Shenanigans

My struggle with puppy pee continues on. Kurzweil has lately been allowing himself to be distracted by shenanigans and not concentrating on his housebreaking. Instead of running outside when he has the option and taking care of business, he prefers to run after a cat or bite Austin. His priorities are not in order! This morning he stopped mid-bite/snarl in my hallway and peed. This is not acceptable behavior. Austin has really slacked on his job in that he is not going outside every time -- especially in the morning. He barks so that I open the door and head downstairs. He stays upstairs and humps my pillow. The puppy has stopped following me in order to see what Austin is up to. I must find a way to break this vicious cycle of inappropriate peeing and pillow assault.

Doing What I Believe is Best

Many of you may know that I had an employee several years ago who drove me crazy. She to this day believes that she could do my job better than I. She is high strung, talkative, and knows best. I get the heebie-geebies whenever I see her. So why am I now recommending her for a position? Simply, I think she would be a good fit. I can dislike a person intensely, but still advocate on behalf of his/her finer points when appropriate. Now, don't go thinking that I have somehow transcended normal human frailty. I am not so much concerned with the greater good as I am with my ability to succeed as a career matchmaker. It is one skill in which I take great pride. I counsel my friends and people I don't even particularly like because I like to take credit for good job matches and career choices. I treat these opportunities like puzzles to be solved. I enjoy the process of identifyng skills and personality types and figuring out who will succeed. I also love having my friends happy, so when their jobs become tedious or they complain that they don't have time or money to do things with me---I get to work.
So I am currently matching two people (neither of whom do I particularly like) because I honestly think they will get along well and the individual could perform the job functions really well.

Move On's Latest

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Recovery

I need to first say a huge "Thank you" to Jim for being such an awesome chef. He cooked for Jack's b-day party and it was divine. I need to also thank Tammy for bringing me the best ever bottle of almond flavored sparkling wine from Sonoma. I drank most of the bottle myself and look forward to hunting it down and keeping a bottle on regular supply. It was delish.
We had a very social weekend. Spent Friday night at a BBQ and met some interesting folks. Had a great party on Saturday night followed by a trip to a local night club for some dancing. Good time had by all. Spent Sunday recovering and eating leftovers....
Jacks's brother and his significant other were in town briefly - for the party. It was good to catch up with them for a bit.

Los Gatos

Three Tonkinese (two of whom are rescues), one angry gray cat, and one missing black cat who likes to hang out with the dogs. I think he is an adrenaline junkie.

My zoo - the puppies

I often talk about the zoo in which I live. Cixous, or Su, is our 7 yr old rottie mix. I was taking a lot of fem crit classes so she was named after Helene Cixous.

Austin is our 4 yr old yellow lab. He wandered into our yard one MLK day and Jack decided to keep him. He was supposed to be gone by the time Jack's annual pilgrimage to SXSW came.... that is how he was named.

Kurzweil (the infamous puppy) is named after Ray Kurzweil since my spouse and I are geeks and we work in IT.

Things that Gross Me out at Work

I am becoming increasingly disgusted by aspects of my work bathroom. These include:
1. mystery puddles
2. poop on the floor
3. poop on the toilet seat
4. blood on the toilet seat
5. people who do not wash hands
6. cell phone usage in the stall
7. bringing of beverages and food into room
YUCK!!!!!!