View From the Bushes

Today I became a character from the movie Office Space. I actually sent someone an e-mail saying, "Have we got the PTR for the HHT yet?" Of course, what's really funny is that I have no idea what either acronymn stands for. I mean I could find out, but I think it might not be as funny if I did, so I've avoided it. My day off was pretty nice -- the highlight had to be when I took a two hour nap: that's just something you can never do too much.

Actually, the highlight was taking my son to kindergarten... another thing you can't do too much. I can't place my finger on exactly what was special, but I was really impressed with how cool he was; how cool all of my kids are. Of course, by cool I don't mean that they hang with the popular kids or wear trendy clothes, but I figure you already knew that based on who their father is. I mean cool in the sense that they are happy, well-adjusted, fun to be around, smart kids. I guess the challange now is to keep public schools (in particular junior high) from reaching down their throat, ripping out all that's optimistic and joyful, playing soccer with it for a year or two before finally allowing it to die, alone and forgotten in a corner behind the bleachers where the rats will gnaw on it for all eternity.

Okay that got a little dark... can you tell I didn't like junior high? I better wrap it up before I'm reported to the authorities (again). Two final thoughts, first an article on the biggest problem facing a permanent moon base, and second, a quote from "Office Space" to remind us all of its genius:

And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because I told, I told Bill that if they move my desk one more time, then, then I'm, I'm quitting, I'm going to quit. And, and I told Don too, because they've moved my desk four times already this year, and I used to be over by the window, and I could see the squirrels, and they were married, but then, they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler, but I kept my Swingline stapler because it didn't bind up as much, and I kept the staples for the Swingline stapler and it's not okay because if they take my stapler then I'll set the building on fire...

--Milton

Carpe Diem Quam Minimum Credula Postero
Ross