TGIF

Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far.
Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826)
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The next time someone tells you that they want you to give 100% - do one better and give 103%! Here's how.....

We have all been to those meetings where someone wants over 100%. Here's to achieving 103%. Here's a little math that might prove helpful in the future!

If...

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26


Then...

H A R D W O R K

8 1 18 4 23 15 18 11 = 98 % Only

K N O W L E D G E

11 14 15 23 12 5 4 7 5 = 96 % Only



But...

A T T I T U D E

1 20 20 9 20 21 4 5 = 100 %



However...

B U L L - - - - (BS)

2 21 12 12 19 8 9 20 = 103%
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Accounting Memo
MEMO FROM ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT

It has come to our attention recently that many of you have been turning in timesheets that specify large amounts of "Miscellaneous Unproductive Time" (Code 5309). However, we need to know exactly what you are doing during your unproductive time.

Attached below is a sheet specifying a tentative extended job code list based on our observations of employee activities.

The list will allow you to specify with a fair amount of precision what you are doing during your unproductive time. Please begin using this job-code list immediately and let us know about any difficulties you encounter.


Thank you,
Accounting
Attached: Extended Job-Code List

Code Description
5316 Useless Meeting
5317 Obstructing Communications at Meeting
5318 Trying to Sound Knowledgeable While in Meeting
5319 Waiting for Break
5320 Waiting for Lunch
5321 Waiting for End of Day
5322 Vicious Verbal Attacks Directed at Coworker
5323 Vicious Verbal Attacks Directed at Coworker While Coworker is Not Present
5393 Covering for Incompetence of Coworker Friend
5400 Trying to Explain Concept to Coworker Who is Not Interested in Learning
5401 Trying to Explain Concept to Coworker Who is Stupid
5402 Trying to Explain Concept to Coworker Who Hates You
5481 Buying Snack
5482 Eating Snack
5500 Filling Out Timesheet
5501 Inventing Timesheet Entries
5502 Waiting for Something to Happen
5503 Scratching Yourself
5504 Sleeping
5510 Feeling Bored
5511 Feeling Horny
5600 Complaining About Lousy Job
5601 Complaining About Low Pay
5602 Complaining About Long Hours
5603 Complaining About Coworker (See Codes #5322 & #5323)
5604 Complaining About Boss
5605 Complaining About Personal Problems
5640 Miscellaneous Unproductive Complaining
5701 Not Actually Present At Job
5702 Suffering from Eight-Hour Flu
6102 Ordering Out
6103 Waiting for Food Delivery to Arrive
6104 Taking It Easy While Digesting Food
6200 Using Company Resources for Personal Profit
6201 Stealing Company Goods
6202 Making Excuses After Accidentally Destroying Company Goods
6203 Using Company Phone to Make Long-Distance Personal Calls
6204 Using Company Phone to Make Long-Distance Personal Calls to Sell Stolen Company Goods
6205 Hiding from Boss
6206 Gossip
6207 Planning a Social Event (e.g. vacation, wedding, etc.)
6210 Feeling Sorry For Yourself
6211 Updating Resume
6212 Faxing Resume to Another Employer/Headhunter
6213 Out of Office on Interview
6221 Pretending to Work While Boss Is Watching
6222 Pretending to Enjoy Your Job
6223 Pretending You Like Coworker
6224 Pretending You Like Important People When in Reality They are Jerks
6238 Miscellaneous Unproductive Fantasizing
6350 Playing Pranks on the New Guy/Girl
6601 Running your own Business on Company Time (See Code #6603)
6602 Complaining
6603 Writing a Book on Company Time
6611 Staring Into Space
6612 Staring At Computer Screen
6615 Transcendental Meditation

7281 Extended Visit to the Bathroom (at least 10 minutes)
7400 Talking With Divorce Lawyer on Phone
7401 Talking With Plumber on Phone
7402 Talking With Dentist on Phone
7403 Talking With Doctor on Phone
7404 Talking With Masseuse on Phone
7405 Talking With House Painter on Phone
7406 Talking With Personal Therapist on Phone
7419 Talking With Miscellaneous Paid Professional on Phone
7425 Talking With Mistress/Boy-Toy on Phone
7931 Asking Coworker to Aid You in an Illicit Activity
8000 Recreational Drug Use
8001 Non-recreational Drug Use
8002 Liquid Lunch
8100 Reading e-mail
8102 Laughing while reading e-mail
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Good morning everyboomie.

