You're hired!

Psssst! Come here!
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Closer.
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No, closer.
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Are you listening?

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I got a job!

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Yeah, really. No bullsh*t. A real J-O-B.
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Yay, me!

Tyler back on track

The latest news has it that American road cyclist and overall nice guy Tyler Hamilton will begin his renewed career on February 6 at the GP de la Marseillaise. Yeah, I know ... drugs, denial, two-year ban, Puerto investigation, framed, innocence ... . The point is, here is a guy at 35 getting back on the ball after a two year hiatus from the pro circuit. I gotta give'm props for that for having such moxy -- yo yo yo! Anyway, can't wait to see how well he performs in 2007.

Here's to those in their mid-life who dare to climb to the next plateau. Cheers.

Go get 'em Tyler!

No more delays!

There's a newly published paper on procrastination titled The Nature of Procrastination: A Meta-Analytic and Theoretical Review of Quintessential Self-Regulatory Failure. I couldn't find the entire paper online, only news articles and this summary quote from the author Dr. Piers Steel:

"Essentially, procrastinators have less confidence in themselves, less expectancy that they can actually complete a task... Perfectionism is not the culprit. In fact, perfectionists actually procrastinate less, but they worry about it more."

Hmmm, confidence is key. Confidence, confidence, confidence. Thank you, Dr. Steel, for proving that scientifically, especially with your equation: Utility = E x V / ΓD. I do believe you've made me that much more self-assured in completing my New Year's resolves.

Now to get back to business at my hand.

:-)

My 2007 priorities

I have three New Year's resolutions:
1. Get a job.
2. Get a job.
3. Get a job.

I shall list my other resolves when the first three have been met.

(Off topic, I must say I'm still impressed with the macro/spot focus capability on my trusty ol' Canon G1. Even picked up the newspaper fibers quite sharply in my original pic. Note to self: must try it on my private parts some day ... in macro mode, of course ;-p).)

A warm 2007 already?

Holy mother! It's going to be 69/70F today! Yes, today! January 6, 2007. Seventy degrees Fahrenheit! That's crazy talk! But what about the snow? My snow? My snowboarding snow? Going, going, gone. Kaput. [head draped down in defeat]

Curse you, Colorado, for taking it all away from us!!!

(Oh, Happy New Year everyone!)