Because I'm cheap (no cable), I don't get to watch much baseball. I had previously announced my desire to watch the All-Star game yesterday. Wife attempts to honor this and so tells the children to mind themselves while she goes out. Next thing I know she's outside mowing my lawn while I'm watching Mike Trout hit leadoff homers, Two Women Lager in hand. You know that feeling you get when things are so awesome that it starts to make you nervous?
I'm not sure what the wife version of "your gal shows up in a skimpy outfit holding a steak and a beer" would be, but this lady deserves it.
No. I minded them. I thought it was funny at the time. The point was she told the elders to mind the little one because I was going to watch the game.
Maybe she presumed I would be unable to properly pay any attention to them while the TV was on and her odds were better with the other two...
EAR also enjoys mowing the lawn, at least relative to other things like watching the kids while I mow the lawn.
Since we got a rider, I have not mowed the lawn once. I usually call it "EAR's tractor".
How big is your lawn? How big is big enough to justify a rider?
I takes me >2 hours to mow currently (greatest complaint ever!). I don't mind, and we just bought the mower, so we're not changing it up any time soon, but I'm curious.
> 1 hour would have me looking at riding mowers. The old house was about an hour, but the hill would have left me maimed in a tragic tractor incident if I was using a rider.
I wondered about that hill sometimes. I imagine it was an absurd amount of work.
Not terrible going laterally. If feeling motivated, I'd go vertically and consider it exercise.
justify a rider
As though there's a need to be justified in mechanical purchases.
I don't "love" mowing, but it's the only farming I get to do anymore. And also source of exercise; I have a push Toro (and no wussy self-propelled for this guy)
I have a "wussy self-propelled" because it was free to me from the last owner (left it when they moved out) and I can't afford a lawn tractor. I'd be a dead man if I still had to push - even with the self-propelled it takes me 2-3 hours to mow.
My admittedly super tiny yard takes about twenty minutes combined for front and back. Still, the old mower died right when a neighbor was moving to several acres in Northfield, so I offered him $20 for his self-propelled electric that was $300 new the summer before.
Dido, except I purposely bought the wussy self-propelled.
says the guy with a new hip
When I was a kid, I only used the self-propulsion
1. When I was learning how to mow.
2. to help stop me from going backwards,
3. going uphill (and then only intermittently), or
4. to give me that little "oomph" to break inertia after turning around.
Otherwise, it was so dang slow.
See my comments on the self-propulsion on my adulthood push mower.
That one was a housewarming gift from my parents. (4-cycle, so I didn't even have to mix oil!)
We still have that one, as it's useful (though unused this year) for spaces that we weed-whip. Or the parts of the yard we're reclaiming from the weeds and buckthorn.
When I was a kid I had a motorless mower. I mowed several neighbor's lawns too. That was quite a lot of work.
I have a self-propelled. The self-propelled stopped working this spring. Pushing a self-propelled when it isn't self-propelling on a hilly lawn like mine is a chore. The problem was that the belt had stretched. Not broken, stretched. A new belt and it works like new. I also replaced the self-propelled cable because it was frayed.
Ooh, that sounds like maybe the problem with ours. How much did a new drive belt run?
$20.
The driven mechanism was banging against the mower deck. That's how I figured out it was loose. I had to have the model number and serial number of the mower for Hardware Hank. A picture of this information is now on my phone.
The old mower's self-propulsion had died (well, it still worked, but it was so slow).
The biggest issue was the hillishness of the yard, and EAR's back was going out for the third summer in a row.
We were paying a neighbor boy to mow, but he didn't always do it when he said he would. And when we first hired him, he said he would do edging with his weed whip.
I don't have managerial skills for hired laborers.
Not such a big deal in August, but in June when 5 days ends up with a shaggy mess.
I think it would take 90-105 minutes to mow properly. The neighbor boy or his assistant would get it done in closer to 75.
