Of course the town I grew up in has grown up itself. It is no longer the same place it was, the people are no longer the same people (at least not all of them) and the friends I used to have are long gone and nearly forgotten. Time can be cruel.
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Birthdays, once a celebration of birth are now a reminder that we are one year older. While some embrace the day with open arms, other shun it and try to forget it. I'm somewhere in the middle :) I like getting the presents still and I enjoy cake and fellowship with friends and family. I hate growing old though and hate to be reminded that I'm one year older. Also, one of my biggest pet peeves are people who ask you "So you feel any older?". No, I don't feel any older than I did yesterday when I talked to you.
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Tomorrow I'll be heading back to work and getting to know my new team mates. I feel bad that I joined this new team on Monday and then was out sick Tuesday and Wednesday. Not a great first impression, but necessary given the circumstances. I just hope this doesn't shed a light of laziness or make me appear unreliable.
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Well folks, I'm heading out. I have a stew cooking for supper tonight so I must go check on it and make sure it will be ready in time. See you tomorrow.
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Cheers,
Al
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It is a weary Wednesday today for me. I'm still feeling a little under the weather, but good enough to write and say hi to everyone. I decided to stay home again today to mend a bit and rest. I'm glad I did.
{slurp}
My mother pointed out this morning that I was missing my musing from yesterday. Of course I had to inform her that I was sick yesterday but would get a musing out today. Well, I've delivered on that and now I'm writing the musing which was meant for today :)
{slurp}
I must admit, this writing every single day during the Roll-Up-The-Rim contest has been quite challenging. There have been days where I've just not been in the mood to write anything. There have been days where I've completely forgotten to write until just before bed. Most of the time I'll fire off a quick musing to make my post for the day, but there is the odd time I'll write it first thing the next morning. This is typically when I run into issues with the software because I'm being rushed :)
{slurp}
Well, tomorrow is my birthday. April 3. I will be {beep} years old. Hard to believe isn't it? Seems like yesterday I was playing with my friends in the little wooded area near our house with wooden guns dressed in camo gear. Summers were so warm and it never rained. The trees were always lush and green and life was so simple. I could ride my bike down the road and I knew everyone in the neighbourhood; by name. How life has changed both for me and for the world.
{slurp}
I was at my Father's place a few weeks back and I was reminded of life as a child. I drove down the old roads of my past and saw the things I used to see. I miss that place, both physically and in time. I'm sure most of us have a moment (or moments) in our past we wish we could return to and live them again, even if only as a spectator. Of course the town I grew up in has grown up itself. It is no longer the same place it was, the people are no longer the same people (at least not all of them) and the friends I used to have are long gone and nearly forgotten. Time can be cruel.
{slurp}
Birthdays, once a celebration of birth are now a reminder that we are one year older. While some embrace the day with open arms, other shun it and try to forget it. I'm somewhere in the middle :) I like getting the presents still and I enjoy cake and fellowship with friends and family. I hate growing old though and hate to be reminded that I'm one year older. Also, one of my biggest pet peeves are people who ask you "So you feel any older?". No, I don't feel any older than I did yesterday when I talked to you.
{slurp}
Tomorrow I'll be heading back to work and getting to know my new team mates. I feel bad that I joined this new team on Monday and then was out sick Tuesday and Wednesday. Not a great first impression, but necessary given the circumstances. I just hope this doesn't shed a light of laziness or make me appear unreliable.
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Well folks, I'm heading out. I have a stew cooking for supper tonight so I must go check on it and make sure it will be ready in time. See you tomorrow.
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Cheers,
Al
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
v16.7 - April Fools
Howdy folks,
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I'm not really writing this musing on the 1st as I was sick and not able to do much of anything. I decided to muse in my head and post today back dating it to the 1st :)
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Today is April Fool's day. The day everyone attempts to fool people into believing a lie and then yell out "APRIL FOOLS!!".
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Personally, I didn't get "fooled" but I heard of a few who did and a few who didn't like it. Video game companies across the globe were also celebrating the day by releasing bogus updates to their games stating GameX was getting ClassA added and various other things. Blizzard Entertainment is a good one for pulling stuff like this and they do a dang good job at it.
