Howdy folks,
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WHAT A DAY!
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I'm so worn out from the day I was ready for bed as soon as I got home. Just the thought of waking up to the same thing tomorrow is just annoying.
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I did a couple interviews this morning and this afternoon at work. I find it very hard to believe that some of these people made it past the recruiter stage of the interview process. Regardless, I was a bit disappointed as one of the guys I interviewed had a very impressive resume but couldn't answer even the most basic UNIX questions. Alas, that is the way things go and it made for a very long day.
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As a result, I had planned on writing a bit more than I actually have but that will have to wait for tomorrow ;) Until next time...
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Cheers,
Al
Monday, April 7, 2008
Sunday, April 6, 2008
v17.2 - Reflection of Self
Howdy folks,
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Did you ever look at someone and see yourself? This can be sometimes painful, especially if that someone is close to you like a son/daughter or sibling. Sometimes in life we see ourselves in other people and it leaves a painful sting. Sometimes we focus so hard to being something else we can't remember who we really were to begin with. Who are you?
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Who am I? This is something I've been struggling with the last few weeks. I know who I am to the rest of the world, but who am I to myself? I saw a movie last week about this girl who was interviewing for some big financial firm in NY and was asked a very simple question, "Who are you?". The girl was very confident and began to answer the question but quickly realized she didn't have a clue who she was. She goes on a mission of self discovery and by the end of the movie is able to easily tell the audience who she was. Yay, all of life's problems solved in one sitting. I didn't even have to get up and use the washroom, now that's 21st Century self help for you!
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I urge you all to perform the following test:
- Find a Mirror and stand in front of it (sit if you need to).
- Look yourself in the eyes. Don't just stare, really LOOK at yourself
- Ask yourself in your head, "Who am I?"
- Verbally answer yourself never taking your eyes away from your face. Pretend you're talking to someone else.
Something so simple can have a powerful influence on your life if done properly. I urge you all to give it a try.
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Well folks, I need to head out for the evening (work early tomorrow) so I'll say good bye for now and see you all tomorrow.
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Cheers,
Al
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Did you ever look at someone and see yourself? This can be sometimes painful, especially if that someone is close to you like a son/daughter or sibling. Sometimes in life we see ourselves in other people and it leaves a painful sting. Sometimes we focus so hard to being something else we can't remember who we really were to begin with. Who are you?
{slurp}
Who am I? This is something I've been struggling with the last few weeks. I know who I am to the rest of the world, but who am I to myself? I saw a movie last week about this girl who was interviewing for some big financial firm in NY and was asked a very simple question, "Who are you?". The girl was very confident and began to answer the question but quickly realized she didn't have a clue who she was. She goes on a mission of self discovery and by the end of the movie is able to easily tell the audience who she was. Yay, all of life's problems solved in one sitting. I didn't even have to get up and use the washroom, now that's 21st Century self help for you!
{slurp}
I urge you all to perform the following test:
- Find a Mirror and stand in front of it (sit if you need to).
- Look yourself in the eyes. Don't just stare, really LOOK at yourself
- Ask yourself in your head, "Who am I?"
- Verbally answer yourself never taking your eyes away from your face. Pretend you're talking to someone else.
Something so simple can have a powerful influence on your life if done properly. I urge you all to give it a try.
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Well folks, I need to head out for the evening (work early tomorrow) so I'll say good bye for now and see you all tomorrow.
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Cheers,
Al
Saturday, April 5, 2008
v17.1 - Tired Saturday
Howdy folks,
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I'm tired. It has been a long day and I wasn't going to write but then I remembered a small promise I made back a couple months ago so here I am :)
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As the topic suggests, I'm very tired today. We did quite a bit and as such I'm even too tired to do any gaming. For those who know me well, you know I need to be pretty damn tired to miss out on Saturday night gaming :)
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Our day started fairly early with the kids getting up and such. Believe it or not, I actually got to sleep in a little bit which was nice. We got up and got ready for our day as we normally do every Saturday. We left the house at our usual time and headed out to do our normal Saturday tasks. The only difference with this particular Saturday is the fact we were not going to be returning home afterwards as we made plans to go to my sister's house and visit them. We spent approximately 8 hours at their place before we finally decided it was time to come home. We had a great time and it was good to spend some time with family again, but I sure was tired by the end of it and after arriving home I ended up only playing WoW for a few minutes before finally retiring to the living room to watch a movie. Of course, I couldn't go to bed yet, I had a musing to write :)
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Anyway folks, sleep is attempting to overtake me so I must sign-off and head to bed. I imagine most of you won't get this until tomorrow morning anyway, so you'll be surprised to hopefully find 2 new musings to read.