I never had a rider when I was a kid, even though our yard was bigger and more sloped than the current yard. When I was really young, my folks had two mowers, neither with drives or baggers. They'd both mow at the same time, and always in spirals.
EAR had a bigger, almost level yard and her folks rode a mower. (Her dad worked for MNDOT, and her mom did a yard-and-garden jobs.)
I'm much less likely to get a snowblower... Our old driveway was long and the kids were little and we were on a much busier street (more frequently plowed) with no neighbors that could easily give us a hand just getting the end done. Now, we have a shorter driveway (30%-40% the length), older kids, less plowing, and several neighbors that could give us a bit of assistance (and have). Shoveling is my job (no back problems yet... knockonwood...), and I can do that after the kids are in bed, or a bit after I'm home from work and then more later.
We're finally getting to the stage where having kids is paying off. Junior and Trey pick up after the dog in the back yard before Junior mows the lawn. I edge it when he's done and then Trey blows it off with an "electric broom" which is just a toned down blower that is made for just blowing grass clippings and small amounts of leaves, which is perfect for our yard and small enough horsepower for Trey to control. Our mower is an electric push mower. Got it for $50 a few years ago when there was a government credit/rebate program for people to switch from gas to electric mowers. We traded in our old gas push mower and the $50 covered the difference between the rebate and the cost of the electric mower (I think it was $200).
I recommend ear protection for junior using the blower... but I am a sissy that way. Both my dad and my brother ruined their hearing via too many summers of loud chainsawing. Thankfully, I was too young. Now when I trim hedges, I use ear protection.
Fortunately, neither mower or blower are loud at all since they are electric.
Boogie woogie woogie.
Win!
My 12-year-old mows the grass and I don't worry about him too much. He's pretty cautious. My rail-thin nine-year-old daughter always asks to mow when I'm mowing the grass. I keep an eye on her, but she is so insistent.
I've got a self-propelled and make no apologies. Takes about an hour to do the front and back.
AMR, that was a travesty. Our double-handoff skills need serious work.
Also, you may need to select less engrossing reading material than whatever you had today.
That's why you do the deal in a car. Especially after driving around to lose the tail so they don't see the cash handover.
AMR and I are way too old-school for cars.
heh
It was horrible. I need to go back to remedial spy school.
You didn't like the material?
The material is fantastic. I meant to suggest that whatever you were reading as you walked was too engrossing, as you didn't notice me until I was within a few feet of you.
It was Chapter 1 of Go Set a Watchman.
It's been so long since you've turned the corner before me. I was going to be more aware once I turned the corner.
I guess I dawdled too much today.
Yesterday, I planted the material atop the garbage can walking by. It was very a very subtle action, and it would have been right there when you got off the bus.
But then you weren't on that bus and I had to retrieve it, a bit less smoothly.
Yesterday I accidentally took the wrong bus. Fortunately it was still bound for downtown, and it dropped me off on 3rd Ave. As I rounded the corner of 3rd Street, I thought I caught a glimpse of you about to turn onto Marquette, but it was so quick I wasn't sure.
Conclusion on Go Set a Watchman Chapter 1: I think I'll read this book.
Widely-disseminated plot point that isn't in chapter 1
I can deal with Atticus Finch being less heroic than in Mockingbird. He's a fictional character. How an author first presented a fictional character is less important to me than if it turned out that Hans NewUlm was actually the Scots-Irish pirate Jebediah Newell (with the prosthetic silver tongue).
I first have to finish The Goldfinch, which I'll bring on my plane to Alaska.
According to LEN3, the only other players in Twins history to homer in the All-Star Game are Harmon Killebrew (3 times) and Kirby Puckett.
You can put the tweet URL verbatim in the box and it will be magically transformed into an embedded tweet. Note, has to be the tweet's URL and not the URL to the photo. You have the latter so using that won't work.
I'm really confused by this, actually. It looked like he just dropped his stick, and then chilled for a second.
