"Murphy was an optimist!"
* Hind quarters getting sore. Have now applied onl… January 6, 2004 11:08 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life* Hind quarters getting sore. Have now applied online to one job possibility and signed up with another recruiter. A good friend helped search out several others and has inspired me to barage people with resumes and cover letters at a rapid pace. Must break for coffee and maybe a brief bit of reading. I am disappointed that I did not get marketing materials out today. I’m detecting a pattern since I’ve been trying to get these into the right hands since before Christmas–fear? procrastination? ambivalence? decision through lack of decision?
add a comment* Sent 3 marketing emails to other web developers … January 6, 2004 9:48 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life* Sent 3 marketing emails to other web developers in the area – hopefully this will at least help get my name out a bit
* Did some brain stimulation by helping to solve someone else’s problem online – no avail – tis still broke
* Update domain information and set up 2 more domains with my host and setup email so that I could send marketing email with the correct viral marketing. Tis silly to ask your competitors to use you as a sub when your website says you compete with them.
Beautiful Moments I love my time with my kids. … January 6, 2004 8:40 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeBeautiful Moments
I love my time with my kids. Getting ready for bedtime is the best with baby in lap reading stories to each other. First I read to her, then she reads to me. I need more such quality time with the older ones. The 10 year old is grousing over an unfinished long term project. I fear we are reinforcing her procrastination. Must work on that. The 13 year old is in the bath going on 1.5 hours now. And the 7 year old is lying in bed reading (and sneaking play time with the Playmobile). He’s an angel!
* MBNA Collectors called. Asked for $100 some odd … January 6, 2004 7:17 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life* MBNA Collectors called. Asked for $100 some odd then reduced it to $53 when I said “no can do”. Then when I said “nothing to give” they also jumped on the “can’t you borrow it from someone” bandwagon. Due date Jan 8.
* kids fed – time flying – not having fun
The next 1.5 hours will be spent getting the kids to bed. No work will get done.
add a comment* helping kids with school work, updating laptop, … January 6, 2004 5:39 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life* helping kids with school work, updating laptop, and working on marketing materials
add a comment* Several phone calls to area developers to market… January 6, 2004 4:45 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life* Several phone calls to area developers to market my subcontracting
* Call to Small Business Development Center for information on new businesses in the area
* Had to take 7 year old back to school for forgotten supplies and to Honey Baked Ham to cash in a gift certificate on food to help us survive until Friday
* Trying to finish marketing flyer
* Worked on a new marketing flyer this morning. Lo… January 6, 2004 2:02 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life* Worked on a new marketing flyer this morning. Looking good. Plan on mass distributing it beginning this afternoon
* Took son to psychologist for his weekly appointment. Roughly 1.5 weeks worth of medicine left (note to self, budget $35 for refills)
* Several calls to other local developers to market my consulting services to them
* Call to head hunter to see how many people are fighting over my resume–got voicemail
* Lied down to rest and brainstorm (hide). Deep sl… January 6, 2004 10:16 am
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life* Lied down to rest and brainstorm (hide). Deep sleep.
* Sears called seeking blood from a turnip. Due date Jan 25 Past due currently $72. Collector asks “Can’t you borrow some money to avoid the late fee?” My thought “No, I may need to borrow money to feed my family!”
* Current fear… NBC will close my checking account if I don’t show activity in it soon
A New Day! Had some very nice closing remarks f… January 6, 2004 7:18 am
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeA New Day!
Had some very nice closing remarks for last night but lost them due to scheduled maintenance–sorta my luck. Basically I calmed and remembered the ever logical words of a friend of mine regarding creditors “they can’t eat you.” We will pull through this somehow.
Let’s start the day off with a PayPal donation link:
Time to get the kids ready for school.
Friend comes through! Had an unbelieveable phone c… January 5, 2004 9:29 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeFriend comes through! Had an unbelieveable phone call from an online friend. Was our first verbal introduction and I was completely thrown both from the unexpected call and that his voice sounded distinctly like an old friend of mine. He generously is putting me in touch with a client of his that I will be able to help.
* Paid Comcast only to later discover that I could have waited until the end of the month. Someone had simply turned the volume all the way down on the television. That money should have gone to Cingular. It’s interesting trying to keep everyone happy while watching the funds dwindle away.
* Birthday celebration for the father-in-law
* Cingular unsympathetic to my needs to keep the c… January 5, 2004 5:25 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life* Cingular unsympathetic to my needs to keep the cell phone working and cannot guarantee service
* Decent marketing piece completed. These are like restuarant table toppers and will go by every cash register of every business in town that will have one–all with a dysfunctional phone number. Next comes the flyer style for bulletin boards.
* Added art machine to switch box; now resides on … January 5, 2004 3:18 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life* Added art machine to switch box; now resides on a failing monitor that gets dimmer everyday. Surprisingly that’s metaphorically quite similar to my situation.
* Phone interview scheduled for Wednesday for a contract job in Memphis. Let’s see. IF the job comes through, I have no money for food, travel or lodgings in Memphis and it’ll be a couple of weeks AFTER they make their hiring decision before I see a paycheck so income could be 4-6 weeks away. How the Hell does that work?!
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Once our society beats you down, I don’t see how anyone ever gets up again.
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* Back from meeting * Cable in the process of bei… January 5, 2004 2:51 pm
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life* Back from meeting
* Cable in the process of being disconnected.. for someone that relies on the Internet for a living, this is bad. Phone soon to follow.
* Desk partially cleaned * One sales email sent … January 5, 2004 11:49 am
Posted by djuggler in : Daily Life* Desk partially cleaned
* One sales email sent
* Children upstairs continue to grow in numbers; I anticipate a yelling fit from the 13 year old
* Meeting for a charity event in 1 hour; no sales calls made and most people will be heading to lunch shortly
Time to join the fad. For a year I’ve wanted to wr… January 5, 2004 11:11 am
Posted by djuggler in : Daily LifeTime to join the fad. For a year I’ve wanted to write my own blog program and that sums me up. I have several great ideas that fail to leave the ground for one reason or another.
Here are today’s events that inspired me to become a publisher:
* Found potential jobs in Careers section of paper last night, went to apply only to note that applications must be sent by mail (ergo, I’ll be out of food before those turn into money)
* Printer has run out of color ink (no marketing flyers)
* Bank 1 has run out of money; bank 2 will dry up tomorrow
* Microsoft word crashes on the computer that works
* As a web developer, my equipment supports me. So the monitor on my graphics machine died leaving only this monitor which is in the process of dying. So when it goes, how do I support myself and family? [had I been blogging it would be quite humorous to flood the stream of dying equipment in my house– video cards, starter motors, dryer, kids scooters (both brand new), sink, sink, sink, sink, faucet, faucet, faucet and more