Until next time,
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Cheers,
Al
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I'm tired. It has been a long day and I wasn't going to write but then I remembered a small promise I made back a couple months ago so here I am :)
{slurp}
As the topic suggests, I'm very tired today. We did quite a bit and as such I'm even too tired to do any gaming. For those who know me well, you know I need to be pretty damn tired to miss out on Saturday night gaming :)
{slurp}
Our day started fairly early with the kids getting up and such. Believe it or not, I actually got to sleep in a little bit which was nice. We got up and got ready for our day as we normally do every Saturday. We left the house at our usual time and headed out to do our normal Saturday tasks. The only difference with this particular Saturday is the fact we were not going to be returning home afterwards as we made plans to go to my sister's house and visit them. We spent approximately 8 hours at their place before we finally decided it was time to come home. We had a great time and it was good to spend some time with family again, but I sure was tired by the end of it and after arriving home I ended up only playing WoW for a few minutes before finally retiring to the living room to watch a movie. Of course, I couldn't go to bed yet, I had a musing to write :)
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Anyway folks, sleep is attempting to overtake me so I must sign-off and head to bed. I imagine most of you won't get this until tomorrow morning anyway, so you'll be surprised to hopefully find 2 new musings to read.
Until next time,
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Cheers,
Al
Friday, April 4, 2008
v17.0 - Big Surprise
Howdy folks,
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Well, let's cut to the chase shall we? I've been sitting on this for awhile now and since we've finally decided to tell our respective immediate families I felt it was time to make this public :)
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We have known for quite awhile, but didn't get final confirmation from the doctor until this past Monday. We're having another baby! That's right, Katie is pregnant and is due sometime mid November 2008. Hard to believe I know.
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Anyway, I wanted to say that and tell you all that I'm so tired right now that I can barely sit here and type tonight. It has been a long day and I'm very grateful the weekend is finally here.
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Take care friends, see you tomorrow.
Cheers,
Al
{slurp}
Well, let's cut to the chase shall we? I've been sitting on this for awhile now and since we've finally decided to tell our respective immediate families I felt it was time to make this public :)
{slurp}
We have known for quite awhile, but didn't get final confirmation from the doctor until this past Monday. We're having another baby! That's right, Katie is pregnant and is due sometime mid November 2008. Hard to believe I know.
{slurp}
Anyway, I wanted to say that and tell you all that I'm so tired right now that I can barely sit here and type tonight. It has been a long day and I'm very grateful the weekend is finally here.
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Take care friends, see you tomorrow.
Cheers,
Al
Thursday, April 3, 2008
v16.9 - Happy Birthday
Howdy Folks,
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Well it is finally here; my birthday. I worked all day, I was stuck in rush hour traffic to and from work, my kids destroyed all my hard work and cleaning yesterday and I feel sick to my stomach.
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Other than those few things, it was a great day :) Not only did I have a bad day, I had a bad night and didn't get much sleep the night before. As a result, I'm very tired tonight and quite cranky for some reason. I don't know why, I just am not in the right frame of mind. One would say it is the perfect frame of mind to write and rant in, but personally I prefer to add a certain zing to my musings and not having my wit and humour reminds me of the days when I first moved to Halifax and was depressed and angry all the time. You can read those musings after September 19th 2005 to December 2005 if you're interested :) Really, you're not missing much.
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Anyway, wanted to post something quickly. I'm really not feeling that well tonight (perhaps I ate too much) so I'm going to sign off and go relax the rest of my night. Take care my friends and we'll see you here tomorrow.
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Cheers,
Al
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Well it is finally here; my birthday. I worked all day, I was stuck in rush hour traffic to and from work, my kids destroyed all my hard work and cleaning yesterday and I feel sick to my stomach.
{slurp}
Other than those few things, it was a great day :) Not only did I have a bad day, I had a bad night and didn't get much sleep the night before. As a result, I'm very tired tonight and quite cranky for some reason. I don't know why, I just am not in the right frame of mind. One would say it is the perfect frame of mind to write and rant in, but personally I prefer to add a certain zing to my musings and not having my wit and humour reminds me of the days when I first moved to Halifax and was depressed and angry all the time. You can read those musings after September 19th 2005 to December 2005 if you're interested :) Really, you're not missing much.
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Anyway, wanted to post something quickly. I'm really not feeling that well tonight (perhaps I ate too much) so I'm going to sign off and go relax the rest of my night. Take care my friends and we'll see you here tomorrow.
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Cheers,
Al
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
v16.8 - Weary Wednesday
Howdy folks,
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It is a weary Wednesday today for me. I'm still feeling a little under the weather, but good enough to write and say hi to everyone. I decided to stay home again today to mend a bit and rest. I'm glad I did.
