When federal workers were offered the chance to be detailed down to New Orleans to deal with the aftermath of Hurrican Katrina, tons of feds signed up — in fact, many more signed up than were needed. Today I got the following e-mail from the head of my agency: From: xxxx xxxxxxSent: Monday, October 31, [...]
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Maybe Not A Trick, Definitely Not a Treat
Posted in work on November 1, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Can’t Pass Up a Line
Posted in politics, work on June 30, 2005 | 1 Comment »
If someone gives me a line I can make a joke out of, I have a hard time passing up the opportunity. A very hard time. Even when saying it aloud can be to my detriment. Even when I realize beforehand that saying it aloud can be to my detriment. This fact about me came [...]
Birding
Posted in Nature, work on May 14, 2005 | 1 Comment »
My boss’ last day was last Friday, but early yesterday morning, the managers joined him for one last activity — birding on Roosevelt Island. It’s a nice activity for a couple of hours, though I wish it were doable later in the day. In addition to binoculars, I brought my new camera. While I was [...]
Back in Class with so much to Learn
Posted in reflection, work on May 11, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Today I finished up a 3-day course that I attended to learn how to do something workwise I don’t really want to do. On the bright side, the class was moderately painless — the teacher was fairly engaging, though his teaching style could be a bit frustrating — he asked for opinions on things for [...]
Work
Posted in Life, work on April 30, 2005 | 4 Comments »
And Lo! A new voice among the din in his head spoke, and it spoke forcefully, filled with loathing and bile: You pathetic piece of shit! You keep on moaning about how unhappy you are at work, and for what? You get paid a good salary, you work sane hours, you have a reasonable amount [...]
