Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Starting work in a week on TheBigIron, right back where I started from 2.5 years ago.
I'm back, baby!
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I'm back, baby!
Labels: Baggage, Bitchslapped, full screen editors are for losers, single line editors are for men, techwhining
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Two Weeks In
and so far so good. Girlfriend was with me this weekend, and no bad scene. Beginning to look around for work, and haven't gone broke so far. Was at a VP Debate party with local Repubs last week. Lotsa fun watching BiteMe go nuts, as expected. Finances look OK enough that I could slack off to plans C or even D jobwise, if needed. Still want to be CaptainSQL. Anyways, it is good to have my ass out of the heart attack machine.
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Labels: Babe Magnet, Baggage, Bitchslapped, Blogging, Football, Kumbiyah
Friday, May 25, 2012
Cappy Log
Stardate 4 days after going over the hill:
Tired as shit of this I-71 commute. Job blows big time and expect and hope for it to end middle of year. This shuttle between house and job every other weekend is a big pain in the ass. Want to do normal things on my normal property which is mine, again.
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Tired as shit of this I-71 commute. Job blows big time and expect and hope for it to end middle of year. This shuttle between house and job every other weekend is a big pain in the ass. Want to do normal things on my normal property which is mine, again.
Labels: Baggage, Bitchslapped, Blogging
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Thanksgiving, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving!
Back is largely better, but with this holiday followed closely seeing my daughter immediately followed by two weeks of testing hell, I'm babying it along slowly. Lots of anti-inflammatory meds, ice, and as much rest as possible. And stretching. The back that is, not necessarily the truth. I'll leave the latter to the professionals.
Things sure have changed a lot since Labor Day. I'm pretty far from the world of database on the job, astray in the stupid and rashly assigned world of writing test scripts. The bitch of it is nobody is stupid or lazy. It was just a sudden, rash management decision to switch assignments. When I get into an ill defined, undocumented assignment, I cannot help but want to complete it successfully. I can't seem to help it, but this time I don't take it home and worry about it all day and night, like when it first hit. Basically, I don't care much for writing test scripts and need to find another job. And while I'm at it, get one where I can come home to my house at night.
Time to meet the potential son-in-law in the flesh, he of the Hoosier persuasion. Also plan to see the lovely and talented Erica whilst in NYC. Then, like I said, go face down in heavy duty (doody?) testing for two fucking weeks.
Have started to read again. Finished up an autobiography of Eddie Rickenbacker while babysitting a production install. A decent read, and an amazing life. Thomas Edison and Sgt. York rolled into one. Now reading The Book of Lights by Chiam Potok. A much thicker, slower read.
Will have Thanksgiving at a friend's house in Bustown tomorrow. Overall, was going to start up meeting people in Bustown in October, but between being pissed off about work then wrenching my back I wonder if it's worth it. Overall, need to be back at the Fortress of Database Excellence about every other weekend, and next big objective is to shitcan this shitcan of a job an get one in my hometown. I get together with friends in Cleveland when I'm up there, and haunt the regular Martini bar then. Overall, making the best of a mediocre situation.
Anyway, enjoy the turkey, stuffing and assorte pies.
The annual beatdown of MeatChicken is coming up Saturday.
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Back is largely better, but with this holiday followed closely seeing my daughter immediately followed by two weeks of testing hell, I'm babying it along slowly. Lots of anti-inflammatory meds, ice, and as much rest as possible. And stretching. The back that is, not necessarily the truth. I'll leave the latter to the professionals.
Things sure have changed a lot since Labor Day. I'm pretty far from the world of database on the job, astray in the stupid and rashly assigned world of writing test scripts. The bitch of it is nobody is stupid or lazy. It was just a sudden, rash management decision to switch assignments. When I get into an ill defined, undocumented assignment, I cannot help but want to complete it successfully. I can't seem to help it, but this time I don't take it home and worry about it all day and night, like when it first hit. Basically, I don't care much for writing test scripts and need to find another job. And while I'm at it, get one where I can come home to my house at night.
