I normally don’t post much about the things that really affect this family, mostly I end up griping about which kid annoyed me at the moment or if something in news has bothered me. Tonight is different, while the world watches Terri Schiavo, my family is facing the same loss.
UPDATE:Richard Burnaby Hugh Dyott left us Tuesday afternoon. Obituary can be found here
Archive for March, 2005
This picture finally got to me…note the caption.
Heldreth was attempting to bring Terri Schiavo a glass of water.
If I were the local prosecutor, I’d seriously think about bringing attempted murder charges against these idiots, especially since Terri Schiavo can’t swallow anything (hence the feeding tube) and would most likely drown if someone dumped the water down her throat.
I’ve gotta chime in since everyone else on the planet, ad nauseum, has done so.
After reading the extensive medical evidence, the reports of the treatment of Mrs. Schaivo, and finally the report from the Guardian Ad Liteum, Michael Schiavo is doing the right thing in letting Terri die.
Terri’s parents are desperately holding onto an unfounded hope their daughter will one day return to some form of her prior self, which has been proven over and over and over again as being essentially impossible.
Anyone who holds onto some semblence of an idea that Terri will get better or will even have some sort of cognative function are working through a huge case of denial.
Time to move on people….
(Also just to note, if I end up in a state where my brain looks like Terri’s, you have permission to shoot me).
From BoingBoing
I really, really needed this going through my head tonight.
Texas Tech wins to join the Sweet Sixteen
Small crowd watches Hoosiers exit in 1st round
Bye bye Coach Davis…
What am I watching on a Saturday night?
Nuclear Crossroads: Bombing of Bikini Atoll
help me… 🙂
Here’s a good idea. If you are offering “X” product with a “Y” feature set which is essentially a digital voice transport, don’t call it a PRI unless it IS a PRI circuit.
For those of you outside the telecomosphere, a PRI circuit is a digital voice loop that carries 23 voice calls with a 24th channel for signalling. This “version” of “PRI” is a digital transport of, well, who the hell knows. It could be a “real” PRI or it could be a Hassenfeffer for all we @*&^#@*$^& know. It’s like calling your microwave a “Personal Cooking” unit or “PC”.
I don’t drink, but after that today, I might just start. 🙂
Our everlasting “One China” policy and why we haven’t torched it.
There is only one China. It’s a big chunk of land in Southeastern Asis that does NOT include the the island of Taiwan. Taiwan hasnt exactly been an island of democratic harmony since it’s incpetion in 1949, but it has implemented several reforms to the point where it is a thriving multiparty democracy in a place where democracy is exactly well known.
First rule, never go to the hotel the “team” recommends. Especially when it’s a sales team that recommends it.
No Internet Access
No Paper in the Morning
No Easy Access to my room
Right now I’m sitting in a Panera Bread which is only two blocks away from the hotel, trying to get a bunch of work done after eating a truly disgusting $8.00 sandwich. Got my presentations updated in about ten minutes (which on dial-up would have been over an hour) and now I’m just blogging and killing time while I’m waiting to call the little ones.
I honestly like and hate being on the road. I like it because it gives me a night of no kids, no thinking other than what’s on TV. But that gets old after a night and usually by the second night I’m itching to go home, which is actually starting to kick in right now.
Oh well, off to find the office so I don’t spend two hours getting lost in KC tomorrow morning.
Well, today I’m off to Kansas City to visit a number of my new customers and do some face time with the sales team. I’ve never been to KC, which unfortunately isn’t as glamourous as L.A., but it’s a good way to meet with customers, etc.
One nice thing about living in flyover country is leaving from a tiny airport. My wait in line to get my boarding passes was under five minutes, the longest part of security was unpacking my laptop, and the airport has killer free wired/wireless access throughout the entire terminal. Of course, when I get to O’Hare in about two hours, I’ll be stuck using my Blackberry since T-Mobile, et al have a firm hold over internet access in the terminal.
Well, back to actual working (I know…working when I’m supposed to be relaxing, getting ready for a flight). Ross, just remember this on my next review. 🙂
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