The goalie? Yeah, it was the last day of prospect development camp. Yesterday, there was a prospect scrimmage, followed by faux 3-on-3 OT, followed by a full-team shootout. Basically, 18-24 kid hockey players horsing around.
Microwave update: old one removed, wrong socket for some of the old bolts so old frame still partly mounted, new one didn't have right frame parts so now we need new cabinet as well.
I interviewed for the supervisory position yesterday. There are some tense feelings around this joint with the dismissal of my former boss. New information has come to light, and it has me questioning if I even want to work for these people anymore. I've been told not to make any rash decisions, but trucking schools is looking more and more attractive every day.
Damn. I just missed the entry deadline.
I heard they are so desperate for truck drivers, they are wanting to lower the current age minimum from 21 to 18. That could have serious safety implications. I'm hoping they'll settle for something in between, like 20, or at least 19.
Good luck getting insurance for truck drivers younger than 21.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO7LuV31UJE
Indeed
httpv://youtu.be/BWOXGYsxXsA
rail grinder!
This gang is absolutely amazing -- saw them several years ago. Machine spools the old rail out and the new rail in, while pulling up the old ties and laying new concrete ties.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO_hRXGT6QA
We worked as part of that (or similar) gang clearing shoulders the past couple years. Feat of engineering, for sure.
Stupid interview. I absolutely hate wearing ties*. I don't even wear pants unless absolutely necessary, but these things are the work of the Devil.
*Bow ties at functions with alcohol excepted.
I like ties. I just wish they weren't so darn expensive.
Have you ever really thought about ties? What a pointless accessory.
corporate noose -- I avoid them at all costs.
I agree that they're pointless. I don't hate them, but when I'm not seeing or being seen by anyone but cube-mates, it's nice that they're not a requirement.
One of the highlights of moving from law firm to gubmint was no more daily tie-wearing.
I can't say it's one of the highlights, given everything else involved, but I like that I've gone to a position where suits and ties and appearances before the court are more regular. I enjoy dressing up, I've invested in some very nice suits, and thinking about fashion, at least in limited, uh, fashion, has some appeal for me. So ties, be they pointless and expensive, can be kind of fun.
I like cuff links too.
You would
The pointlessness of ties irritates me every time I have to wear one. At my job that thankfully means maybe once or twice a year for some special function. It just annoys me to no end to have to wear this thing around my neck that does nothing but make me feel uncomfortable, simply because that's the normal dressy thing for a man to wear.
that does nothing but make me feel uncomfortable, simply because that's the normal dressy thing for a man to wear
Thank goodness heels, etc. aren't customary for men, eh?
Cowboys, or people that ride horses regularly, don't see the big deal.
Do not speak to me of neckties until you've gone through an entire day wearing an ill-fitting bra. Just be glad ties don't contain any wires! And talk about expensive . . .
That said, I'm plenty glad I reached adulthood after nylons and heels were de rigueur for women in many professions. I don't have an issue with heels as an option--fashion is fun!--but I'm not okay with them as a requirement.
The roommate is on the busty side and has regular struggles with ill -fittIng bras. I know how bad ladies can have it in that department. I completely agree.
simply because that's the normal dressy thing for a man to wear
I agree on all points, but I'm guessing the ladies have it worse in this department.
I almost added the exact same sentiment.
Also, at least I don't have to really think about what to wear to a fancy event, some some long ago fashion maven decided that for every man.
No doubt.
I am tie agnostic, but I have given them a lot of thought. Here are my best pro-tie arguments:
- If you wear suits all the time, and only have 2-3 suits, ties can give you variety in your wardrobe without needing to purchase a whole new suit or new shirts. Historically, people had a lot fewer clothes in their closet than in modern America.
- If your shirt does not have matching buttons, because it is old and you bothered to replace the buttons when they came off (again something that used to be more common) but couldn't exactly match the buttons on your shirt, then the tie can cover up a sloppy-looking mismatched button.