Time to meet the potential son-in-law in the flesh, he of the Hoosier persuasion. Also plan to see the lovely and talented Erica whilst in NYC. Then, like I said, go face down in heavy duty (doody?) testing for two fucking weeks.
Have started to read again. Finished up an autobiography of Eddie Rickenbacker while babysitting a production install. A decent read, and an amazing life. Thomas Edison and Sgt. York rolled into one. Now reading The Book of Lights by Chiam Potok. A much thicker, slower read.
Will have Thanksgiving at a friend's house in Bustown tomorrow. Overall, was going to start up meeting people in Bustown in October, but between being pissed off about work then wrenching my back I wonder if it's worth it. Overall, need to be back at the Fortress of Database Excellence about every other weekend, and next big objective is to shitcan this shitcan of a job an get one in my hometown. I get together with friends in Cleveland when I'm up there, and haunt the regular Martini bar then. Overall, making the best of a mediocre situation.
Anyway, enjoy the turkey, stuffing and assorte pies.
The annual beatdown of MeatChicken is coming up Saturday.
Labels: Baggage, Bitchslapped, Football, full screen editors are for losers, Martinis, techwhining
Friday, October 22, 2010
Work is still a bitch. I am still performing amazing acts of SQL greatness on spare time, while doing other shit a damn lot of the time. Very tired at the end of the week. Actually feel a lot better once I leave the place. Given the short horizon of my likely time left in the exciting world of technology, and that the place where I work likes to reorg and RIF, doesn't make sense to hit the road every weekend. It was fun up to a couple of months ago, so time to look for work closer to home.
Did meet an interesting gal down there. Claims to be friends with Jimmy Johnson. He's a race car driver, right? Also had Archie Griffin over for dinner a few times. You heard me right, you SEC guys. The ONE AND ONLY DOUBLE HEISMAN WINNER. Read 'em and weep.
The only upside of this shit work is that I am now a lot more proficient in two other technologies.
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Did meet an interesting gal down there. Claims to be friends with Jimmy Johnson. He's a race car driver, right? Also had Archie Griffin over for dinner a few times. You heard me right, you SEC guys. The ONE AND ONLY DOUBLE HEISMAN WINNER. Read 'em and weep.
The only upside of this shit work is that I am now a lot more proficient in two other technologies.
Labels: Babe Magnet, Baggage, Bitchslapped, Football, full screen editors are for losers, techwhining
Friday, December 18, 2009
Having too much fun
to post much. Also, College Football revs up again tomorrow with the hotly contested New Mexico Bowl. Let's see a show of hands to watch these guy freeze their gederim off in a New Hampshire Bowl. Life is good. Lots of happiness visiting my daughter in The Big City a couple of weeks ago, and painted the town in town last weekend. Can't seem to settle down tech-wise. Too much hanging loose while waiting for shoes to drop all year. But the big Severance package is still available, until after Child Support has safely passed in the New Year. Expect to hear big bellowing rage from the ex, and her asshole friends the. I'll keep you posted on what they can suck as the date for cutoff nears.
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Labels: Babe Magnet, Baggage, Football, Psychotic Ex, techwhining
Sunday, June 29, 2008
She's Still There
I've held off the babesearch, mostly because Natasha Fatale came crashing down so badly in April Say Moose and Squirrel, dammit. But also because onlinesearchforchicks has delivered diminshing returns comapred to the last steady girlfriend. It's damn hard in general to find a heimishe maidel if you will, or in the vernacular a girl you can come home to. Funny thing, dad advised me that I have to be able to come home to a woman or I'd be in big trouble. I never knew what he meant until divorce time, when the meaning came flying at me, along with a lot of the pots and pans.
