http://www.rhapsodyincsmajor.com/blog "Passed constellations where so many wishes have been caught, there you can find me incubating thought..." - SmallTown Poets "Quasar" Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:54:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I haven't really known what to say.  It often takes awhile for me to be able to gather my thoughts and put them into something that others could understand. Our office had a policy not to discuss politics in the office, to keep everything under control.  I respected the policy that ... http://www.rhapsodyincsmajor.com/blog/2008/11/10/thoughts-about-last-weeks-election/ Time to write an award nomination: 45 minutes. Time to submit an award nomination anonymously:  2 minutes. Finding out the submission was not anonymous from the nominee after the award ceremony:  Priceless This past week has left my heart feeling so heavy.  Very heavy and somewhat empty.  Lots of stuff has happened last ... http://www.rhapsodyincsmajor.com/blog/2008/11/09/a-week-in-review/ If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.   - 2 Chronicles 7:14 I am not praying for a particular ... http://www.rhapsodyincsmajor.com/blog/2008/11/03/thoughts-on-the-eve-of-the-election/ You know what?  God is good. A while ago my boss, in all his messed up wisdom, decided to set up a huge meeting/demo of one of my projects.  The fun part is, he invited and told everyone... but me.  I found out at the last minute, and this demo I ... http://www.rhapsodyincsmajor.com/blog/2008/10/11/waiting-in-expectation/ That's right - I am offended.  After talking to a few people about the comments made on Oprah and watching plenty of experts on this bailout, apparently it is everyone's fault.  Well, I am offended. Since I was a little child, I have saved.  If you don't believe me ask my ... http://www.rhapsodyincsmajor.com/blog/2008/10/05/im-offended/ Here is my top ten warning signs that your manager has a real/make-believe issue with an employee and how to get rid of them.  This list is composed of what I have seen happen to others around me over and over.  These are the top ten that seem to be ... http://www.rhapsodyincsmajor.com/blog/2008/10/04/top-10-warning-signs-for-an-engineer/ http://www.rhapsodyincsmajor.com/blog/2008/10/04/thank-goodness-someone-in-washington-gets-it/ You would think by the sounds in my office that the end of the world was happening.  People are hurting. What is it that I worry about in this mess?  Same thing that scares me the most - people.  People panic and do really stupid things and cause more panic, which ... http://www.rhapsodyincsmajor.com/blog/2008/09/29/what-a-day/ I was listening to the radio at work today, when the reporter was interviewing a scientist on the worries about BPA.  The scientist says if you are concerned, don't heat your plastic containers, instead use glass or stainless steel. While concluding his interview, the reporter says something like:  So, if you ... http://www.rhapsodyincsmajor.com/blog/2008/09/18/and-some-days-hurt-more-than-others/ I wasn't feeling well today, and missed tennis tonight with Sam.  :-(  I laid on the couch and watched The Office, and then Mike offered to help me make some cookies, since I wasn't feeling well.  We made chocolate chip, plain (for me, the anti-chocoholic), and mint.  Yum!  I am ... http://www.rhapsodyincsmajor.com/blog/2008/09/15/monday-night-cookies/