Check out the results of this study regarding what people called soft drinks.
What I find most intriguing of the whole thing is how the St. Louis based area leans more heavily towards the same terminology as California and the New England area. Meanwhile, my experiences in the Upper Midwest, South and East are depicted accurately.
Short, long and other-worldy entries from the heartland of Middle-USA. No topic is off-limits, and no topic will be guaranteed for inclusion.
Wednesday, June 02, 2004
Hopefull-time
One of my favorite romantic movies is "You've Got Mail" featuring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks. The on screen chemistry between the two is amazing, and the story is very well written. Today I am reminded of one particular scene in the movie. It is the scene where Meg Ryan's character meets up with her then boyfriend (Greg Kinnear) and they come to the realization that they both do not love each other. Kinnear's character admits to desiring the news reporter lady, and then he asks Ryan's character if she has any prospective gentlemen worth pursuing. I think her response is one of the best lines in the whole movie. She states "No. No, I don't. But I have the hope of someone out there somewhere."
And that is where I am at today. Only my feeling isn't involving a possible woman to love (I remember having that same feeling for so many years, but now I have that someone and she is amazing.) Today my feeling of hope is more for something in the future. Something more. Specifically, a job that I enjoy, find fulfillment with and feel appreciated in.
Right now none of these statements apply. So I hope. I hope for what I cannot know. I hope for what I want to do. I hope for where I want to be. I hope for a better time in the near future.
Sometimes all you can hang onto is hope...
And that is where I am at today. Only my feeling isn't involving a possible woman to love (I remember having that same feeling for so many years, but now I have that someone and she is amazing.) Today my feeling of hope is more for something in the future. Something more. Specifically, a job that I enjoy, find fulfillment with and feel appreciated in.
Right now none of these statements apply. So I hope. I hope for what I cannot know. I hope for what I want to do. I hope for where I want to be. I hope for a better time in the near future.
Sometimes all you can hang onto is hope...
Tuesday, June 01, 2004
Unqualified Destructors
About six months ago I had a project at work that I poured myself into for about 4 weeks. Everyday I worked on it. I thought about it at night while at home. Every ounce of energy was dedicated to problem solving and implementing this new business application. I succeeded in every way, and the app has been a great success.
On Thursday of last week, my manager asked me to make some updates to the data and layout of the application. Not a problem. Then she tells me she needs it done by Wednesday morning. Not a huge problem - it will just consume me for a few days. And then I get into the guts of the database and realize that this is gonna be terrible. Data that should have been there wasn't and data that should've been in one place was sometimes there and sometimes it was either missing or misplaced. So now I have a really huge mess on my hands.
This is what happens when untrained, uneducated people get their hands on things they shouldn't be granted access to. The problem isn't just that these people add or change stuff which can really destroy everything. It's also that they honestly think they know what they are doing, and that they are "helping" the situation. So they don't realize that they are screwing it all up and they don't undertsnad how much time fixing it can take.
I'm frustrated with managers and supervisors who think they understand or know how everything works, and thus feel free to change or modify them at will. Don't do it! Unless you have been to school to learn programming, don't try it. Oh, and a two day "training course" at the local corporate sponsored off-site training zoo doesn't count. So back off before you ruin something else!
I'm hoping to fix this thing and get it off of my desk by the end of today.
I'm hoping I don't walk down the hall and strangle two of the people who I know screwed this up first.
It's a sunny Tuesday, but it feels oh so much like a rainy Monday.
On Thursday of last week, my manager asked me to make some updates to the data and layout of the application. Not a problem. Then she tells me she needs it done by Wednesday morning. Not a huge problem - it will just consume me for a few days. And then I get into the guts of the database and realize that this is gonna be terrible. Data that should have been there wasn't and data that should've been in one place was sometimes there and sometimes it was either missing or misplaced. So now I have a really huge mess on my hands.
This is what happens when untrained, uneducated people get their hands on things they shouldn't be granted access to. The problem isn't just that these people add or change stuff which can really destroy everything. It's also that they honestly think they know what they are doing, and that they are "helping" the situation. So they don't realize that they are screwing it all up and they don't undertsnad how much time fixing it can take.
I'm frustrated with managers and supervisors who think they understand or know how everything works, and thus feel free to change or modify them at will. Don't do it! Unless you have been to school to learn programming, don't try it. Oh, and a two day "training course" at the local corporate sponsored off-site training zoo doesn't count. So back off before you ruin something else!
I'm hoping to fix this thing and get it off of my desk by the end of today.
I'm hoping I don't walk down the hall and strangle two of the people who I know screwed this up first.
It's a sunny Tuesday, but it feels oh so much like a rainy Monday.
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