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My mother pointed out this morning that I was missing my musing from yesterday. Of course I had to inform her that I was sick yesterday but would get a musing out today. Well, I've delivered on that and now I'm writing the musing which was meant for today :)
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I must admit, this writing every single day during the Roll-Up-The-Rim contest has been quite challenging. There have been days where I've just not been in the mood to write anything. There have been days where I've completely forgotten to write until just before bed. Most of the time I'll fire off a quick musing to make my post for the day, but there is the odd time I'll write it first thing the next morning. This is typically when I run into issues with the software because I'm being rushed :)
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Well, tomorrow is my birthday. April 3. I will be {beep} years old. Hard to believe isn't it? Seems like yesterday I was playing with my friends in the little wooded area near our house with wooden guns dressed in camo gear. Summers were so warm and it never rained. The trees were always lush and green and life was so simple. I could ride my bike down the road and I knew everyone in the neighbourhood; by name. How life has changed both for me and for the world.
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I was at my Father's place a few weeks back and I was reminded of life as a child. I drove down the old roads of my past and saw the things I used to see. I miss that place, both physically and in time. I'm sure most of us have a moment (or moments) in our past we wish we could return to and live them again, even if only as a spectator. Of course the town I grew up in has grown up itself. It is no longer the same place it was, the people are no longer the same people (at least not all of them) and the friends I used to have are long gone and nearly forgotten. Time can be cruel.
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Birthdays, once a celebration of birth are now a reminder that we are one year older. While some embrace the day with open arms, other shun it and try to forget it. I'm somewhere in the middle :) I like getting the presents still and I enjoy cake and fellowship with friends and family. I hate growing old though and hate to be reminded that I'm one year older. Also, one of my biggest pet peeves are people who ask you "So you feel any older?". No, I don't feel any older than I did yesterday when I talked to you.
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Tomorrow I'll be heading back to work and getting to know my new team mates. I feel bad that I joined this new team on Monday and then was out sick Tuesday and Wednesday. Not a great first impression, but necessary given the circumstances. I just hope this doesn't shed a light of laziness or make me appear unreliable.
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Well folks, I'm heading out. I have a stew cooking for supper tonight so I must go check on it and make sure it will be ready in time. See you tomorrow.
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Cheers,
Al
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It is a weary Wednesday today for me. I'm still feeling a little under the weather, but good enough to write and say hi to everyone. I decided to stay home again today to mend a bit and rest. I'm glad I did.
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My mother pointed out this morning that I was missing my musing from yesterday. Of course I had to inform her that I was sick yesterday but would get a musing out today. Well, I've delivered on that and now I'm writing the musing which was meant for today :)
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I must admit, this writing every single day during the Roll-Up-The-Rim contest has been quite challenging. There have been days where I've just not been in the mood to write anything. There have been days where I've completely forgotten to write until just before bed. Most of the time I'll fire off a quick musing to make my post for the day, but there is the odd time I'll write it first thing the next morning. This is typically when I run into issues with the software because I'm being rushed :)
{slurp}
Well, tomorrow is my birthday. April 3. I will be {beep} years old. Hard to believe isn't it? Seems like yesterday I was playing with my friends in the little wooded area near our house with wooden guns dressed in camo gear. Summers were so warm and it never rained. The trees were always lush and green and life was so simple. I could ride my bike down the road and I knew everyone in the neighbourhood; by name. How life has changed both for me and for the world.
{slurp}
I was at my Father's place a few weeks back and I was reminded of life as a child. I drove down the old roads of my past and saw the things I used to see. I miss that place, both physically and in time. I'm sure most of us have a moment (or moments) in our past we wish we could return to and live them again, even if only as a spectator. Of course the town I grew up in has grown up itself. It is no longer the same place it was, the people are no longer the same people (at least not all of them) and the friends I used to have are long gone and nearly forgotten. Time can be cruel.
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Birthdays, once a celebration of birth are now a reminder that we are one year older. While some embrace the day with open arms, other shun it and try to forget it. I'm somewhere in the middle :) I like getting the presents still and I enjoy cake and fellowship with friends and family. I hate growing old though and hate to be reminded that I'm one year older. Also, one of my biggest pet peeves are people who ask you "So you feel any older?". No, I don't feel any older than I did yesterday when I talked to you.
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Tomorrow I'll be heading back to work and getting to know my new team mates. I feel bad that I joined this new team on Monday and then was out sick Tuesday and Wednesday. Not a great first impression, but necessary given the circumstances. I just hope this doesn't shed a light of laziness or make me appear unreliable.
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Well folks, I'm heading out. I have a stew cooking for supper tonight so I must go check on it and make sure it will be ready in time. See you tomorrow.
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Cheers,
Al
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
v16.7 - April Fools
Howdy folks,
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I'm not really writing this musing on the 1st as I was sick and not able to do much of anything. I decided to muse in my head and post today back dating it to the 1st :)
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Today is April Fool's day. The day everyone attempts to fool people into believing a lie and then yell out "APRIL FOOLS!!".