You know after 61 years your mind starts to evaporate to heck in a handbag.

Every time you get less than 8 hours sleep a night you lose 2% of your brain's capacity.

Any time you get up at 3:30am you actually lose 3% of your brains.

Did you know that every day that you do not spend at least 4 hours hunting arrowheads 5 cubic centimeters of your brain dies?

That's really pretty bad.

That's like watching Dr Phill.

That's like having to listen to my sister tell me about her day.

My brain's on it's last cerebral leg.

Visitation will be this coming Wednesday.

Bring beer.

I heard that beer is like a fountain of youth elixir on the brain.

Have a happy day all.

joe

Howdy ho, sweet Joe! Thanks for the openers! I've also heard that a fine red wine is like a fountain of youth elixir on the brain! A lovely Bordeaux or Napa Cabernet, preferably. A hearty Aussie Zin couldn't hurt. Maybe a lovely Tempranillo...

Good morning, sweet 'Boomies!

Still Thursday evening for me....

I'm able to take Friday off, so it's a four-day weekend for me! Woohoo and booyah! It's like a mini-vacation. I'm off to get my weekend started!

So.

To all abed, To all awake,

WooHoo Darlene! Glad you have a long weekend! Enjoy!

Joe, I hope the creek goes down quick so you can get out there.

I'll be crunching puzzles in the corner. I have 15 people coming Monday and my house is a disaster. Somehow it will all come together...

Good morning Joe,Darlene,Ana and all who follow
Have all a great day.

Good morning Joe,Darlene,Ana,Haroula and all who arrive later Looks like it might be a washed out weekend here,for the campers. Tempertatures only going as high as the 50's with rain Well the coffee is brewing wishing a happy day for all

Good Morning Joe, Darlene, Ana, Haroula and Cailyn. Joe maybe you can do some arrowhead hunting today? Darlene I like your wine choices! Ana don't work to hard. Life is to short. Enjoy! Haroula hope you have asunny day! Cailyn a rainy day is always a good gaming day! Happy Day wished for all!

Hello and goodbye. Have a great Friday, everyone.

Good Morning Boomers

Joe, You're too funny to lose brain power.

Darlene, enjoy your time off.

Ana, clening house is like putting a puzzle together anyway.

Haroula, happy day wished.

Cailyn, horrible weather for campers this weekend. My daughter is attempting it.

Gerry, enjoy the day.

Venus, easy day at work is wished for you.

Looks like a not so good weekend for weather around here. Not sure what plans will develop.

Good morning everyone. Darleen, I'm with you on the wine. To all here and all who follow, have a Wonderful TGIF. Enjoy the long weekend all my Boomer buddies. Danish, BB Pancakes and Bacon Sandwiches in the NC.

Thank You Joe Good Morning, loved those funny codes lolol reminded me of mine a long time ago lolol and a super hello to you all and wishing YOU ALL a GREAT Happy, Healthy Weekend

Fantastic Friday ya'll

Hubby and I popped up bright and early to get the monkeys walking. While we were in the kitchen leashing up the dogs, Cully came popping around the door and yelled "Surprise."

So, Soot told the Cully to go back to bed and we'd get him when we got back. <roll eyes> Yeah, right, as soon as we left he went down to get his dad up and tell him "Mama L4L told me to come down and get you up."

Big Soot is at work and son is at work. The boys are running around being boys. In one second I'm going to go feed them and then we are going to the park. It is a beautiful day out there.

Tonight we are going to a ball game, so today will be busy.

Ooops, a second is up.

Good morning everybody.

This morning I HAVE to mow the lawn, good Lord willing, and the creek don't rise.


I forgot. The creek has risen and it's raining now, so there go those plans.

I went to Walmart for essentials, and I have put those up.

Now what to do? What to do?

I'm going to the creek after the rain, make no mistake. I won't be doing anything but observing the depth of the water though.

The wait is definitely worth it though. I've been praying for a flood event like this to wash the creek out and get rid of leaves, limbs and grass.

