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Author: Doug McCaughan
Father of 5.
Juggler.
Ticked off at blogger.com.
Workin’
I avoided the sirens song and am happily banging keys.
From the mouths of babes
Dad: "How were your TCAPs?"
Sarah: "Boring!"
Dad: "I know they were boring. How did you do?"
Sarah: "I don’t know. They don’t tell us."
Dad: "How do you feel like you did? Good. Bad. Questions were hard. Made you think."
Sarah: "I don’t know"
Dad: WWASD
Mom: "Noah, can Granny and Granddaddy come to your graduation?"
Noah, confused: "Did they come to graduation?"
Mom: "Can they come to graduation?"
Noah, still confused: "We haven’t had graduation yet."
Mom: "CAN!"
Noah: *blink* *blink*
Dad: "Noah. _Can_ Granny and Granddaddy come to graduation?"
Noah: "I don’t know if they can."
Dad, shouting: "Do you want them to come?!"
Dad, regrouping: WWASD WWASD…
I NEED A LAPTOP!
Too many windows open
As I go about my daily tasks, I come across cool articles, websites, etc and open them in a new Firefox tab or a new Firefox window with intent to blog about them later. I currently have 17 windows open with an average of 5 tabs each. This Firefox window has 21 tabs open. I think it is high time to do some blogging BUT today is Wednesday! And we all know that Wednesdays are a Lost cause.
It’s seems rather appropriate that the first tab I choose to post then close would be from the Student Academic Services Study Skills Library on Procrastination.
Procrastination is a complex psychological behavior that affects everyone to some degree or another. With some it can be a minor problem; with others it is a source of considerable stress and anxiety. Procrastination is only remotely related to time management, (procrastinators often know exactly what they should be doing, even if they cannot do it), which is why very detailed schedules usually are no help.
Other characteristics:
- Low Self-Confidence
- I’m Too Busy
- Stubbornness
- Manipulation
- Coping with Pressures
- A Frustrated Victim
Four complex reasons for procrastination:
- Perfectionism
- Anger/Hostility
- Low Frustration Tolerance
- Self-Downing
Read more at the site and with this downloadable document.
TN Runs Bears Off
Apparently our bear problem is on the move.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I see rain in the forecast.
Master: I see flowers.
Traffic lights unnecessary.
A while back I wrote about a civil engineer/architect that showed removing traffic signals and signs actually reduced traffic accidents. Now I can’t find the article which means it very well could have been in my drafts lost in Blogger’s callous deletion of my account.
Notice that there are no red light cameras in this video. For that matter, there are no traffic lights, stop signs or person directing traffic. There are also no accidents.
Here in America, we have traffic lights.
The Cat’s Meow
Looks like the gang from This Blog Is Full of Crap (Nardo, Piper, Frisky, Missy and Magoo) are mixing it up with Jasper McKitten-Cat and Crew (Maggie on guitar).
And the day slips away…
I spent my morning at a sales meeting which went very well! (I hope) The afternoon I removed bubble jump from the 10 month old’s head (thanks to the 3 year old). Btw, no scissors, just olive oil and peanut butter then shampoo and let the dog lick the head. I had fun with the boys and drove the Jeep into the lower lot only to get a flat, so now I fix a flat. But first, SuperDad must rescue BrainlessBoy from AngryMom!
Update:The sales meeting did not go as well as anticipated. Apparently upper management had already decided upon a vendor and I was not meeting with the person with decision authority.
Real Life Warner Brothers
Pet owners will enjoy this story of a pet sitter and a rabbit.
Who has the right of way?
I don’t care what color the light is you yield to an 18 wheeler! (and since it is a run-on accident, I am not correcting my run-on sentence.)
This test of physics (ie. 2 objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time) occurred at the intersection of Northshore Drive and Morrell Road at roughly 1:00pm today.
Taxes filed!
My taxes have electronically drifted off to the IRS. This is an incredible relief! See, the last time I filed taxes as April 15, 1999. Most people don’t know how to respond to a statement like that. Typically the jaw drops and the subject changes quickly. I also had an IRS agent come a hair short of calling me a moron.
Obviously there is a backstory but I have to consider the movie rights before revealing the whole plot. I can say it has some classic themes that the Coen brothers would really enjoy.
I just feel a little more human being a good citizen again. Now that 2005 is filed I can go back and start fixing the other years.
Public Outcry Does Change Things – Safe to drink in TX again
A bit of news made the rounds not long ago. Texas was arresting drunks in bars (you know, fish in a barrel). They assumed these drunks would try to get behind the wheel of a car (guilty until proven innocent – doesn’t imply I want drunks on the road). After much ridicule and public protest, "Operation Last Call" has been "temporarily suspended."
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I hate this day already
It’s 9:20am and already I’m in reaction mode.
Long live Quad I!