I am a big fan of being an engineer. I have never, in my ten year career, worn a tie to work. Daily dress is cargo pants and a polo-like shirt. I don't mind ties, really, but I would despise then if i had to wear them regularly.
I was in a meeting this morning where I was asked how I felt about Minneapolis being a "sanctuary city" and had to listen to people talk approvingly about Donald Trump. I am skilled enough to deflect all that conversation and change the subject.
Heh, the president did the exact same thing today:
President Obama refused to answer a question from ABC’s White House correspondent Jon Karl about 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a White House press conference on Wednesday.
Karl, whose first question had to do with the positive reception to the Iran-U.S. nuclear deal in Tehran, asked the president, “a quick political question, a very quick one. Donald –” before he was cut off.
“Let… let… let me answer the question you asked,” Obama quickly responded.
good on ya bossman.
Hm. Never heard that term before.
So was it assumed that everyone else in the room agreed? I just don't understand the desire/need to give political opinions at work. Seems like nothing good could come of it. I feel uncomfortable hearing talk of such things at work even when I fully agree with it.
Of course everyone else agreed. I've been alone on my side of those conversations for almost my entire adult life*.
*The part where I've worked in ND.
Right there with you on the uncomfortable-ness of political discussion at work. I've only ever worked with one guy who I've ever had interesting conversations with along those lines (he was a libertarian which I am.... not), but that was more due to the discussions being very light hearted.
Not surprisingly, given what I do for a living, I talk about politics and policy pretty much all the time at work. But my case might be just a tad unusual.
What the hell is a sanctuary city?
It's.... nonsense. I've never even heard of the term until today. I looked it up and whatever.
I just looked it up. Yeah...
Right. I just looked it up too. Woof!
I no longer work in an office so I don't have to worry about that anymore. But it's really not fair to assume everyone believes as you do no matter how predominate the belief is in the office/workplace.
I can't remember who it was that had issues with Dozier being too lowly ranked last year in my top300, but I just updated my list based on the first half and Dozier has rocketed up to #60 now right after Eric Milton. If he's able to have a decent 2nd half, he'll be possibly joining his fellow allstar teammate Perkins in the top50 (Moved Perk up to #41 after Matt Lawton)
A Nate Tubbs sighting! Top 50 would make me pleased as punch for Bulldozier.
Because I'm cheap (no cable), I don't get to watch much baseball. I had previously announced my desire to watch the All-Star game yesterday. Wife attempts to honor this and so tells the children to mind themselves while she goes out. Next thing I know she's outside mowing my lawn while I'm watching Mike Trout hit leadoff homers, Two Women Lager in hand. You know that feeling you get when things are so awesome that it starts to make you nervous?
I'm not sure what the wife version of "your gal shows up in a skimpy outfit holding a steak and a beer" would be, but this lady deserves it.
tells the children to mind themselves
And that worked!?!
No. I minded them. I thought it was funny at the time. The point was she told the elders to mind the little one because I was going to watch the game.
Maybe she presumed I would be unable to properly pay any attention to them while the TV was on and her odds were better with the other two...
EAR also enjoys mowing the lawn, at least relative to other things like watching the kids while I mow the lawn.
Since we got a rider, I have not mowed the lawn once. I usually call it "EAR's tractor".
How big is your lawn? How big is big enough to justify a rider?
I takes me >2 hours to mow currently (greatest complaint ever!). I don't mind, and we just bought the mower, so we're not changing it up any time soon, but I'm curious.
> 1 hour would have me looking at riding mowers. The old house was about an hour, but the hill would have left me maimed in a tragic tractor incident if I was using a rider.
I wondered about that hill sometimes. I imagine it was an absurd amount of work.
Not terrible going laterally. If feeling motivated, I'd go vertically and consider it exercise.
As though there's a need to be justified in mechanical purchases.
I don't "love" mowing, but it's the only farming I get to do anymore. And also source of exercise; I have a push Toro (and no wussy self-propelled for this guy)
I have a "wussy self-propelled" because it was free to me from the last owner (left it when they moved out) and I can't afford a lawn tractor. I'd be a dead man if I still had to push - even with the self-propelled it takes me 2-3 hours to mow.
