I have been really busy recently and have not blogged. For that I apologize. I will be back and better than ever after the Thanksgiving holiday.
Happy Thanksgiving!
I have been really busy recently and have not blogged. For that I apologize. I will be back and better than ever after the Thanksgiving holiday.
Happy Thanksgiving!
“Goooooooood morning, Vietnam! Hey, this is not a test! This is rock and roll! Time to rock it from the Delta to the D.M.Z.!”
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The question of the day is: Would you listen to a podcast if I were to start one? You ask, what isa podcast? Let me tell you. A podcast is the ability to dynamically download content (audio or video) when wanted. Right now most podcasts are a talk radio type show saved as a mp3 or aac. You can download these shows when you want to listen to them on your computer or mobile media player, like an iPod. Some of the more famous podcasts are The Daily Source Code, Morning Coffee Notesor .NET Rocks.
My thinking is that the show would be once a week about 30 minutes long. We could possibly have segments like the “Byscuits Movie Review” or “The Rant Section”. I was thinking about a general type talk show that would discuss politics, annoyances, sports, technology, etc. It would probably be a three host show starring Nathan Ketchum, Kent McConnell and myself. We would also take special guests via iChat or AOL instant messenger.
What do you think? Would you download and listen? What other topics or segments would you like to hear? What other suggestions do you have? I am serious about this and would like your input.
“And you: friendless, brainless, helpless, hopeless! Do you want me to send you back to where you were? Unemployed in Greenland!”
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There are unwritten rules everywhere. You have unwritten rules in baseball, unwritten rules of the office and unwritten rules of male urinal etiquette. Picture the following scenario:
You have had three cups of delicious Papa New Guinea arabica coffee before 10:00 am. Your teeth are floating and you take that friendly stroll to the men’s restroom. As you walk in you see that the three urinals, that are separated nicely by metal dividers, are empty. Being the educated man in bathroom etiquette, you walk over to the farthest stalland proceed to do your business. Suddenly a man, whomay have also had too much coffee, walks in to the restroom to his business as well. He walks right up next to you and your brain screams, “CRAP, I HAVE JUST BEEN MIDDLE STALLED!” To make matters worse he decides to strike up a light conversation about politics or work.
This happens to me on more than one occasion in my current work environment. You ask who would do such a despicable atrocity? I will tell you, Human Resources, the bastions of all human behavior knowledge. You would think of all people they would know proper etiquette. Worst of all they want to talk to you about your work day, your goals, your dreams or your current progress with you latest project. I will tell you the current progress of my latest project:
“I AM TAKING A PISS, IT IS COMING OUT NICELY, NOW LEAVE ME ALONE!!!”
The last thing on my mind while relieving myself is about my dreams, goals or the weather. All I am thinking about is getting out of there before some schmuck from HR wants to get buddy, buddy with me at the urinal. And if this wasn’t enough, they continue to talk to you as you walk out to wash your hands. What is wrong with these people!
Here are some simple rules to live by:
They are simple and to the point. If you want to have a discussion send me an Outlook meeting request so I can properly ignore it.
For those who may struggle with proper etiquette download the following zip file here. It is a shockwave exe (it does not have viruses but scan it anyway) that will help you know the proper behavior next time.
And by all means do not forget to wash your hands!