40 Year Old Student

My kids wonder why I'm taking a class with the Air Force about electrical engineering. They don't ever think that perhaps I like electrical engineering and or learning. But today I have to wonder why. We had a branch circuit design homework, basically a floorplan to design power, lighting, motors, and a heater. It was fun, but took most of the day what with my back to back meetings.

Again, it reminds me that I'm getting too old for this stuff.

Gosh I feel old

I received a sticker in the mail from my insurance company. Its a quarter century sticker. I've had this insurance company for 25 years.

I'm watching a special on the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, mind you, I wasn't around then, but it was 100 years ago.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scout Eagle award, I wasn't around then either, but my now 20 year old son got the award 3 years ago.

Everything I see shows just how fast time is flying past.

I'm Guilty

I'm guilty.

I pride myself on researching things I don't know about to ensure I at least have 65% of the facts before I go making pronouncements. But with all the junk that is on the internet, people tend to take at face value what's put out.

I call it junk, because its not information, because information implies some thought process has been exercised. Its not data because that implies some truth. And since you can get junk within seconds of things happening in the world, people will take the easy way out and believe the headlines.

As I say, I'm guilty of this myself. I have over 1000 stories a day show up in my RSS feed. But at least I try to do some independent research to find the truth.

I'm Confused

Why do people say they have to get up early tomorrow? I'm up usually by 4:30 am, which you would think would give me plenty of time to do what I need to do before work, and its quite dark outside. So is that early? Is there really anyway to get up earlier than this? I guess I could not go to bed at all, but then I wouldn't be getting up at all.

What's really frustrating is that I don't get everything done I need to prior to work, might be the 40 minutes or so I spend in the shower (probably to ensure I'm awake), but then when I make it to work, no one is there for me to actually get work done with.

I think I have this backwards. Why do I do this? To get a good parking spot. What has become of me.

Should I become an internet star?

The son seems to think I need to record videos of me working on my model railroad. Not sure I want to become an internet sensation. The daughter did it once and did get a mention on a celebrity blog site. Problem is I do what I do cause I like it. I try to follow directions I read about, see on the internet, but it doesn't always turn out the way I plan.

Perhaps that's a good thing, to show people that you can still have fun without be 100% perfect. Not sure the family wants to see my videos though I tend to not care how I look when working.

AHHHH, I'm paperless!

I'm a Technogeek. You can ask my wife and family. I own an iPad and have figured out a way to make myself productive at work (for the government) without printing out a piece of paper. I'm happy about that. But I'm working for the federal government. They invented red tape. They print things several times to make sure they have it right, they print several copies so everyone can have a copy. How can I compete with this.

Some Stereotypes are Right

Update: Today I wore "the Shirt", it was wonderful. Think I can get my wife to make all my shirts Egyptian cotton?


One should never let a man go shopping on his own. I must admit I shop with a purpose. I know what I want I go into the store and I purchase. That enviably leads to mis-purchases.

I was in Men's Warehouse the other day, buying new dress shirts. The good news is Men's Warehouse seems to always be having a buy one get one free sale. I knew I needed a white shirt so I got the basic white cotton, and figured the next shirt would be free so....

There it was. Not that I usually fall for pretty shirts, but something about the color blue and the thread texture, it was a good looking shirt. On further examination, it was constructed of egyptian cotton. Now I know all the females out there are going ooooo...(expensive). That thought never occurred to me. The closest I've come to egyptian cotton is on commercials about sheets. It wasn't till the salesmen rang up my purchase that I realized I just committed to buying a $95 shirt! Well at least I'll look good!


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