My admittedly super tiny yard takes about twenty minutes combined for front and back. Still, the old mower died right when a neighbor was moving to several acres in Northfield, so I offered him $20 for his self-propelled electric that was $300 new the summer before.
Dido, except I purposely bought the wussy self-propelled.
says the guy with a new hip
When I was a kid, I only used the self-propulsion
1. When I was learning how to mow.
2. to help stop me from going backwards,
3. going uphill (and then only intermittently), or
4. to give me that little "oomph" to break inertia after turning around.
Otherwise, it was so dang slow.
See my comments on the self-propulsion on my adulthood push mower.
That one was a housewarming gift from my parents. (4-cycle, so I didn't even have to mix oil!)
We still have that one, as it's useful (though unused this year) for spaces that we weed-whip. Or the parts of the yard we're reclaiming from the weeds and buckthorn.
When I was a kid I had a motorless mower. I mowed several neighbor's lawns too. That was quite a lot of work.
I have a self-propelled. The self-propelled stopped working this spring. Pushing a self-propelled when it isn't self-propelling on a hilly lawn like mine is a chore. The problem was that the belt had stretched. Not broken, stretched. A new belt and it works like new. I also replaced the self-propelled cable because it was frayed.
Ooh, that sounds like maybe the problem with ours. How much did a new drive belt run?
$20.
The driven mechanism was banging against the mower deck. That's how I figured out it was loose. I had to have the model number and serial number of the mower for Hardware Hank. A picture of this information is now on my phone.
The old mower's self-propulsion had died (well, it still worked, but it was so slow).
The biggest issue was the hillishness of the yard, and EAR's back was going out for the third summer in a row.
We were paying a neighbor boy to mow, but he didn't always do it when he said he would. And when we first hired him, he said he would do edging with his weed whip.
I don't have managerial skills for hired laborers.
Not such a big deal in August, but in June when 5 days ends up with a shaggy mess.
I think it would take 90-105 minutes to mow properly. The neighbor boy or his assistant would get it done in closer to 75.
I never had a rider when I was a kid, even though our yard was bigger and more sloped than the current yard. When I was really young, my folks had two mowers, neither with drives or baggers. They'd both mow at the same time, and always in spirals.
EAR had a bigger, almost level yard and her folks rode a mower. (Her dad worked for MNDOT, and her mom did a yard-and-garden jobs.)
I'm much less likely to get a snowblower... Our old driveway was long and the kids were little and we were on a much busier street (more frequently plowed) with no neighbors that could easily give us a hand just getting the end done. Now, we have a shorter driveway (30%-40% the length), older kids, less plowing, and several neighbors that could give us a bit of assistance (and have). Shoveling is my job (no back problems yet... knockonwood...), and I can do that after the kids are in bed, or a bit after I'm home from work and then more later.
We're finally getting to the stage where having kids is paying off. Junior and Trey pick up after the dog in the back yard before Junior mows the lawn. I edge it when he's done and then Trey blows it off with an "electric broom" which is just a toned down blower that is made for just blowing grass clippings and small amounts of leaves, which is perfect for our yard and small enough horsepower for Trey to control. Our mower is an electric push mower. Got it for $50 a few years ago when there was a government credit/rebate program for people to switch from gas to electric mowers. We traded in our old gas push mower and the $50 covered the difference between the rebate and the cost of the electric mower (I think it was $200).
I recommend ear protection for junior using the blower... but I am a sissy that way. Both my dad and my brother ruined their hearing via too many summers of loud chainsawing. Thankfully, I was too young. Now when I trim hedges, I use ear protection.
Fortunately, neither mower or blower are loud at all since they are electric.
Boogie woogie woogie.
Win!