Back in '03 I was getting along nicely with this gal, and then met another and we hit it off a lot better. But that ended. Earlier this year I tried contacting the first one because we did get along well too, and enjoyed spending time with her. I must have contacted her just as her phone was being disconnected and she was moving. Anyways, I found her breathing and available (always positive traits, in my checklist).
More mid-60's Music for you.
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Back in '03 I was getting along nicely with this gal, and then met another and we hit it off a lot better. But that ended. Earlier this year I tried contacting the first one because we did get along well too, and enjoyed spending time with her. I must have contacted her just as her phone was being disconnected and she was moving. Anyways, I found her breathing and available (always positive traits, in my checklist).
More mid-60's Music for you.
Labels: Babe Magnet, Baggage, Music
Friday, December 21, 2007
Not much blogging lately. My kid is with me while her mom recovers from surgery. It's great having here here but the daily visits to the ex have really taken a toll, along with faulty snow removal and false Check Engine error codes. Blogging may slow down further as I take my PC in for inspecting the hard drive. It's making those wheezing sounds again. STP helped with it last time but this time around it needs attention before things go dark.
Sister will be here this week. Need to fortify against Kumbiyah. The beer came out okey-dokey. Not too bad. No fatalaties at least.
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Sister will be here this week. Need to fortify against Kumbiyah. The beer came out okey-dokey. Not too bad. No fatalaties at least.
Labels: Baggage, Beer, Blogging, Kumbiyah, techwhining
Friday, September 14, 2007
Just posting to keep up here, as this weekend starts the real season of glorious Big Ten football. I'm reading "Against the Day", which is a substantial sized book filled with flowery words and Pynchon self-referencing humor. Still grazing thru a slump, babewise. My daughter will be with me most of the weekend and I go back and forth from anger, resignation, outrage, and a more normal attitude about that. She's going to be looking at college admission soon, and her mom's drama won't buy her a damn there. Martinis have helped. So have a lot of really sophomoric movies.
I didn't post about the 9/11 anniversary because so many others have written about it much better. I remember that awful day. And won't forget or forgive. And that goes for those that protect or defend the terrorist murderers, be they oversears or right here in America.
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I didn't post about the 9/11 anniversary because so many others have written about it much better. I remember that awful day. And won't forget or forgive. And that goes for those that protect or defend the terrorist murderers, be they oversears or right here in America.
Labels: Babe Magnet, Baggage, Bitchslapped, Blogging, Football, Good Movies, Kumbiyah, Martinis, Psychotic Ex
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Blue Weekend
My get up and go got up and went. Could be some of these pain pills for the back. Did normal stuff for weekend so far. I do miss having my daughter around. Maybe when school starts Monday she'll have something else besides the eternal drama of her mom to think about, maybe not. I'll need to speak to her later in the year about applying for financial aid when it comes time to look at college, and other big-deal opportunities she might screw up. Then it's up to her. She's been a very capable girl throughout it all. But if she can't or won't go through with simple, basic things that any kid can handle like college financial aid or traveling overseas with the right documentation then there would be nothing I can do for her. She would be putting herself beyond my ability to help.
She's been under a lot of pressure over the years to reject me, from her elementary and middle school, which catered to the ex, and from her mom's congregation. I don't see a way she could not be influenced by all this. Still, there's gotta be hope.
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She's been under a lot of pressure over the years to reject me, from her elementary and middle school, which catered to the ex, and from her mom's congregation. I don't see a way she could not be influenced by all this. Still, there's gotta be hope.
Labels: Baggage, Bitchslapped
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
And Again!
Make way for the Brady Bunch. Tom Brady, that is. I score this highly rated QB and veteran of two Cartoon series (The Simpsons and Family Guy, it think). Not Brady Quinn. Sorry girls. Although mentioning BQ's name allows a Babe Magnet tag. Also, my fantasy team drafted Running Back Frank Gore as comical sidekick. Another good one. As opposed to AlGore (tm), Kumbiyah blowhard.
