Sam the cat is gone

He loved all humans.
He is the closest to a son that I will ever have.

Shown here with his mom in 2005.



Shown here with his brother Pinhead in 2000.



Shown here on my bed in 1995.

Tired Super-ninny Projects

I would like to announce the creation of a new domain...
www.fakeenthusiasm.com
I have found that when dealing with companies, many of their ideas and products are tired and lame. They are, none the less, very excited about them.

Client
"Boy, I can't wait to roll out that 3D visualization of our tradeshow booth display for those hinges we make!"

Me
"Yeah, that'll be great.(?) We'll be able to see, in full 3D animation, a tradeshow booth that you will use to promote the possible sale of hinges."

I'm hoping that this new domain, although lacking a website, will help express the longing of the common man to be involved with something...someday...that is actually important.

"Hey guys! Let's expand the Bill of Rights to include shelter, food, water, transportation, education, and medical care as state-provided basic rights.
Oh yeah, and let's mandate child-rearing prerequisites and training."

Something like that.

My enthusiasm for previsualization of dog food sales displays is waning.

Star Spanguled Banner = Still Waving

Post-Election "Home of The" Status:

Are we still free?
Mostly. Could I do this *unzip* in a public place if we were weren't?

Are we stil brave?
I personally have never had my bravery really tested.
Blind dates a possible exception.
I do frequently cut and run when presented with a losing scenario though.
That's called cutting your losses.

Speedy Mercury

Apparently the planet Mercury will transit the sun on my 39th birthday - Wednesday November 8th.
Mercury is the god of what again?
"commerce, travel and thievery" ?
According to my court astrologer this means that I will go on a business trip and steal thermometers.

Always a bad idea

Diversity training today

I arrive in my "Kill God and let 'em all sort it out" t-shirt and suggest that diversity is a two way street - let's try popularizing Ramadan by making it more like Easter. I suggest little chocolate Korans. I point out that eating one's God in a purely abstract sense has generated lots of revenue for the Catholics.

I'm hoping things go better at Sexual Harassment training.
I can see my next review..
Sexual Harassment: Exceeds Expectations