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RTDNTOTO 🐻 Random Thoughts Deserving No Thread Of Their Own 19 (2024)

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jumbach said:
#firstworldproblems :)

I really need to get back into the "gym before work" habit . . . I was able to do it when I worked 5/8's. but on 4/10's it's just too hard to do it before work (and I have other obligations after work.) SInce half our department is on floor two and half on floor six, and our breakroom is on seven, I really should just take the stairs several times a day. That's better than nothing,

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When I was younger, I was enamored of the idea of a 4/10 work week - wow a three day weekend! It's the whole losing your life the majority of the week that makes it not really worth the price tag in my opinion.
 
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Maister said:
When I was younger, I was enamored of the idea of a 4/10 work week - wow a three day weekend! It's the whole losing your life the majority of the week that makes it not really worth the price tag in my opinion.
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I take Tuesdays off . . . Mondays tend to be busy, and my wife is off either Mon/Tue or Tue/Wed in a given week at her hospitality job so we have one day off together.

Jim
 
Maister said:
When I was younger, I was enamored of the idea of a 4/10 work week - wow a three day weekend! It's the whole losing your life the majority of the week that makes it not really worth the price tag in my opinion.
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Before our oldest was born, I worked a 4/10 schedule for about 4 years and I really loved it. At the time, my wife worked long hours in public accounting so it wasn't really like I was missing out on time together since she had a much longer commute and was often working 10+ hours anyway.

FWIW, I noticed a big difference in how I felt when I had Mondays as my extra day off compared to Fridays. When I had Mondays off, I had just had the entire weekend off, so I'd wake up really refreshed on Monday and could get all my errands taken care of and have plenty of time to go for a long walk or bike ride or go to the movies and get a bunch of housework down, etc. For a few months I switched my day off to Fridays (I forget why) and on those days I'd sleep late and then barely do anything productive all day long. I definitely preferred Mondays off.

Now that we WFH 3 or 4 days a week, there are only a few people in our department who still do the 4/10 but I think half of the ones that do it take Wednesday or Thursdays off because they like to break up their work week into smaller chunks, which makes sense too.
 
jumbach said:
My pet peeve is people that will get a new roll of TP when finishing one (yay!), but then leave it on top of the counter instead of putting it on the holder. How hard is to take the extra five seconds to do that????

- Jim
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Actually for my wife with arthritis in her hands, it's pretty hard.
 
Maister said:
When I was younger, I was enamored of the idea of a 4/10 work week - wow a three day weekend! It's the whole losing your life the majority of the week that makes it not really worth the price tag in my opinion.
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I work a 4 x 10 schedule and I like it fine. I typically work 2 days (Tue-Wed) in the office and 2 (Mon, Thu) from home. I love having every Friday off.

I basically took the extra time out of my evenings: Usually I'm not doing anything vitally important at 10 pm anyway, so I just go to bed an hour or two earlier than I used to. Get up at 5, get to the office by 6 or 6:30, can leave work before 5 pm. Not too bad. I'm not a morning person but if I have to squeeze a couple extra hours out of my day, getting up earlier is the least obnoxious to me. The other advantage is that I'm on Central Time, but I work with a bunch of people in Orlando on ET so it syncs me up with them better.

On the days I work from home it's obviously even easier.

Before we went to 4 x 10, we were working 9 x 80 with every other Friday off, so it wasn't a sudden transition.
 
I was explaining the term "vis-a-vis" to Goldie last night. I was saying it's a French term, comes from the old days when French was the language of science and diplomacy, you know, it's a nice way of saying "as directly compared to" or of showing that you, you know....

and she goes: "It's a way of showing that you went to college 30 years ago?'

I mean, she's not wrong. :)
 
ursus said:
I was explaining the term "vis-a-vis" to Goldie last night. I was saying it's a French term, comes from the old days when French was the language of science and diplomacy, you know, it's a nice way of saying "as directly compared to" or of showing that you, you know....

and she goes: "It's a way of showing that you went to college 30 years ago?'

I mean, she's not wrong. :)
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Did you thank her for giving that knife an extra little twist as she inserted it into your back?
 
Just because you have a skill doesn't mean you know how to translate that skill into a business. This applies to so many restaurants I've dealt with over the years. Great food, but horrible at actually running the restaurants and operating a business. Currently dealing with one right now.
 
btrage said:
Just because you have a skill doesn't mean you know how to translate that skill into a business. This applies to so many restaurants I've dealt with over the years. Great food, but horrible at actually running the restaurants and operating a business. Currently dealing with one right now.
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It must really be some bad service if you felt the need to post this while you're sitting there waiting and waiting for them to finally bring your lunch to the table!
 
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btrage said:
Just because you have a skill doesn't mean you know how to translate that skill into a business. This applies to so many restaurants I've dealt with over the years. Great food, but horrible at actually running the restaurants and operating a business. Currently dealing with one right now.
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I know such an individual. He lives nearby. Over the years he's operated Chicago pizza, sub and hot dog business out of probably 6 different locations. Great guy, awesome food, could use a business manager. Last time I talked to him he said he was getting ready to open again, but this time his kids would run it since he's had a stroke and doesn't have the stamina anymore. I'm not sure the kids are all that interested.
 
This is Winston at the vet yesterday. Winston is 14 and has hip dysplasia and arthritis. He still likes his walks but in order to be able to do them he's been taking a medicine that may eventually cause liver failure. Yesterday, the vet switched his treatment to a new drug that is a once-a-month injection that is liver-friendly. He's off the other meds, and the new stuff hasn't fully taken effect yet.

