Cell Block D

Death of a Dream
Who am I distracting?
- 19,668 Distractions & Counting
Tag Archives: Work
The Weekly TPS Report – March 29
Let’s get right to this week’s wrap-up and other random thoughts. First is it “wrap-up” or “wrap up”? Sheesh this English shit is hard. Happy Good Friday everyone (or at least those who claim to be Christian a few times … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly TPS Report
Tagged Gay Marriage, Good Friday, Government, Taxes, TPS Reports, Work
Leave a comment
I should’ve gone into public service
Pensions in the private sector are long, long gone. In the public sector however it’s a different story as they are alive and well. Many people have pointed to pensions as a major cause of the problems our country faces, … Continue reading
The Weekly TPS Report – March 22
It’s official. As of Wednesday, Spring has sprung! At least it has here in California it’s absolutely gorgeous outside. If it doesn’t seem like that for the rest of you, don’t worry, it’ll come…eventually. Unfortunately, I didn’t get much of … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly TPS Report
Tagged Bathroom, current-events, Exercise, food, Guns, Health, March Madness, Music, North Korea, Spring, Work
3 Comments
Let’s Get Physical. Or not.
I’m a child of the 70′s and 80′s. With that I’ll pause while many of you groan, “crap he is old.” Yeah, perhaps I am. But, you know what they say, you’re only as old as you feel. And, I … Continue reading
The Weekly TPS Report – March 15
March Madness is in full swing. No I don’t mean that silly basketball thingie. I mean cubicle chaos. Pick your winners – fill out your brackets – and be prepared to be upset. Because, one things for sure, whether it’s … Continue reading
The Weekly TPS Report – Mar 8
Time to wrap this week up with a pretty bow and kick it out to the curb for the garbage man to haul away. If every couple months the strategy changes, you really have no strategy at all. I swear … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly TPS Report
Tagged Dogs, Drones, Hugo, IT, North Korea, Politics, Rodman, Sequester, TSA, Work
4 Comments
The Weekly TPS Report – Mar 1
Happy March everyone! Bring on the sun and the warm fun. Time to wrap this week up and toss it in the old garbage can, because it’s going to be a beautiful weekend (here anyway…sorry if you’re weather is gonna … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly TPS Report
Tagged Commute, Conference Calls, Dogs, Politics, Whiskey, Work
5 Comments
She’s only mostly right
When Marissa Mayer, Yahoo!’s CEO, announced that there would be no more working from home for her minions, there was a collective “WTF are you thinking?” primarily emanating from the Silicon Valley. And, I’ll admit, at first I led that … Continue reading
Posted in Working From Home
Tagged Dilbert, Marissa Mayer, WFH, Work, Work From Home, Yahoo
10 Comments
The Weekly TPS Report – Feb 22
Been a busier than normal couple of weeks here in cubeland. Being that it’s February that means it’s almost Performance Review time. So my coworkers are stepping up their game, while simultaneously stepping on each other, all in an effort … Continue reading
The Weekly TPS Report – Feb 8
Another week…another dollar. Well really only about $0.46 after taxes, etc., but obviously I’m doing it for the love, not the money. Yeah…. This has been a particularly tough week. I should’ve known it would suck when my Niners took … Continue reading