My 12-year-old mows the grass and I don't worry about him too much. He's pretty cautious. My rail-thin nine-year-old daughter always asks to mow when I'm mowing the grass. I keep an eye on her, but she is so insistent.
I've got a self-propelled and make no apologies. Takes about an hour to do the front and back.
AMR, that was a travesty. Our double-handoff skills need serious work.
Also, you may need to select less engrossing reading material than whatever you had today.
That's why you do the deal in a car. Especially after driving around to lose the tail so they don't see the cash handover.
AMR and I are way too old-school for cars.
heh
It was horrible. I need to go back to remedial spy school.
You didn't like the material?
The material is fantastic. I meant to suggest that whatever you were reading as you walked was too engrossing, as you didn't notice me until I was within a few feet of you.
It was Chapter 1 of Go Set a Watchman.
It's been so long since you've turned the corner before me. I was going to be more aware once I turned the corner.
I guess I dawdled too much today.
Yesterday, I planted the material atop the garbage can walking by. It was very a very subtle action, and it would have been right there when you got off the bus.
But then you weren't on that bus and I had to retrieve it, a bit less smoothly.
Yesterday I accidentally took the wrong bus. Fortunately it was still bound for downtown, and it dropped me off on 3rd Ave. As I rounded the corner of 3rd Street, I thought I caught a glimpse of you about to turn onto Marquette, but it was so quick I wasn't sure.
Conclusion on Go Set a Watchman Chapter 1: I think I'll read this book.
I first have to finish The Goldfinch, which I'll bring on my plane to Alaska.
According to LEN3, the only other players in Twins history to homer in the All-Star Game are Harmon Killebrew (3 times) and Kirby Puckett.
I don't know how to insert the .gif here, but this link to the Dozier ASG homerun is pretty fun.
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I'm really confused by this, actually. It looked like he just dropped his stick, and then chilled for a second.
The goalie? Yeah, it was the last day of prospect development camp. Yesterday, there was a prospect scrimmage, followed by faux 3-on-3 OT, followed by a full-team shootout. Basically, 18-24 kid hockey players horsing around.
Microwave update: old one removed, wrong socket for some of the old bolts so old frame still partly mounted, new one didn't have right frame parts so now we need new cabinet as well.
"Gosh I do hate removing and replacing over-the-range microwaves."
So, greatest thing ever or scientific tragevesty?
seaweed that tastes like bacon
"...when it's fried."
I assume in bacon grease?
I interviewed for the supervisory position yesterday. There are some tense feelings around this joint with the dismissal of my former boss. New information has come to light, and it has me questioning if I even want to work for these people anymore. I've been told not to make any rash decisions, but trucking schools is looking more and more attractive every day.
Damn. I just missed the entry deadline.
I heard they are so desperate for truck drivers, they are wanting to lower the current age minimum from 21 to 18. That could have serious safety implications. I'm hoping they'll settle for something in between, like 20, or at least 19.
Good luck getting insurance for truck drivers younger than 21.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO7LuV31UJE
Indeed
httpv://youtu.be/BWOXGYsxXsA
rail grinder!
This gang is absolutely amazing -- saw them several years ago. Machine spools the old rail out and the new rail in, while pulling up the old ties and laying new concrete ties.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO_hRXGT6QA
We worked as part of that (or similar) gang clearing shoulders the past couple years. Feat of engineering, for sure.
Stupid interview. I absolutely hate wearing ties*. I don't even wear pants unless absolutely necessary, but these things are the work of the Devil.
*Bow ties at functions with alcohol excepted.
I like ties. I just wish they weren't so darn expensive.
Have you ever really thought about ties? What a pointless accessory.
corporate noose -- I avoid them at all costs.
I agree that they're pointless. I don't hate them, but when I'm not seeing or being seen by anyone but cube-mates, it's nice that they're not a requirement.
One of the highlights of moving from law firm to gubmint was no more daily tie-wearing.