Also in Sports, the Tribe continues to dominate Detroit. So eat it, Stewie.
Still working on the old babe magnetism, but am settling down to the best Martini place in town for the preseason. Daughter is back with her mom and in a glued to mom phase, which may not survive the incipient start of school next Monday, over most of these stations.
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Also in Sports, the Tribe continues to dominate Detroit. So eat it, Stewie.
Still working on the old babe magnetism, but am settling down to the best Martini place in town for the preseason. Daughter is back with her mom and in a glued to mom phase, which may not survive the incipient start of school next Monday, over most of these stations.
Labels: Babe Magnet, Baggage, Football, Hype, Kumbiyah, Martinis
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Bleah
Another meeting with the ex about who has time with my daughter during holidays and vacations during the school year. Same old shit, new year. Heard it many times before. "Who knows about the future, it's too big a mystery to plan". "It's too much stress coming over to my house every other weekend". Blah blah blah. Then later the kid gets tired of or mad at the mom and she's here full time. Just cant't get worked up about it like in daze of old. Also, only 35 months on the clock o'child support, two years until the kid has to fill out college apps. Nope, not the kind of thing that makes me want to conquer the advanced technology of the future.
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Labels: Baggage, Bitchslapped, Psychotic Ex
Sunday, August 05, 2007
Sunday Morning
Time to do something or go somewhere. Picking up the kid at the airport in the evening, so that blows away tonight's episodes of King Of the Hill and American Dad. The ex will be there too. Phooey. Work is still trying to wedge in their Advanced DBMS Of The Future. But I'm still using a full screen editor.
Maybe it's time for another home project. Better see if the insurance is paid up.
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Maybe it's time for another home project. Better see if the insurance is paid up.
Labels: Baggage, King of the Hill, Psychotic Ex, single line editors are for men, techwhining
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Myerscough's Therory
States: If you say something really stupid, there will be an asshole somewhere higher in your chain of command that will believe it.
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Labels: Baggage, Blogging, techwhining
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Taste the Meat
not the heat. Indeed, after 10 years of hiatus Cappy resumes grilling! No, I don't mean that sore-winner comment I left on Sternberg's blog after Detroit's awfull humiliation last night, viewed in full pleasure in the comfort of my own home and intermittently at Tasty Pizza. 10 years ago when the daughter was a runamuck toddler I had to give up burning meat in the back yard during summer. That, fire control, and toddler control was too much even for a man of my capacity. But now it's back, baby, and sizzlin'. I have hearby delegated to my capable progeny the task of same day marinating, and I, Captain SQL shall once again take the helm of the might WeberGrill to purvey an assortment of charred and/or semi-raw meats and fowl throughout the summertime. And when that wears out (or I have to clean the damn thing) I'll switch to sweet lady Propane!
I'll keep ya posted. Or just look for flames and smoke in this general vicinity.
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I'll keep ya posted. Or just look for flames and smoke in this general vicinity.
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Less drama now, and less baggage too. Things is normal. Big migration to the technology of the future now hitting the reality phase. Who would have thought? Could it be Full Scream Editors?
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Labels: Bad Movies, Baggage, Bitchslapped, Blogging, full screen editors are for losers, King of the Hill, single line editors are for men, techwhining
Friday, April 20, 2007
Baggage Dump
But on a more serious note folks, we have the case of Alec Baldwin chewing out his kid in a voice mail message. I wouldn't have done it, but here's my take on some of this.
Kim Bassinger has been charged with contempt of court for violating a parenting agreement. The case has lingered more than two years. In particular, she is charged with bad mouthing her daughter's father (Alec Baldwin). This is a criminal charge.
Baldwin has the money to pursue this case. Most divorced parents don't have that. This is the legal recourse for this violation. He pursued that recourse.
I've often discussed this with my attorney because the ex-wife frequently told my daughter a lot of crap about me, sometimes in front of me. I was made aware by this attorney that nothing would ever come of it. From what I have learned, this is true.