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Personally, I didn't get "fooled" but I heard of a few who did and a few who didn't like it. Video game companies across the globe were also celebrating the day by releasing bogus updates to their games stating GameX was getting ClassA added and various other things. Blizzard Entertainment is a good one for pulling stuff like this and they do a dang good job at it.
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As posted above, I was home sick today and while I wasn't completely out, I was unfit for going to work. I have been having some interesting health related issues lately which are directly caused by my horrible diet. I guess if you wanted to get technical, I brought this sickness on myself by not eating properly. It is the 2nd time in the last couple weeks I've felt this way and let me tell you it isn't fun at all. I've decided it may be time to make a switch in the way I eat and go on a proper diet to lose some weight and eat healthier. Of course if you've been to the grocery store lately you'll see that eating healthy means you're making tons of money. Why are the things that are best for us the ones that cost the most? Maybe I'm missing something here but shouldn't healthy eating be promoted more? Wouldn't it make more sense to charge more for junk food vs. stuff that will make us healthy?
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Of course eating healthy doesn't appeal to everyone. There are some people out there (myself included) who are on a self destructive path to being unfit and unhealthy. I'm guilty and I'm paying for it. In my case I'm lucky as I'm still young enough to make changes and reverse the effects so it doesn't hurt me in the long run. Other people are not this lucky.
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Anyway, I don't dwell too much on this. People will choose the way of life they want and I've found there is very little you can do to influence people to change. Speaking of which, today also marks the first day in this city where you are no longer allowed to smoke in a car with a child and you are not allowed to talk on a cell phone unless you have a hands-free kit. Failure to comply with either of these new laws will result in a hefty fine (300ish+ for first offence). I heard a rumour that the next law they're looking to pass is disallowing people to smoke in their own homes if children are present. This raises an interesting question. Do the police have the right to come into your home to see if you're smoking with a child in the house? Will they require a search warrant? If this law does pass and is more than a rumour, how will they be able to act on it? I don't know about you, but I keep my blinds shut tight at night so nobody can see in. What's stopping someone from lighting up and smoking with kids in the house? One would hope people would have more sense, but I know for a fact there are people like that and they do it with infants in the house.
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Well folks, I miss sign off for now. Talk to you again tomorrow.
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Cheers,
Al
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I'm not really writing this musing on the 1st as I was sick and not able to do much of anything. I decided to muse in my head and post today back dating it to the 1st :)
{slurp}
Today is April Fool's day. The day everyone attempts to fool people into believing a lie and then yell out "APRIL FOOLS!!".
{slurp}
Personally, I didn't get "fooled" but I heard of a few who did and a few who didn't like it. Video game companies across the globe were also celebrating the day by releasing bogus updates to their games stating GameX was getting ClassA added and various other things. Blizzard Entertainment is a good one for pulling stuff like this and they do a dang good job at it.
{slurp}
As posted above, I was home sick today and while I wasn't completely out, I was unfit for going to work. I have been having some interesting health related issues lately which are directly caused by my horrible diet. I guess if you wanted to get technical, I brought this sickness on myself by not eating properly. It is the 2nd time in the last couple weeks I've felt this way and let me tell you it isn't fun at all. I've decided it may be time to make a switch in the way I eat and go on a proper diet to lose some weight and eat healthier. Of course if you've been to the grocery store lately you'll see that eating healthy means you're making tons of money. Why are the things that are best for us the ones that cost the most? Maybe I'm missing something here but shouldn't healthy eating be promoted more? Wouldn't it make more sense to charge more for junk food vs. stuff that will make us healthy?
{slurp}
Of course eating healthy doesn't appeal to everyone. There are some people out there (myself included) who are on a self destructive path to being unfit and unhealthy. I'm guilty and I'm paying for it. In my case I'm lucky as I'm still young enough to make changes and reverse the effects so it doesn't hurt me in the long run. Other people are not this lucky.
{slurp}
Anyway, I don't dwell too much on this. People will choose the way of life they want and I've found there is very little you can do to influence people to change. Speaking of which, today also marks the first day in this city where you are no longer allowed to smoke in a car with a child and you are not allowed to talk on a cell phone unless you have a hands-free kit. Failure to comply with either of these new laws will result in a hefty fine (300ish+ for first offence). I heard a rumour that the next law they're looking to pass is disallowing people to smoke in their own homes if children are present. This raises an interesting question. Do the police have the right to come into your home to see if you're smoking with a child in the house? Will they require a search warrant? If this law does pass and is more than a rumour, how will they be able to act on it? I don't know about you, but I keep my blinds shut tight at night so nobody can see in. What's stopping someone from lighting up and smoking with kids in the house? One would hope people would have more sense, but I know for a fact there are people like that and they do it with infants in the house.
{slurp}
Well folks, I miss sign off for now. Talk to you again tomorrow.
{slurp}
Cheers,
Al
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