It has been a while since my last post... Happy New Year 2008! Hope the new year is treating everyone good.
This should be an extremely excellent year for me because George W. Bush has to leave the White House, FINALLY!!! This alone will make it the best year in at least, well, eight years! LOL! I can't stand that, that man!
Well, I should be posting some more this year. See you soon.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Stay in Your Own Lane!
I was just telling my dad the other day that at least 5 times a week someone swerves into my lane on a two lane highway or road. I'm not exaggerating that amount either, and I don't understand why it happens to me so much but it does. Well, yesterday on Westwood Rd. in Westlake, Louisiana some idiot almost put me in a ditch.
I had my wife and one of my little girls with me when it happened and if I hadn't swerved then we would have wrecked because 85% of this person's car was in my lane and I had nowhere to go except off the road. No shoulder, no other lane, nowhere... except for the deep ditch that runs along side that road.
People, if you are one of the ones that swerves frequently, listen to me carefully... Put down your damn cell phone, quit eating, get your damn hands off that radio dial and pay attention to the task at hand which, by the way is driving, anytime you are behind the wheel of a car, truck, or other motor vehicle.
Pay attention to what you are doing or you could end up killing an innocent family, someones wife, daughter, husband, father, brother, sister, etc... Is it worth it to you to answer that phone, or dial that number? Absolutely not!!! I'm sick of it. That's all I have to say is that I'm sick of it.
I had my wife and one of my little girls with me when it happened and if I hadn't swerved then we would have wrecked because 85% of this person's car was in my lane and I had nowhere to go except off the road. No shoulder, no other lane, nowhere... except for the deep ditch that runs along side that road.
People, if you are one of the ones that swerves frequently, listen to me carefully... Put down your damn cell phone, quit eating, get your damn hands off that radio dial and pay attention to the task at hand which, by the way is driving, anytime you are behind the wheel of a car, truck, or other motor vehicle.
Pay attention to what you are doing or you could end up killing an innocent family, someones wife, daughter, husband, father, brother, sister, etc... Is it worth it to you to answer that phone, or dial that number? Absolutely not!!! I'm sick of it. That's all I have to say is that I'm sick of it.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
The New Job...
Well, the new job I mentioned in an earlier post is going very well. The boss is pleased with the work I'm doing so far. He doesn't even know about several of the projects I'm working on yet though, and I'm sure he'll find the final product of these projects extremely useful. They will all be things that will help us function just a little bit better than the competition, who by the way can bite me for all I care.
You know, I have a lot of friends still working at my ex-employer but if I had a way to make the company I'm with so efficient that it put them out of business, I'd do it in a split second just for the thrill of it. Call it redemption, or call it what you will, I just call it doing what I do.
Until next time, laters, peace, out!
You know, I have a lot of friends still working at my ex-employer but if I had a way to make the company I'm with so efficient that it put them out of business, I'd do it in a split second just for the thrill of it. Call it redemption, or call it what you will, I just call it doing what I do.
Until next time, laters, peace, out!
Monday, July 2, 2007
Lost My Grandmother Today
My grandmother past away earlier this afternoon. It is hard to believe that only a couple of weeks ago she was doing so much better than she had been for the last few months. She was still in the hospital but she was doing really good in therapy and she was talking about how she felt so much better. She was talking about how she felt like she'd be able to get up and down the stairs at the house without a problem now, and she didn't think she'd need her wheel-chair anymore.
All of that changed in the course of about three days though. She went from feeling wonderful to severe pain. She went to sleep for a couple of days and never woke up again. I personally feel like something happened in the hospital to cause this bad effect that happened overnight. Maybe during therapy or when they were moving her around in the bed or something. I think it may have been too soon for therapy after her surgery a couple of months ago. Anyway, whatever happened it happened fast and unexpectedly. It is a shame, I didn't get to tell her that I loved her or goodbye.
All of that changed in the course of about three days though. She went from feeling wonderful to severe pain. She went to sleep for a couple of days and never woke up again. I personally feel like something happened in the hospital to cause this bad effect that happened overnight. Maybe during therapy or when they were moving her around in the bed or something. I think it may have been too soon for therapy after her surgery a couple of months ago. Anyway, whatever happened it happened fast and unexpectedly. It is a shame, I didn't get to tell her that I loved her or goodbye.
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Back to Work...
Well, it has been a long time since I have had a full-time job, but I'm giving up on self-employment and going back to heat exchanger work.
The last full-time job I had was actually working for a place called Signal International where I was doing drafting work and CNC cutting machine programming. I only worked there for a short time though.
The job before that I was working at a well known, Southern heat exchanger fabrication shop where I was a draftsman, a CNC programmer, and a computer programmer. I was there for nearly 3 years.
During that time I developed a custom CNC programming system using AutoCAD AutoLISP, MS-DOS batch files, and Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0. It was a very sophisticated CAD/CAM (Computer Aided Drafting/Computer Aided Manufacturing) system designed specifically for heat exchanger CNC related processes. The program extracted critical machining data from the relevant AutoCAD drawings and converted that data into information that the CNC (Computer Numerically Controlled) machines could understand.
The software also performed multiple checking operations to ensure that mistakes were caught prior to the machining process. The software functioned so well that many drafting and engineering mistakes were caught prior to the initial release of the drawings to the shop.