This afternoon he wanted only a short walk, about a half mile (about a third of his usual). But.... for the first time in several weeks he climbed up the steps himself without me helping/carrying him.

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Doohickie said:
This is Winston at the vet yesterday. Winston is 14 and has hip dysplasia and arthritis. He still likes his walks but in order to be able to do them he's been taking a medicine that may eventually cause liver failure. Yesterday, the vet switched his treatment to a new drug that is a once-a-month injection that is liver-friendly. He's off the other meds, and the new stuff hasn't fully taken effect yet.

This afternoon he wanted only a short walk, about a half mile (about a third of his usual). But.... for the first time in several weeks he climbed up the steps himself without me helping/carrying him.

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A few days in and... he's not doing so good. Being off the meloxicam might be good for his liver, but he's definitely moving more gingerly. But.... he's still moving. The last treatment we tried didn't work at all and he was very mobility-impaired and didn't even want to go for a walk. We'll see what happens in a few days/weeks. The vet said it might take a second dose before it really kicks in.
 
WSU MUP Student said:
It must really be some bad service if you felt the need to post this while you're sitting there waiting and waiting for them to finally bring your lunch to the table!
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Haha, no I was talking about dealing with them from my professional city government side.
 
JNA said:
How would this ruling fit your zoning ordinance?
www.usatoday.com

Is a taco a sandwich? Indiana judge issues a ruling after yearslong restaurant debate

An Indiana judge ended a yearslong debate between Famous Taco and the Fort Wayne Plan Commission that ruled, “tacos and burritos are Mexican-style sandwiches.”
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My fair city uses a form based code so as long as the taco or burrito fits the form of some combination of protein and cheese and veggies between some sort of bread, I guess it flies here!.
 
WSU MUP Student said:
My fair city uses a form based code so as long as the taco or burrito fits the form of some combination of protein and cheese and veggies between some sort of bread, I guess it flies here!.
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I'm into fitness. Fitness taco right in my mouth!
 
As @Maister posted in another thread about his spouse - like her, I take entertainment as a thing of the moment, something that holds my attention briefly, but rarely, if ever, does it leave any impression on me. For me, it's a wonder that people can recall the most minute lines from brief sketches of Monty Python, as an example. That stuff just sails right past me.

My son, on the autism spectrum, can recall even the most obscure detail and has turned the symbolism over and over and over in his mind. He is sadly disappointed, almost devastated, that I'm not able to reciprocate.

Reading, on the other hand, burns impressions on me...
 
Planit said:
I was not asked back (which was my goal) & ultimately the city won the case.

:cool:
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Yep, my old trick from when I was a kid: If you don't want to be asked to do something, do such a crappy job you won't be asked to again. :)
 
The travel opportunities and expectations over here are crazy. I know people who are moving back to the US in about 1.5 months. In that 1.5 months they plan on spending 7 days in Albania, 8 days in Nice, 7 days in Spain, and shorter trips to Denmark, Sardinia, and Corfu. When they return home with their 9 month old son he will have visited 14 countries. 😮
 
JNA said:
How would this ruling fit your zoning ordinance?
www.usatoday.com

Is a taco a sandwich? Indiana judge issues a ruling after yearslong restaurant debate

An Indiana judge ended a yearslong debate between Famous Taco and the Fort Wayne Plan Commission that ruled, “tacos and burritos are Mexican-style sandwiches.”
www.usatoday.com
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Curious how they focused on comparing the product sold, as opposed to comparing the impacts of the land use. :r:

Doohickie said:
I've never heard the word.
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It's a planner buzzword intended to show how inclusionary and thoughtful we are.
 
dandy_warhol said:
The travel opportunities and expectations over here are crazy. I know people who are moving back to the US in about 1.5 months. In that 1.5 months they plan on spending 7 days in Albania, 8 days in Nice, 7 days in Spain, and shorter trips to Denmark, Sardinia, and Corfu. When they return home with their 9 month old son he will have visited 14 countries. 😮
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Is this due to proximity and price, or are these people wealthy?
 
AIB ^^^
Which Sweet song do you like better
"Little Willy", "The Ballroom Blitz", "Fox on the Run", or "Love is Like Oxygen".
 
another afraid of heights experience -

Bailong Elevator, also known as the Hundred Dragons Elevator, is a glass elevator located in the Wulingyuan area of Zhangjiajie, China. It is considered to be the world's tallest outdoor elevator, standing at a height of 326 meters (1,070 feet).

The elevator was built into the side of a cliff in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, and it takes visitors up to the top of the cliff where they can enjoy panoramic views of the surrounding landscape.

Construction of the Bailong Elevator began in 1999 and was completed in 2002. The elevator has three double-decker cars, each of which can carry up to 50 passengers. It is powered by a system of three powerful motors and is capable of lifting passengers at a speed of 3 meters per second.

The Bailong Elevator is a popular tourist attraction and is visited by thousands of people each year. However, its construction and location have also been controversial due to concerns about its impact on the natural environment and the safety of passengers.

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Eeesh, my office is tense today. I don't know what's going on, and I'm not going to try to find out either. I'm just going to eat the turkey I packed for lunch for breakfast, because that's the kind of guy I am.

Why do offices get a mood? Everybody so serious this morning. Maybe I should put on some Peter Paul & Mary and get the party started?
 
ursus said:
Eeesh, my office is tense today. I don't know what's going on, and I'm not going to try to find out either. I'm just going to eat the turkey I packed for lunch for breakfast, because that's the kind of guy I am.

Why do offices get a mood? Everybody so serious this morning. Maybe I should put on some Peter Paul & Mary and get the party started?
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Maybe the mood is because you're hiding in your office eating turkey. Get out there and party!

 
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