Morning all. It is snowing here. There are big, fat flakes at home and smaller ones at the office. They say 12-18" of heavy, wet snow by time it stops snowing tomorrow morning. I think this shall serve as my Friday. I probably won't be here tomorrow. I may do some work form home. That is TBD. Maybe a roast in the crockpot for dinner tomorrow too. Seems like a good idea.
I may have a few adult beverages when I arrive home this evening. But for now, I think I'll soda, have some water and then determine my beverage course for the workday from there. It seems like a cocoa day too.
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Stop trying to be what you see. Be what you ought to be.
Yesterday afternoon, another customer (different from the last one I was complaining about) said she'd be in between 8:30 and 9:30 this morning. Although I prefer a more firm time, I'm okay with that and said I'd be available.
At 9:31 she sends me an email saying, "Ill be there around 2:30 today to review. Hope that works for you."
Although I am available then, I want to tell her no.
Good day, all. Happily it is a WFH day for me. I'm still a bit worn out from the last few days. Today should be pretty mellow for me until this afternoon's all hands meeting. I'm really glad he picked my WFH day to tell everybody what is going on. There are going to be a whole lot of upset people.
I think for dinner tonight I will make some enchiladas. Got some hamburger out to thaw when I was downstairs earlier, so it sounds like a good plan to me.
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That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.
I really didn't want to get out of bed again today. Hopefully my brain and customers will let me sleep in on Saturday morning. That will be nice if it happens.
I'm going to the chiropractor today at 1:00. That will be a new experience.
Looks like I will take tomorrow off as well, but not because of the skimpy inch of snow we're expecting. My older brother is taking a 2 week calss in Little Rock and is driving to Tulsa for the weekend to see me.
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Mz - Tell her "Sorry, that doesn't work for me." And then give her a counter time.
Unfortunately, that time works out about perfectly for me. I wish it didn't so I could tell her no.
I'm with Fuzzy. I'd make her wait just because. My first answer to "are you busy" is "Yes, very." whether its true or not. Tends to put people on the defensive about trying to dominate your time.
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That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.
Oh, I can be mean. Like I said, I really want to tell her no. But really, she happened to pick the perfect time for me. As much as I want to inconvenience myself to inconvenience her, it's just not practical.
A five or ten minute penalty is perfectly reasonable in this case. I'd suggest also trying to find a way to bill her for that hour of your time she wasted earlier.
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That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.
So, we are handing Mz's client a five minute major or a 10 minute misconduct? Ha ha. We have absolutely no control over anything and we are handing out penalties. I like it.
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As much as I like that idea, it's kind of hard to do around here. We don't have a receptionist or anything, clients just show up at my office door. I would've had to orchestrate keeping her out.
Instead, I just dealt with her. It took 10 minutes. It was something she could've emailed me.
Next time, 15 minute penalty for wasting an hour and 10 minutes of my time. There is one guy who is on a permanent 24 hour hold before I will even read his e-mails. Once I read it, I mark it as unread, and then evaluate how long it will be before I dignify him with a response. I won't answer his phone calls EVER, and he doesn't have the guts to get within 10 feet of me so in person is definitely out. Usually if he wants something, he has to convince an intermediary to approach me on his behalf. Most people don't like him, so its a tough sell.
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That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.
Dr Chiropractor says that my shoulder is in place. He says I likely somehow tore a little cartilage and that the popping and grinding now is part of that torn area rubbing on bone. He said if it is torn cartilage, it should heal itself in 6-8 weeks. I was just wanted to make sure I wasn't doing more damage by ignoring the noises it makes now.
Sounds like a classic case of Madden 2010 controller shoulder strain. It is generally caused by leaning vigorously to influence your players movement on the screen.
Now that you know Web, you can tell your friends it is a football injury to get the admiration of your guy friends and the sympathy from the girls.
I'm still a bit worn out from the last few days. Today should be pretty mellow for me until this afternoon's all hands meeting. I'm really glad he picked my WFH day to tell everybody what is going on. There are going to be a whole lot of upset people. 
If there is a complaint I'd even comment that I'm 61 minutes behind in my day since I was left waiting earlier.
