The Coffee House

[Gary A.]

Here you go, dinner for this evening. Mackerel is always good.

Gary's not going to Hell for eating a woman who has fallen off a bridge. People are meat ... never eat meat on Fridays during Lent.

 

[Gary A.]

@ Peg: That was very entertaining ... the cat's manifesto.

 

[Gary A.]

Newspaper update:

Los Angeles Times ran an "EXTRA" on the USA dropping missiles on a Syrian airbase. The Times rarely runs an EXTRAS.

@ JC: Opening paragraphs on a story in the Sports Section under the headline "Mercurial still rising":
"The mercurial right fielder who couldn't be trusted to be on time for a hitters' meeting last season, let alone provide a much-needed boost to the offense, bashed two two-run home runs.

The veteran right-hander who could barely throw a strike last summer carved up an opponent with the precision of a pitching machine for much of the game.

There were two extremely encouraging developments for the Dodgers in their 10-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. Yasiel Puig flashing the kind of power that made him a rookie sensation in 2013 and the pitcher Brandon McCarthy showing the crispness and command that could shore up the back of the rotation.

Puig, whom the Dodgers tried to trade before demoting him to triple-A last August, walloped an 85-mph Jered Weaver fastball an estimated 415 feet, well over the left-field wall, in the second inning. He sent a 78-mph Weaver slider screaming the wall in left in the fourth." ...

 

[Derrel]

A major wind storm is hitting the Oregon coast,southern Washington and northward into parts of the Puget Sound region, and the PDX metro and greater Willamette Valley areas, with 30 to 40 MPH winds and gusts to 60 MPH. Garbage cans have flown this morning, and it's been going on for about an hour. I read last night on a weather watcherer site that this is an exceedingly rare April event, one that occurs only every several million hours; the last time an event like this happened in April was in the 1950's. Not a lot of rain, just a bit, but LOTS of wind! Supposed to last for the next 10 to 12 hours. This is due to a major low-pressure system of, as mentioned, exceedingly rare proportions for April in the PNW region.

 

[jcdeboever]

Newspaper update:

Los Angeles Times ran an "EXTRA" on the USA dropping missiles on a Syrian airbase. The Times rarely runs an EXTRAS.

@ JC: Opening paragraphs on a story in the Sports Section under the headline "Mercurial still rising":
"The mercurial right fielder who couldn't be trusted to be on time for a hitters' meeting last season, let alone provide a much-needed boost to the offense, bashed two two-run home runs.

The veteran right-hander who could barely throw a strike last summer carved up an opponent with the precision of a pitching machine for much of the game.

There were two extremely encouraging developments for the Dodgers in their 10-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. Yasiel Puig flashing the kind of power that made him a rookie sensation in 2013 and the pitcher Brandon McCarthy showing the crispness and command that could shore up the back of the rotation.

Puig, whom the Dodgers tried to trade before demoting him to triple-A last August, walloped an 85-mph Jered Weaver fastball an estimated 415 feet, well over the left-field wall, in the second inning. He sent a 78-mph Weaver slider screaming the wall in left in the fourth." ...

Story to be continued. Wouldn't get to excited hitting 2 off Weaver.

 

[waday]

Here you go, dinner for this evening. Mackerel is always good.

Gary's not going to Hell for eating a woman who has fallen off a bridge. People are meat ... never eat meat on Fridays during Lent.

In case you need the calorie content of the various parts of the human body...

Ancient Humans Didn't Turn to Cannibalism For the Calories

 

[table1349]

Here you go, dinner for this evening. Mackerel is always good.

Gary's not going to Hell for eating a woman who has fallen off a bridge. People are meat ... never eat meat on Fridays during Lent.

Opps, got my links crossed. Try this.

 

[table1349]

This is just too damn funny. They give us a badge and a gun and this happens.

 

[snowbear115 46]

Well, I got into the office this morning, and while getting my K-cup of rejuvenation, the boss poked his head into the kitchen area and told me he needed to see me ASAP. When I got to his office, he asked me to have a seat and told me he had bad news - that today was my last day.

Starting Monday, I am working on the data storage contract as a (paid) GIS Analyst!

 

[limr30 3]

Well, I got into the office this morning, and while getting my K-cup of rejuvenation, the boss poked his head into the kitchen area and told me he needed to see me ASAP. When I got to his office, he asked me to have a seat and told me he had bad news - that today was my last day.

Starting Monday, I am working on the data storage contract as a (paid) GIS Analyst!

(Edit: Wait - this is a good thing, right?)

 

[pgriz]

he had bad news - that today was my last day.

Was there an alternative?

Like Leonore, I'm just slightly confused (not her, Leonore is NEVER confused. Me, on the other hand...) Does this mean you're doing for pay what you were doing previously for free? Or is this a "re-evaluation" of your contribution?

 

[Frank F.]

My portfolio building effort:

Frank Fremerey - YouPic

Okay Frank, Gary has just spent most of the day viewing all your photos. Nicely done.

That is the nicest thing anybody has every said to me. Except maybe for BEZ. BEZ and you are the two people in the world I respect when it comes to photography...

... both of you should meet. In England? Lake District? Or Bonn? Bonn is very nice.

All the best to Mary-Lou.

 

[snowbear115 46]

(Edit: Wait - this is a good thing, right?)

Yes, it is a very good thing. I am still in the same office (heck, the same chair) that I have occupied for the last 3.9 years.
I know my GIS boss has been trying to get this done for quite a while, and the approvals started in about 3 months ago; just a bunch of details and red tape to work through.

he had bad news - that today was my last day.

Was there an alternative?

Like Leonore, I'm just slightly confused (not her, Leonore is NEVER confused. Me, on the other hand...) Does this mean you're doing for pay what you were doing previously for free? Or is this a "re-evaluation" of your contribution?

After I got my degree in 2010, I was offered a part-time internship with US NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Admin. - I don't think there's a direct equivalent in Canada but your Hydrologic and Weather Services covers part of it), preparing road and railroad network layers for use in electronic nautical navigation charts. After that term was up, I spent 1-1/2 years playing house-husband and applying for jobs. Getting no offers (maybe due to age, specific inexperience in GIS, or just plain being ugly) MLW was able to secure an unpaid internship with the Fire/EMS Department. One of the Assistant Chiefs was in need of some GIS work and was willing to take a chance on me. The advantage to me was practical experience, and the department got, what turned out to be a major project done at no cost.

A full-time GIS analyst, though proving to be beneficial to the department, was apparently not a priority, so the GIS manager started trying to get me on as a contractor. It took some time, but it is now a thing.

I will be doing, for the most part, of what I've done for the Fire/EMS Department, but more related to how the County provides geographic-based data to the public - web based maps and apps.

 

[Gary A.]

Buenas Tardes Coffee Hosers. Gary just got out of the pond having somewhat fixed the pump. It is a glorious day. Presently, it is 74F with a nice Pacific breeze shimmering the leaves in the backyard. Gary has showered, fed the Cook and is barefoot in the patio drinking a Pear cider, snacking on some ice cold watermelon listening to some classical and enjoying the garden. ... And there goes a Coopers Hawk being chased by a raven.

Gary is shooting the annual founder's day parade for the City of Hawaiian Gardens ... which is neither Hawaiian or a Garden. He has busied himself with clearing out cards and recharging batteries.

 

[Gary A.]

Charlie, if you're a contractor, you should incorporate yourself, (as type 'S' corp), that would allow you to maximize all your deductions against payments. At a minimum, you could, most likely, write off camera(s), computer(s) and a percentage of your car.