Weekly Update Amazingly another week as ripped by and it barely seems like last weekend finished. I cannot believe that I was in Columbus last week, worked 5 13 hour days and now it is Sunday night. What I really can't believe is that tomorrow I have to go back and stay over the weekend.

And what is simply unbelievable is that after two weeks my company's management has yet to set a date for my transition.

BTW check out Villenke 2.0 for some awesome beer updates!  ¶ 20:11 1 comments

  Columbus redux Some asked what makes Ohio different from Michigan or what is the appeal.

I think that in many ways northern Ohio and the lower part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan are the same. The same values, the same interests, the same economy, the same weather and the same landscapes. The only real division is a little collage football rivalry.

I think that for me it is what makes a place home. Sure my time away has allowed me to see the faults in Ohio but home will always be home. There will always be something that makes me think of what my life was and, in some ways, could/would have been had I stayed.

Columbus is not Cleveland, but it is similar enough in size, people, and culture to feel like home. I am not sure if I would feel the same about Cincinnati. It is further south and has, from the couple of brief time I was there, a different feel.

Imagine growing up in North Muskegon and then moving to Florida. Then for work you have to spend a couple of weeks in Lansing. Sure, not exactly the same, but you get the taste of home. I think that is what it is for me.

It really has nothing to do with Ohio/Michigan. It is all about feeling home.

I know that GR is my home now. It is where I work, where a lot of my friends are, where my family is. But there should be more than one definition of home. This is my adult home. Ohio (Cleveland) is my childhood home. It will always feel that way.  ¶ 21:51 4 comments

  When will the madness end As you may know from the Instakatier's recent post I am good to go with my new position...as soon as I am released from my current on.

Since I am suddenly so valuable to my current department they do not want me to leave. This is all because of the "high visibility/priority" project down in Columbus. This kind of s#@t just makes me less inclined to want to do the work for them. They are all, "we need you" and "if you work hard and and we catch up then you may be able to transfer sooner." That sounds so much like, "look donkey, if you walk faster you might get this carrot." Then they get all upset because I don't want to spend everyother weekend down there. Like I am not being a team player. I have asked off the team and you won't let me off. What do they expect?

At least I know that I will be free of all of that (and into other office crap) by the summer.

Next weekend is the annual Siciliano's homebrew party and competition. Press your thumbs for me.  ¶ 21:45 0 comments

  I wish I were a Knight ABC has pretty much already cancelled this show and I admit that I did not watch it while it was on TV but you can go over to ABC.com and watch all of the episodes of "The Knights of Prosperity" on their streaming player.

Does it take a couple of episodes to really hit its stride...yes.

By the last one is it quite funny...yep.

Spend some time watching TV on your computer and check it out.  ¶ 21:43 0 comments