Woodchuck Wisdom

Or at least I used to roll....now I am walking.

Five weeks to go and still no new job within the company....

Had a really good meal at Kozy Kitchen in Dallas Texas. Buffalo with sweet Potatoes topped with two eggs and home made salsa..... All gluten free and super good.

I stayed at the Conrad Hotel in Chicago last week.I must say that this is one of the finest hotels that I have stayed in ever. The hotel is new and only half of the rooms are ready for guest. The room that I stayed in was a corner room with great views of the city even though I was on the side away from the water. The oversize king bed was wonderful and the sheets were so nice to sleep on. Great shower along with bathroom amenities. The staff was first class everywhere I went in the hotel. And the breakfast bar set up for our meetings was better than most site down breakfast. Fresh food that was not heat and serve, but prepared for our event. If this hotel is within your budget, I give this hotel top marks.

I'm still a huge Alaska Airlines fan and always will be, however, Southwest is winning me over. Front row seat with lot's of let room. The best part of Southwest is that they take the overhead bins seriously, if the bag is to big, they check it. If you have to many bags, then check some of them. You don't seem to hear about fights on Alaska or Southwest, and I know why. People don't get so mad due to the quality of flight attendants.

This shit is about to get real.

My coworker has a crappy attitude lately, so I made life a little easier  for him. I upgraded his office to include a bathroom. The next addition might just have to be a disco ball. And for the record, there is a life size "poo" emoji in the bowl. Next week will be a glorious week as the pranks will only go up from here.

We have survived... "she who must not be named" thanks to her roommate coming over for Christmas. The day went well and no major fights broke out. We played a nice card game and exchanged presents after a wonderful dinner. Thank you to all of the Deities that came together to make this happen. It would appear that Polytheistic Druids have the correct mind set and I need to spend more time exploring this concept.

New ride...same old satire.  However, the new Mini does fit much better.

Trip to Texas this week and Minnesota next week. Q1 of 2017 is starting to look brutal in the travel department. Texas Iowa Missouri California- Both South and Central Seattle Now let's have a discussion about February.....

Starting new process at work and starting to understand the ramifications of the new job. Planning the first quarter travel for 2017 and it looks ugly....but fun.

Oingo Boingo was totally on to something. Just another day and a Monday at that. Working on getting my place at the new company and moving a head. Obsoleting parts, setting up meetings, planning my travel for the next 90 days. Yep, just another day.

And away we go. Had the main dinner on Tuesday instead of the traditional Thursday. She who must not be named was on very good behavior. It was very nice meal. The cranberries were wonderful and the pies were good despite Trader Joe's doing away with a key ingredient.

I've got nothing...nothing I say. The big meeting was less than what I had hoped for as I'm still in nowhere land as for a direction of my job. But, on a bright note, I have price sheets being made for my product line. Don't know who or what I'm selling, but I have price sheets. It's Friday, bring it on.

Well hopefully today marks the beaning of some clarity in my job. I have meetings with VPs and such types to discuss the future of my product line and thus my direction in the company. It's been a hard few weeks. On a side note, "she who must not be named" is still the same.... Thank you and you may carry on now.

Attended a Thrive seminar last night, really gets one to start thinking about what is really important in life. What are your guiding points.

Just a thought....

After destroying my AC joint on June 1st, I am finnaly ready to start thinking about getting back on my bike. Yep....completely wasted the summer.

Time to start checking in.