{slurp}
As posted above, I was home sick today and while I wasn't completely out, I was unfit for going to work. I have been having some interesting health related issues lately which are directly caused by my horrible diet. I guess if you wanted to get technical, I brought this sickness on myself by not eating properly. It is the 2nd time in the last couple weeks I've felt this way and let me tell you it isn't fun at all. I've decided it may be time to make a switch in the way I eat and go on a proper diet to lose some weight and eat healthier. Of course if you've been to the grocery store lately you'll see that eating healthy means you're making tons of money. Why are the things that are best for us the ones that cost the most? Maybe I'm missing something here but shouldn't healthy eating be promoted more? Wouldn't it make more sense to charge more for junk food vs. stuff that will make us healthy?
{slurp}
Of course eating healthy doesn't appeal to everyone. There are some people out there (myself included) who are on a self destructive path to being unfit and unhealthy. I'm guilty and I'm paying for it. In my case I'm lucky as I'm still young enough to make changes and reverse the effects so it doesn't hurt me in the long run. Other people are not this lucky.
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Anyway, I don't dwell too much on this. People will choose the way of life they want and I've found there is very little you can do to influence people to change. Speaking of which, today also marks the first day in this city where you are no longer allowed to smoke in a car with a child and you are not allowed to talk on a cell phone unless you have a hands-free kit. Failure to comply with either of these new laws will result in a hefty fine (300ish+ for first offence). I heard a rumour that the next law they're looking to pass is disallowing people to smoke in their own homes if children are present. This raises an interesting question. Do the police have the right to come into your home to see if you're smoking with a child in the house? Will they require a search warrant? If this law does pass and is more than a rumour, how will they be able to act on it? I don't know about you, but I keep my blinds shut tight at night so nobody can see in. What's stopping someone from lighting up and smoking with kids in the house? One would hope people would have more sense, but I know for a fact there are people like that and they do it with infants in the house.
{slurp}
Well folks, I miss sign off for now. Talk to you again tomorrow.
{slurp}
Cheers,
Al
{slurp}
I'm not really writing this musing on the 1st as I was sick and not able to do much of anything. I decided to muse in my head and post today back dating it to the 1st :)
{slurp}
Today is April Fool's day. The day everyone attempts to fool people into believing a lie and then yell out "APRIL FOOLS!!".
{slurp}
Personally, I didn't get "fooled" but I heard of a few who did and a few who didn't like it. Video game companies across the globe were also celebrating the day by releasing bogus updates to their games stating GameX was getting ClassA added and various other things. Blizzard Entertainment is a good one for pulling stuff like this and they do a dang good job at it.
{slurp}
As posted above, I was home sick today and while I wasn't completely out, I was unfit for going to work. I have been having some interesting health related issues lately which are directly caused by my horrible diet. I guess if you wanted to get technical, I brought this sickness on myself by not eating properly. It is the 2nd time in the last couple weeks I've felt this way and let me tell you it isn't fun at all. I've decided it may be time to make a switch in the way I eat and go on a proper diet to lose some weight and eat healthier. Of course if you've been to the grocery store lately you'll see that eating healthy means you're making tons of money. Why are the things that are best for us the ones that cost the most? Maybe I'm missing something here but shouldn't healthy eating be promoted more? Wouldn't it make more sense to charge more for junk food vs. stuff that will make us healthy?
{slurp}
Of course eating healthy doesn't appeal to everyone. There are some people out there (myself included) who are on a self destructive path to being unfit and unhealthy. I'm guilty and I'm paying for it. In my case I'm lucky as I'm still young enough to make changes and reverse the effects so it doesn't hurt me in the long run. Other people are not this lucky.
{slurp}
Anyway, I don't dwell too much on this. People will choose the way of life they want and I've found there is very little you can do to influence people to change. Speaking of which, today also marks the first day in this city where you are no longer allowed to smoke in a car with a child and you are not allowed to talk on a cell phone unless you have a hands-free kit. Failure to comply with either of these new laws will result in a hefty fine (300ish+ for first offence). I heard a rumour that the next law they're looking to pass is disallowing people to smoke in their own homes if children are present. This raises an interesting question. Do the police have the right to come into your home to see if you're smoking with a child in the house? Will they require a search warrant? If this law does pass and is more than a rumour, how will they be able to act on it? I don't know about you, but I keep my blinds shut tight at night so nobody can see in. What's stopping someone from lighting up and smoking with kids in the house? One would hope people would have more sense, but I know for a fact there are people like that and they do it with infants in the house.
{slurp}
Well folks, I miss sign off for now. Talk to you again tomorrow.
{slurp}
Cheers,
Al
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