TAN #203: TANese New Year - Horsing Around (Page 51)

Ha! I think the reality started to set in that they are going to be on a struggle bus until the position gets filled. When I started our staff was 5. One person retired and not replaced, so 4. One person quit to be a mommy, not replaced, so 3. One person laid off last summer, so 2. Sure we were doing things we could eliminate and streamline, but we really should have 3 people on-staff minimum. Benchmarking data shows a company of our size (employees, revenues, etc.) should have a staff of 6-7 (I'm perplexed as to why they do benchmarking data when then have no intentions of making any changes). One person trying to do everything is simply not going to work and going to be VERY frustrating. Not my issue I suppose, but I feel for my friends who are now in this position.

Congratulations and I hope it all works out great for you wherever you go.  I know you have been looking at moving out of the area, is that still the plan?

Happy monday TAN I actually had a REAL weekend off!!  I got to ride my bike outside which did wonders for my mental health and got a bunch of wedding things done too   Hope everyone else got the weekend off and had a nice one too

After a long week of traveling for work last week, I come back to a Bday (my son turns 13) and a funeral to attend. I also hope to get my butt in gear anbd start training once again

An incredible weekend here.  

Went camping with the girlfriend and her daughters at the place my gf was running a trail race  (named "Forget the PR" - SUPER Hilly).  Campfires, sunshine, teaching the girls how to fish - even bought them their own fishing poles - lots of swimming.  All around a great time only marred by the little one coming down with strep.  She battled hard though.

Ended the weekend by finishing rebuilding the back of my girlfriend's garage and a short run together that was strategically planned to end at the ice cream shoppe

Good times 

Morning, TAN!

I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to volunteer at the Team Red White and Blue tri camp in Austin this weekend. It was AMAZING.

It was a beautiful weekend here in Tennessee.  JWKMH and I got to the lake on Friday evening and had some rose wine on the dock and watched the sun go down.  The dogwoods were beginning to bloom.  The trees are just leafing out and are that shade of green called yellow green in the Crayola box.  Between ourselves we call this color Doug McFall green. Doug was a person whom we both knew as kids.  He was kind of a bully.  When JWKMH was small in Sunday School, she colored some trees that yellow-green color.  Doug made fun of her picture and said trees are not that color.  It still makes her angry, mainly that she didn't cut him down to size on the spot.  Today, I can assure you Doug would have no chance.  This time of year, we always point to the trees and wish Doug were still around to be set straight.

On Saturday, I put in the new impeller in the raw water pump in the boat.  The new engine is much more awkward to work on than the old boat so it took a long time.  But I was successful ultimately and we took the boat out for a spin.  And of course, the weather forecast for Tuesday night is for temps to dip to 29.  Now I am in a quandary what to do.  I guess I will go back to the lake house today and put an electric light in the engine compartment to keep it warm. We leave for Brazil on Wednesday evening and have much to do to get ready.  First world problem?

TW

OMG, soooo jealous!

This has to be high on my priority list for next year.  Even if I can't be a participant, I think I need to volunteer.  

DO IT! 

Weird weekend weather here.  Saturday high around 80 and windy.  Saturday evening still around 80 and got 1.5" hail and high winds.  Sunday, 2.85" of rain,  Woke up this morning to 1.5" of snow and ice on the streets.  WTH!!!!!

It's been almost the exact same weirdness here too...  

Saturday started as super windy, then hail, then ridiculously warm and windy, cooling off on Sunday then woke up to pouring rain this morning mixed with some snow.  

GRRRRR!   

Updates from my future home (MO) indicate 75 degrees yesterday, snow today.

Seems to be a trend everywhere. Except Arizona. 

Such weather weirdness this year!  I'm REALLY looking forward to checking out Austin next month.  

Dittos.  It was 70 degrees this morning, and it is now 48 and dropping to below freezing tonight (mid 20's).

We've had high winds and torrential rains - like filming of the sequel to 'NOAH' type rains - and are expecting 1"-3" of snow by morning with temps rebounding to the mid-50's on Thursday.

Just another week in Cleveland.

welcome to TAN new guy!  

i was supposed to drop my dog off at the groomer this morning and i completely forgot about it.  i am a failure of a dog mommy.  

Our doggie is going to the pet resort today.  She will be there for 3 weeks.  She has a suite (no kidding, a suite) next to the door.  And runs out on her patio and stares at the car as you pull away.  It is the face that does it.  She as mastered guilt projection.  I actually like where she stays.  It is better than my doghouse in many ways.

It is snowing, big wet flakes mixed with rain.   This is weird.  

TW

I hate going to read someone's blog and trying to comment on it only to have to decipher the gatekeeper and figured out the code to prove I am not a bot that fills up comments with spam!

i can NEVER get those right.  it makes it really hard to buy concert tickets - all ticket sites use those too.

My dog's "pet resort" here has a bone-shaped in-ground pool for the dogs to swim in. My dog quickly forgets I'm not there if he gets to swim.

He's also overly people-friendly, so he gets TONS of attention because everyone he meets is his new best friend.

Seems like a sweet place to stay

We had about 1/2 inch of snowfall yesterday morning, glad I was out of town! It all melted of course but definitely COLD this morning at 28 degrees. Hello April!

My dog hates going to the kennel, he will cling to me like a baby when I take him in. Doesn't help that I HOLD him like a baby on my hip but still. Then when I put him down he tries his darndest to dig in his heels and get back to me - the whining. Last time I dropped him off the lady had taken him out of the building and I could see them from the parking lot - she accidentally dropped his leash and he straight bee-lined it back to the door as fast as he could. It was sad. But funny.

My dog has this weird thing where as long as HE walks away from ME, he's fine. But if I walk away from HIM, all heck breaks loose. It's funny.