No doubt Baldwin is mad at his kid. He verbalized this and has not physically punished her. His ex, on the other hand has a criminal charge pending.
Damn glad I put on the asbestos underwear before posting this!
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Kim Bassinger has been charged with contempt of court for violating a parenting agreement. The case has lingered more than two years. In particular, she is charged with bad mouthing her daughter's father (Alec Baldwin). This is a criminal charge.
Baldwin has the money to pursue this case. Most divorced parents don't have that. This is the legal recourse for this violation. He pursued that recourse.
I've often discussed this with my attorney because the ex-wife frequently told my daughter a lot of crap about me, sometimes in front of me. I was made aware by this attorney that nothing would ever come of it. From what I have learned, this is true.
No doubt Baldwin is mad at his kid. He verbalized this and has not physically punished her. His ex, on the other hand has a criminal charge pending.
Damn glad I put on the asbestos underwear before posting this!
Labels: Baggage
Thursday, April 12, 2007
More Home Repairs
didn't go so well. Damn, if only that snake were propane driven! I've about had it with the bathroom sink, and repeated power snakings done clumsily mean that 50's or 60's vintage porcelean will have to go. Need to stick to software. No comments, please. I'm still not at the Dale Gribble level.
Speaking of which, went back to work today. The building was still standing. My daughter had a good stay here and there was no drama after Sunday. No drama is good drama. Friends are coming in from out of town tomorrow and will get together with them. Not going to negotiate getting my kid for that since the ex would bring in much drama.
Also in the Dale Gribble category, the family get together included a spectacular tin-foil hat exposition from relatives and their friends. Blamed Bush, cited the conspiracy against the electric car (what they really won't tell you is about the car that runs on water!) and how crime is good. The last one from a relative that wants to run everything. Yeah. The only running will be from taxpayers in this county, because that's the prevailing opinion among the stupid liberals that are in charge. Taxpayers run like hell for the county line.
Last of the original batch of beer finished off last night. Now for the real stuff!
Just noticed Blogger's Hindi transliteration feature. Hot damn! That's what my devoted readers have been waiting for!
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Speaking of which, went back to work today. The building was still standing. My daughter had a good stay here and there was no drama after Sunday. No drama is good drama. Friends are coming in from out of town tomorrow and will get together with them. Not going to negotiate getting my kid for that since the ex would bring in much drama.
Also in the Dale Gribble category, the family get together included a spectacular tin-foil hat exposition from relatives and their friends. Blamed Bush, cited the conspiracy against the electric car (what they really won't tell you is about the car that runs on water!) and how crime is good. The last one from a relative that wants to run everything. Yeah. The only running will be from taxpayers in this county, because that's the prevailing opinion among the stupid liberals that are in charge. Taxpayers run like hell for the county line.
Last of the original batch of beer finished off last night. Now for the real stuff!
Just noticed Blogger's Hindi transliteration feature. Hot damn! That's what my devoted readers have been waiting for!
Labels: Babe Magnet, Baggage, Beer, King of the Hill, Kumbiyah, Psychotic Ex, techwhining
Sunday, April 08, 2007
After much digging (2 times today!) attained midday meal at sisters, with daughter in tow. A mininum of Kumbiyah. Only 30 seconds of ranting at President Bush. Not too awfull. The ex exploded like a firecracker, scaring my kid. Looks like the old ex still has plenty of drama left in her.
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Labels: Baggage, Kumbiyah, Psychotic Ex
Monday, March 26, 2007
Got together with the kid for dinner last night. She told me all about Academic Challenge. It sounds like it was a lot of fun. When I got home the ex had left another dire threat message on the answering machine. Seems like her shitbag friends don't like it that I won't talk to 'em. Too bad. The divorce's separation agreement, not the nice parenting agreement has a noninterference clause. I'm gonna use it. Also, brand new King of the Hill last night.
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Labels: Baggage, King of the Hill
