Earlier this evening, we were talking about golf when tangentially one of the many pubs we frequented whilst living in the UK came up. I mentioned that while I may well be about twice the age of the average patron of that establishment now, I'd love to go back some day to see if it's really as fun as I remember.
Little brother said "You just want to see if the reply to a shout of 'Points out of two, lads?' gets the same reply it did in the '80s. Let's not kid ourselves."
June 13, 2008
June 11, 2008
Choices
Reading the June 9 dead tree edition of Computerworld, I find an interview with Gordon Bell. One of the questions asked was "What job would you want outside tech?" He answered with "I don't think there are any... I feel so fortunate that I'm doing something I like."
My wife and I got to talking about that, and she said that "I find that a lot among you people." You people? What? Tall guys? Fat guys with no bicycle-riding skill? Men who marry well beyond their pay grades? "No, you jackass. Tech people."
I had never really thought about it until then. I always just figured that I was a lucky bastard in that some of the jobs I'd previously held (i.e., selling baked goods or cutting grass and installing headstones in a cemetery) were "previous engagements" and that I somehow managed to stumble my way into technology where I'm a reasonably happy camper. The missus points out that most of the folks she knows in technology tend to be there because when they we dig it. Something along the lines of "I like playing with computers and seeing what the hell I can make them do. I wonder if I can get some silly bugger to pay me to do it." Turns out that it's actually a reasonable way to get the mortgage paid after all.
That leaves me wondering... Is "I took this career because I really like what I do" that uncommon a point of view?
My wife and I got to talking about that, and she said that "I find that a lot among you people." You people? What? Tall guys? Fat guys with no bicycle-riding skill? Men who marry well beyond their pay grades? "No, you jackass. Tech people."
I had never really thought about it until then. I always just figured that I was a lucky bastard in that some of the jobs I'd previously held (i.e., selling baked goods or cutting grass and installing headstones in a cemetery) were "previous engagements" and that I somehow managed to stumble my way into technology where I'm a reasonably happy camper. The missus points out that most of the folks she knows in technology tend to be there because when they we dig it. Something along the lines of "I like playing with computers and seeing what the hell I can make them do. I wonder if I can get some silly bugger to pay me to do it." Turns out that it's actually a reasonable way to get the mortgage paid after all.
That leaves me wondering... Is "I took this career because I really like what I do" that uncommon a point of view?
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June 04, 2008
How $35*2=$700
On Saturday morning, I opened my RSS reader to find that Everton was announcing a preseason tour of the US this summer. Last time they were here, the closest they got to Philadelphia was Columbus, OH and the match was played the day my wife was sworn in as a US citizen (which meant that my choices were "go to the match" or "live to see my 39th birthday.")
This time, they're playing in Chicago and Denver... Bonus points for me in that both of those sites have "You can crash here if you want" places that my wife wouldn't object to me taking advantage of. The scheduling is a bit more favorable in Denver, being as it's over a weekend whereas Chicago's a midweek game. That said, I call my family out west and ask "Wanna go to a footie match, then? It all depends on how much the airfare costs and if the missus is going to approve the expenditure."
Today, I get the call from my brother indicating that the tickets for the match are between $12 and $35 a seat which he'll pick up. That leaves me with roughly $350 in airfare for me and the boy, but with no need for a rental car or a hotel, that's not too horrible. It should be fun... Last time I saw an Everton match in person was in the 1986-87 season.
I'm wondering how many others who will be in attendance will be in Everton kit without Scouse accents to go with it.
This time, they're playing in Chicago and Denver... Bonus points for me in that both of those sites have "You can crash here if you want" places that my wife wouldn't object to me taking advantage of. The scheduling is a bit more favorable in Denver, being as it's over a weekend whereas Chicago's a midweek game. That said, I call my family out west and ask "Wanna go to a footie match, then? It all depends on how much the airfare costs and if the missus is going to approve the expenditure."
Today, I get the call from my brother indicating that the tickets for the match are between $12 and $35 a seat which he'll pick up. That leaves me with roughly $350 in airfare for me and the boy, but with no need for a rental car or a hotel, that's not too horrible. It should be fun... Last time I saw an Everton match in person was in the 1986-87 season.
I'm wondering how many others who will be in attendance will be in Everton kit without Scouse accents to go with it.
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