This collection of entries is from November 03, 2003.
Well, the Sox made a decision - one that a few people find surprising - former shortstop Ozzie Guillen was named Manager of the White Sox. A few things I remember about watching him play - he has heart, intensity, he never wanted to walk (I always saw him go after pitches - and make contact - that were all over the place), and had this odd little "goofball" side of him, always working hard but having fun in the process. The downside? No management experience - though he was Third Base Coach for the Champion Florida Marlins this year. I hope this works out...
Over the past couple of weeks, the parking lot at work is undergoing renovation. They tore-up half of the lot, removing the asphalt and digging up the dirt, putting in a better base of gravel and then resurfacing. The lot is barely large enough to fit the cars for everyone that works in the building. Having half the lot gone means we have to park in the base exchange next door and walk over. Well, the started asphalting over the weekend - but it's only half done. The other half of the asphalt is blocked-off, and the old part of the lot is now being chewed-up, so the lot is about a quarter of the size it used to be. It's a mess. It's a bit of a walk from next door and, even though the weather has been OK, it's going to make for a lousy walk if the weather changes (which it should over the course of the week).
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The life of a contractor on a military base (well, at least on this military base) isn't like your normal corporate life. We're working on a raised-floor datacenter area, but no one is cleaning it. I spent almost an hour this morning sweeping the floor, and then actually washing a few tiles where people have left some mud behind when they came in. No one empties the garbage cans - we have to do it. The hallway outside our staging room is dark - one light illuminates the hall, they others are dark. This is where we hang-out to drink or munch on a snack since that's not allowed in the room.
We ordered-out Chinese food from a local place that, well, wasn't the best food I've ever had. All you could say about it was that it was filling. I was full and bloated and uncomfortable for the rest of the day, so much so that i'm skipping dinner tonight. *urp* Just too much...
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