Posted in Michael's Musings on Dec 17th, 2007
It is hard for me to believe that I was only really gone for 7 days. It really did feel like more than that. I need a couple weeks to recuperate, but there is no time for that, not with blogging to be done. So, I will instead follow-up with some comments, lessons learned, and [...]
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Posted in Michael's Musings on Dec 14th, 2007
The subject for this entry is admittedly broad, as there are tens of things that are paradoxes regarding spending extended time in a hotel. However, today I am merely focusing on one aspect – the thickness of the walls.
For whatever reason hotel walls are usually fairly thin, and you end up hearing things from the [...]
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Posted in Michael's Musings on Dec 12th, 2007
I have (regretfully) spent all of my life living in places that the almighty nectar that is Mr. Pibb (now Pibb Xtra) is not available. This is tragic, because it is by far my favourite carbonated beverage. Well, let’s just say that Kansas City is not one of those places.
Every restaurant seems to have it. [...]
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Posted in Michael's Musings on Dec 10th, 2007
I am out here in Kansas City for the week due to a wee little quality issue on some of our parts. I get to spend my days outdoors, which is fun due to the temperatures and impending ice storm.
It is fun though because I get to take up one of my favourite hobbies, [...]
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Posted in Racing on Dec 9th, 2007
2007 rolled around with a unique challenge: There was a second black car in the driveway adorned with Cg-Lock livery, but the similarities between the cars were few. The new Cg-Lock ride was for a foreign racing surface with foreign technologies, and the season would begin with nearly a complete dearth of usable [...]
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Posted in Announcements on Dec 9th, 2007
Due to my devastatingly poor time management skills, the Front Page has been awash in inactivity. While I hope to fix this with an abundance of new (and quite old) information over the holiday season, I would like to invite everyone to drop in on the michael’s musings section in the mean time. Michael is [...]
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Posted in Michael's Musings on Dec 7th, 2007
Just a quick rant for today, as I am trying to get ready for my trip to Kansas City for two weeks. Between that and Christmas I won’t physically be in my office again this year! Give a big holiday cheer for working remotely!
Anyway, I want to touch on an aspect of the Omaha mall [...]
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