Well, have not been in much of a blogging mood lately. I use a computer all day at work, so about the last thing I want to do when I get home is spend even more time in front of the computer.
Glenn is doing ok, a little cold right now, but there is always something new with him. More words, more communication, louder crying.
Technology wise, I really like the netbook we got for our birthdays. The price can’t be beat and it can do 99.9% of any computer I have seen. I would not want to edit video or photos on there, but for everything else, it is just fine. It is going to be very handy on the trip, for entertainment and photo backups.
Work is ok, nothing too new. No more layoffs on the horizon, but there is some voluntary time off for some of the hourly workers. I have never seen the global economy slow down like this before. Is it the start of a new era, or just a really deep recession? Time will tell.
Ah, spring is in the air and I pulled the grill out of the garage. Nothing compares to grilled meat. I forgot how wonderful the sound of t-bone sizzling on the grill is. Even it is just a tease, better weather is around the corner.
We are going to have our combo birthday party tomorrow, since Tiff’s and my birthdays are just 5 days apart. I am sure it will be a fun time.
Rough year so far
Haven’t been in much of a blogging mood. The company I work for laid off about 10 to 15% of its workforce Thursday, so that was not a happy day. I still am employed, but we lost one person from our department. It was across the board, salaried and hourly people. At least they offered a decent severance package, from what I heard. Still, sucks to be out of work in this economic climate. The sign of a good company is they cut costs before they start losing money, instead of after. We shall see what the year holds ahead.
In tech news, I have only been using Opera at home for my web browsing and e-mail. I really like the news feed reader as well. Been very stable under Linux. Windows, meh, but I blame the piss poor memory management of Windows for that one.
Glenn is doing OK. Learning a lot and being hyper at times, but very cute at other times. No more crib for him, he looks very cute in his real bed.
Still looking forward to vacation. At least at work I am not the only one still taking a vacation. My cube mate is going down to Florida next month for a week of golf and relaxation. Life goes on. I miss seeing mountains and trees not planted by man. I also love the arts and craft community as well, it is nice seeing locally made things.
Posted by admin on January 24, 2009 in Family, General Comments
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