It all came to an end when certain people at the company had issues with me and basically fired me in a way to make it look like I quit (so I couldn't draw unemployment benefits). It has been nearly two years since I left that company and since then I have not been able to find a job in the same industry doing the exact same type of work... Hmmm... Wonder if that has anything to do with the CEO of the company, or the Engineering Manager? If I am ever able to prove that this is the reason then I'll sue them for two years salary, so if you guys happen to read this you better hope I never find out that this is the case :)
That is a shame too, because I loved that job, so much that I worked night and day both at home and at work on things for the job, just ask my wife and my friends. How else could all that I accomplished there have worked so wonderfully in such a short amount of time? Nobody there ever put 2+2 together on that subject though. All most of them saw were the negative things, which by-the-way were a direct result of many stressful things going on in my life at that time. Shame on me!
Well, now I'm going back to work for their competition where I will perform many of the same tasks for them. I will help them streamline their drilling and machining methods in any way possible. I will develop a new programming system for them if they want it, in order to cut down production time and eliminate mistakes in their programs and on their drawings, and I will show them other advantages of alternate methods for drilling. I'm going to do whatever it takes to make those other guys wish they would have never let me go!
The last full-time job I had was actually working for a place called Signal International where I was doing drafting work and CNC cutting machine programming. I only worked there for a short time though.
The job before that I was working at a well known, Southern heat exchanger fabrication shop where I was a draftsman, a CNC programmer, and a computer programmer. I was there for nearly 3 years.
During that time I developed a custom CNC programming system using AutoCAD AutoLISP, MS-DOS batch files, and Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0. It was a very sophisticated CAD/CAM (Computer Aided Drafting/Computer Aided Manufacturing) system designed specifically for heat exchanger CNC related processes. The program extracted critical machining data from the relevant AutoCAD drawings and converted that data into information that the CNC (Computer Numerically Controlled) machines could understand.
The software also performed multiple checking operations to ensure that mistakes were caught prior to the machining process. The software functioned so well that many drafting and engineering mistakes were caught prior to the initial release of the drawings to the shop.
It all came to an end when certain people at the company had issues with me and basically fired me in a way to make it look like I quit (so I couldn't draw unemployment benefits). It has been nearly two years since I left that company and since then I have not been able to find a job in the same industry doing the exact same type of work... Hmmm... Wonder if that has anything to do with the CEO of the company, or the Engineering Manager? If I am ever able to prove that this is the reason then I'll sue them for two years salary, so if you guys happen to read this you better hope I never find out that this is the case :)
That is a shame too, because I loved that job, so much that I worked night and day both at home and at work on things for the job, just ask my wife and my friends. How else could all that I accomplished there have worked so wonderfully in such a short amount of time? Nobody there ever put 2+2 together on that subject though. All most of them saw were the negative things, which by-the-way were a direct result of many stressful things going on in my life at that time. Shame on me!
Well, now I'm going back to work for their competition where I will perform many of the same tasks for them. I will help them streamline their drilling and machining methods in any way possible. I will develop a new programming system for them if they want it, in order to cut down production time and eliminate mistakes in their programs and on their drawings, and I will show them other advantages of alternate methods for drilling. I'm going to do whatever it takes to make those other guys wish they would have never let me go!
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Three Year Wedding Anniversary
My wife and I celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary a few days ago. At left is a picture of us on that day, it was actually Saturday, June 9th, 2007.We celebrated by eating at a really fancy Italian restaurant and bought a couple of bottles of really good wine. We had a pretty good time that night.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Write Your Congressmen
I just wanted to take a couple of minutes to urge you to write your congressmen on issues that affect you and your families. Let them know that you are keeping an eye on things and watching what goes on in their corner of the world. They represent you and your families in Washington D.C., they work for you, and therefore they owe you an explanation for anything they've done that you don't agree with.
By writing them about issues you feel strongly about, you are keeping them in check. If nobody took the time to do this, then they would do whatever best suited them. We can't let that happen, so keep them watching over their shoulder as if you are standing right behind them watching them work.
Here is an example: Last year, I had a real problem with the issue of "Net Neutrality" which basically would have imposed horrible charges and taxes on most website owners and on people who use the Internet regularly. It was terrible legislation compiled by the giant telecommunication companies and handed to their puppets in D.C. Well, I hated the idea of the whole thing, so I wrote my Congressman in the House of Representatives and here is the letter I received from him letting me know where he stood on the matter:
(Click on the letter/picture to view it or read it)
I was thrilled to get this letter back from him, and it settled, or calmed my mind on this issue. It let me know that my opinion does count and each and every one of us do matter. We have to take it upon ourselves to speak up though, or things that could have gone our way might not. So stay informed about what is going on in your country, in our country, and let our representatives and senators know that we are keeping up.
Post your comments, they are welcome. I'd like to know how many people are actually writing their Congressmen, and how many of you have received letters similar to the one I have on this blog. Let me know!
By writing them about issues you feel strongly about, you are keeping them in check. If nobody took the time to do this, then they would do whatever best suited them. We can't let that happen, so keep them watching over their shoulder as if you are standing right behind them watching them work.
Here is an example: Last year, I had a real problem with the issue of "Net Neutrality" which basically would have imposed horrible charges and taxes on most website owners and on people who use the Internet regularly. It was terrible legislation compiled by the giant telecommunication companies and handed to their puppets in D.C. Well, I hated the idea of the whole thing, so I wrote my Congressman in the House of Representatives and here is the letter I received from him letting me know where he stood on the matter:
(Click on the letter/picture to view it or read it)
I was thrilled to get this letter back from him, and it settled, or calmed my mind on this issue. It let me know that my opinion does count and each and every one of us do matter. We have to take it upon ourselves to speak up though, or things that could have gone our way might not. So stay informed about what is going on in your country, in our country, and let our representatives and senators know that we are keeping up.
Post your comments, they are welcome. I'd like to know how many people are actually writing their Congressmen, and how many of you have received letters similar to the one I have on this blog. Let me know!
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