Well, while that's a ridiculous way for the comapny to fill the gap, from an employee's perspective I must admit that getting paid to fly in a plane to and from work (with overtime) sounds pretty sweet for whoever gets to do it!

January and February have been very slow months for the service department at Culligan, with 3 techs we've had only a 78% workload. So Culligan feels they are paying too much in labor for the amount of work that actually gets done. So what's the solution?

Once a week have one of the techs fly to Fort Mac for the day to do 4 service calls and fly back, thereby filling up all their days... and adding 4 hours overtime for the Ft. Mac guy... and the cost of a round trip flight.

That's how you make your labor cost and workload balance...

Okay I couldn't resist doing another poem based on the weather icon. I swear you won't read anymore of this stuff from me in the near future. Just back to mechs from now on.

Similar style to my last poem.

Away from me

With out the gentle cloud, the moon is alone
I feel that without your soul that I must atone
Why did destiny decide that I would walk alone?

Albert Yeong, 2008

Lunar eclipse tomorrow night! Total eclipse occurs between 8 and 9 pm. Forecast calls for clear conditions with low of -7. The moon will be flanked by the bright leonid Regulus on one side and Saturn on the other. Thanks to the diminished light of the moon both saturn's rings and its moon Titan will be visible with the aid of a small telescope.

I know what I'm doing!

Break The Science Barrier: the latest DVD from Richard Dawkins. YouTube, Quicktime and Google Video versions are also available.

Who the fuck designs an OS and says "let's not tell the user there are system updates available, and instead have them install without warning while he's trying to shut down and get back to the rest of his life?"

Also, great-thing-about-rural-medicine-of-the-day: When the now-20-month-old you've been following with possible asthma comes in for his follow-up appointment running around like there's no tomorrow... and the appointment turns into sorting out mom's chronic daily headache instead.

ooo! hey, check this out, the arrows can go on either side of the clouds... wtf??



AND, if anyone is interested in more information, there's a NASA web page for the lunar eclipse happening tomorrow night starting around 6:45, including an eclipse diagram for MST.

oh, and yes, Jess... I'll be there with bells on. 7pm sounds just fine.

My roomie went to see it on Sunday, and she said it was really good... she also hadn't read the graphic novel, so I'm guessing it'll be a little more resonant for us.

this is really cool




as is your poem, Albert.

Okay Alison your picture icon from environment Canada and queries on the interpetation has inspired me to write a poem (plus I'm kind of bored at work).

It's in the style of a Wuxia poem by Louis Cha so it will sound kind of weird.

Mysterious Traveller

The cloud flies across the crescent moon
Like my sword goes across the cord of your life
Sorrow can't come quickly enough

Albert Yeong, 2008