For now I may have to do a little gaming. I've been playing BIA again.

I hope you all have a super day.

joe

No I'm not just getting up. Been up a long time. Me and Sassy took a nice long, over a mile, walk. Then home and got ready for a doc appointment. Finished that and off to Menards, Target, and Walgreens!! Home now to relax before heading out with the taxi and on to work the fish fry!!

Joe thanks for the chuckles. Sorry about the rain and the creek so high. Soon though you will be finding all kinds of lovely arrowheads.

Ana, Ana, Ana sounds like you are going to be busy, busy, busy! At least there seems to be some fun things too.

Darlene nice!! Enjoy the extra long weekend!! Never been a wine drinker but maybe I should try one of those and see if I like it. I know a red wine is good for the heart and appetite.

Haroula have a lovely day!

Cailyn sorry about the rain for the long week end campers. 50's??? We are just now today making it that warm. Was 28 out there this morning.

Gerry have a lovely day!

venus another day?? WooHoo!! May work fly and go well.

Gail sounds like a gaming day??? Good luck to daughter!!

Connie have a lovely day!

Connie have a fun day. Thanks for the danish!!

L4l glad you were able to get the run in while it wasn't too warm. have a lovely day! Have fun at the ball game!!

Prayers for the Band of Angels around all of you that will be traveling this holiday weekend. May it be a fun and safe time!!


Nan

Welcome to the weekend Boomers.

Howdy-hoo. Been dealing with freezing temps, rain and high winds most of this week.
Looks like now I'm stuck in front of the computer..

May it be a safe and great holiday weekend for all.

Better get this posted whiz-bang-zoom because thunder in the distance and it is heavy and loud. Did the groceries this AM and bought some niceys at our department store like sandles etc because on the 30th I'll be in Dallas to see my granddaughter graduate from high school and a gameboomer must look nice. I better not cry. And then on Friday, the31st we are going to a very good restaurant to celebrate. But due to Mr Arthritis I can barely hold a fork. We shall see what happens. Coming home that Saturday.

SharonB -how's you kitty?

Nan, hope the dr. visit went well. We were cool at 53 this morning. Enjoy the fish!

It was much less humid so the boys and I had a nice stint at the park. Plans have changed and son has to work tonight as well so the boys are down for a nap now so they can wait up for dad tonight. No ballgame for us.

Soot should be on his way home any minute. Once he gets here I'm gonna lie down for a bit. Love the boys but they do drain me. I can't go now cos the boys are sleeping in son's room so someone has to keep an ear out so they don't wake up and rampage.

Quest, are you off on Monday?

Eeek, Trippy, it does not sound like summer has found you all yet. I'd rather be stuck in front of the computer than in freezing rains. Stay dry and warm. How are the pups?

Spent the day moping because of the 'non-verdict' yesterday in the trial I'd been watching. Finally got out to the thrift store and found some HALL china. Got a pitcher, sugar and creamer. Also 2 bowls. Passed on the Salt and Pepper (actually both were Pepper) but might go back for those now that I know what they are selling for on Ebay. Oh boy. It was a good day. Got exhausted waiting around for more of the Hall stuff to come out. They put out stuff on big carts every 1/2 hour or so. I'll probably be missing some of it now that I'm home, but I am pooped!

Feeding kitties. Resting.

Hey everybody.

Well I went ahead and mowed the lawn. I was kinda wet, but I got it done.

Then I worked on filling in the ruts that the rain has caused in our drive for a couple of hours until I was ready to collapse from exhaustion.

After I cooled off I took Baby to the creek to see what was happening. The water has receded more than I expected, so I spent some time looking around. After over an hour, and again feeling exhausted, I started to go back to the house, but I looked down the creek to the next sand bar, and decided to go over and have a look there.

In about 9 inches of running water I saw a point shape and carefully reached in and picked it up. I figured just like a thousand times before, it was a point shaped piece of sand stone, but what I picked up was..... THIS.

Made my whole day off worth while.

joe

Joe, that is a beautiful piece! Love the color! What a great day indeed!

Nan, hope the doc visit went well.

Yankee, Congrats on your granddaughters graduation! Have a safe trip.

