The End of the Blog

I have gone through my life doing things I shouldn't be doing.  I always have.  I seem to enjoy it.  I enjoy being sneaky--seeing what I can get away with.  I've gotten in trouble time and time again for saying things I shouldn't be saying, doing things I shouldn't be doing, or not doing things I should be doing.  I keep pushing and pushing until something under me snaps and I find myself in serious trouble.

What usually happens is the same sort of thing that happens when you're speeding in your car.  You might do something occasionally (but deliberately) and get away with it, but later, when your guard is down--WHAM!  It comes outta the blue.

I see the same thing happening with this blog.

When I first started it, it was a rebellious and reckless challenge.  I wanted to photograph things at work (forbidden!), mock people at work, and document rampant stupidity at work.  I also knew I had an instant audience by letting certain people in on it from the start.  I saw it as a fun challenge... A place where I could showcase the workplace we are immersed in on a daily basis.   I started it I was cautious and made sure I didn't have anything that could be searchable directly by name.  During that time my guard was up.  I was nervous about it.  Lately, my guard is down and I'm plodding along with no trepidation it seems.  Anything is fair game.  Not only do I take pictures at work, but I've taken pictures of The Brothers themselves!

Then it hit me.  I have a lot to lose by openly criticizing and biting the hand that feeds me.  You'd think a guy over 55 years old would know better, but yet I continue to do the same things.  I've gotten away with it so far.  If they found out what I was doing, saying and documenting I would be drawn and quartered.  No mercy.  I'm pretty sure I would lose my job.  I've already sent plenty of ripples through the LaCroy space/time continuum by stealing their secretary and marrying her.

So, without fanfare, I will pull the plug on it this weekend.  I'm not saying I will stop taking pictures or whatever, but it won't be a public forum like this blog.  Maybe I'll just roll out an occasional email with a picture or two in it as I see fit.  Come Monday this link will no longer work, so if you want to copy anything here, now's your chance.

It's been fun!

Bzzz... Hard on the Job

So, after being gone for a whole week Bzzz was back for a whole day today.  As some of us know, being at work for 8 hours is hard on you.  Actually working during that time is really hard on you.

The fact that I snapped this picture through a dirty window, and had the camera set on high ISO (which means grainy) so I could get it without the flash both translate into one thing:  Horrible quality.  Even after fixing many of its problems, it's still a bad picture.  But hey--it gets the point across right?

Kick off the shoes, kick back the chair, and pick up the phone.  After all, you're still on the clock!

Snippets of Wit

So Bruce L. dropped in to see us on Wednesday.  It was good to see him.  (Note to self: Stop by Home Depot some day and pick up some brown paint color charts.  That way I can gauge his progression toward becoming a Cuban immigrant next time he visits.)

I was at the sink Thursday morning.  Ai was there also, and he says to me: "I see... yesterday... Brucescardi here."

As often as they happen, I should keep track of the many witticisms that pop up at work.  Not surprisingly, many of them come from Jim Minor.

Here are a couple of examples:

(Bzzz was gone all week, and Marty nearly so)  "I guess Marty's gonna have a talk with Bruce about his attendance..."

(After walking by the empty desk where Derek used to sit, he noted  "You know, it's taken quite a while, but Derek is finally doing okay."