I can't say it's one of the highlights, given everything else involved, but I like that I've gone to a position where suits and ties and appearances before the court are more regular. I enjoy dressing up, I've invested in some very nice suits, and thinking about fashion, at least in limited, uh, fashion, has some appeal for me. So ties, be they pointless and expensive, can be kind of fun.
I like cuff links too.
You would
The pointlessness of ties irritates me every time I have to wear one. At my job that thankfully means maybe once or twice a year for some special function. It just annoys me to no end to have to wear this thing around my neck that does nothing but make me feel uncomfortable, simply because that's the normal dressy thing for a man to wear.
Thank goodness heels, etc. aren't customary for men, eh?
Cowboys, or people that ride horses regularly, don't see the big deal.
Do not speak to me of neckties until you've gone through an entire day wearing an ill-fitting bra. Just be glad ties don't contain any wires! And talk about expensive . . .
That said, I'm plenty glad I reached adulthood after nylons and heels were de rigueur for women in many professions. I don't have an issue with heels as an option--fashion is fun!--but I'm not okay with them as a requirement.
The roommate is on the busty side and has regular struggles with ill -fittIng bras. I know how bad ladies can have it in that department. I completely agree.
simply because that's the normal dressy thing for a man to wear
I agree on all points, but I'm guessing the ladies have it worse in this department.
I almost added the exact same sentiment.
Also, at least I don't have to really think about what to wear to a fancy event, some some long ago fashion maven decided that for every man.
No doubt.
I am tie agnostic, but I have given them a lot of thought. Here are my best pro-tie arguments:
- If you wear suits all the time, and only have 2-3 suits, ties can give you variety in your wardrobe without needing to purchase a whole new suit or new shirts. Historically, people had a lot fewer clothes in their closet than in modern America.
- If your shirt does not have matching buttons, because it is old and you bothered to replace the buttons when they came off (again something that used to be more common) but couldn't exactly match the buttons on your shirt, then the tie can cover up a sloppy-looking mismatched button.
I am a big fan of being an engineer. I have never, in my ten year career, worn a tie to work. Daily dress is cargo pants and a polo-like shirt. I don't mind ties, really, but I would despise then if i had to wear them regularly.
I was in a meeting this morning where I was asked how I felt about Minneapolis being a "sanctuary city" and had to listen to people talk approvingly about Donald Trump. I am skilled enough to deflect all that conversation and change the subject.
good on ya bossman.
Hm. Never heard that term before.
So was it assumed that everyone else in the room agreed? I just don't understand the desire/need to give political opinions at work. Seems like nothing good could come of it. I feel uncomfortable hearing talk of such things at work even when I fully agree with it.
Of course everyone else agreed. I've been alone on my side of those conversations for almost my entire adult life*.
*The part where I've worked in ND.
Right there with you on the uncomfortable-ness of political discussion at work. I've only ever worked with one guy who I've ever had interesting conversations with along those lines (he was a libertarian which I am.... not), but that was more due to the discussions being very light hearted.
Not surprisingly, given what I do for a living, I talk about politics and policy pretty much all the time at work. But my case might be just a tad unusual.
What the hell is a sanctuary city?
It's.... nonsense. I've never even heard of the term until today. I looked it up and whatever.
I just looked it up. Yeah...
Right. I just looked it up too. Woof!
I no longer work in an office so I don't have to worry about that anymore. But it's really not fair to assume everyone believes as you do no matter how predominate the belief is in the office/workplace.
I can't remember who it was that had issues with Dozier being too lowly ranked last year in my top300, but I just updated my list based on the first half and Dozier has rocketed up to #60 now right after Eric Milton. If he's able to have a decent 2nd half, he'll be possibly joining his fellow allstar teammate Perkins in the top50 (Moved Perk up to #41 after Matt Lawton)
A Nate Tubbs sighting! Top 50 would make me pleased as punch for Bulldozier.
AP story on surprising Twins.
Ken Tremendous wrote a piece for Grantland
More fun with science! First pentaquarks, and now Buckyballs!!!