Hubby just got home from a wake with daughter. His niece from his first marriage passed away. It's a shame to have to go to funeral of someone who should be just starting their lives, not ending them.

I guess I haven't checked in today. I worked this morning and then got a lot of things done. My trip is next Friday. I'm going with my clients to Mike **** 55th college reunion in Amherst. We'll be leaving for there on Friday and coming home on Sunday. Should be fun. So in the meantime I'll have to pack.

See you in the morning. I don't have to work until 5:00 tomorrow evening. Night all.

Midgie

Joe that is truly lovely

Boys are fed. We had homemade chicken and potato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. The Per took a bite of the soup and I said, "How is it?" And he said, "It's yu....good." Too funny.

After supper we discovered that the toilet in the main bathroom was tired and did not wish to work. Soot bopped to the store to get a part, but alas, it was closed. The bad news is the toilet won't get fixed until tomorrow. The good news is he is back so he is now letting the boys play in their "color" bath. Cullen is totally dirty but Per is pretty clean, even though they both played hard.

Son is hoping to be home 10ish. If he is not, we will go ahead and put the boys to bed cos Soot and I will want to go. We are tired

Oh Ana, that is so hard. Hugs to hubby and his daughter.

Midgy, that does sound like fun.

Soot has a 1 day work week next week. Monday is a holiday, he works Tuesday, and then we leave on Wednesday for Ohio so we can be at daughter's promotion ceremony on Thursday. We will leave on Friday or perhaps, Saturday depending on how things are going.

edit: Oh dear, Sky has learned a new trick. He let himself into the dining room through the baby gate while I was cleaning the kitchen so when I left the kitchen and shooed dogs out, I didn't see him. I came down to the den, but the kids have stuff out down here so the dogs can't be in here right now so I didn't realize he was missing.

Then I heard knocking from the bathroom and thought Soot wanted something. On the way up, I passed the kitchen and saw Sky. Opened that gate and could tell Sky had something in his mouth. Took it out, and it was the top to my Vitamix Bad doggie, sad mommmy!

L4L, are you traveling with the dogs? What is daughters new rank?

Midgie, glad you have most of the day to yourself tomorrow. How nice you are going with your client next weekend. Is this a work related accompaniment or personal?

Oh dear, son just called and said he is going to have work longer than expected, so we will be putting the boys to bed.

Ana, daughter will be a staff sergeant as of June 1st. We will take Skywalker and Lil Soot with us as they need more watching than the older guys. Big Soot will go regardless, but if daughter is still babysitting the pit bull I will bow out.

I know that pit bulls when raised right and trained are perfectly fine dogs, but I know this one has not been. He is neglected by his owner and cared for when owner leaves town by daughter. I would not be nervous around him for myself, but would be anxious if it were Mick, Vader, Chief, Skywalker, and Lil Soot. She is out of town right now so I'll talk with her on Monday.

Good night Boomers.

Well the taxi is home and parked for the night. Had a good evening at fish fry but it is time to sit and put the feet up and relax.

Oh L4l I hope he grows out of that stage pretty soon for you. Poor son having to work such long hours. Sorry you missed the game then. Congrats to daughter on the promotion!!

Ana it is sad enough let a lone be someone so young. Hugs to hubby and daughter. How's the project going??

Sorta sounds like you did some good bargin hunting!!

Joe what a wonderful find!!

Yankee hope that "art" takes a hike soon for you! Prayers for the Band around you as you are traveling. Congrats to granddaughter!!

Space hope you had a lovely evening and that you have a great long weekend.


Nan

Congrats L4L, you must be very proud of her. That's a lot of dogs even if they are okay. Lots can happen.

SpaceQ, anything fun on the agenda for the long weekend?

Nan, it's going. It's long but good and I am still plugging away. I took an hour off today to run the dogs. We all needed it.
Sadly, some youngins don't believe that the body can only take so much abuse and that you have to be kind to it. It was a senseless passing.
Is this your last fry or one more?

Ana I think they think that it won't happen to them. Silly thought though. One more fish fry and then summer vacation. Well if it ever gets here. There was frost on the vehicles this morning.

Long and good???? Let me know when it comes out, please!!

Well I think I shall take Sassy out one more time and then head for bed. Night everybody sleep well and pleasant dreams.


Nan