Daily rants of Trey B. and some select friends, living in Houston TX. Its for his friends, family, co-workers, and those who don't know him but really have nothing better to do. Please leave comments,.. good comments will be added to the posts, and might even get you an guest account to Forknlife.

Saturday, May 29, 2004

BTW- A Small Milestone - We have just hit our 100th post (This is actually 105)
And we are having 5.3 (Average Hits per day since creation)..
Just today we seen hits from:
Houston Texas, Ann Arbor Michigan, Minneapolis Minnesota, Tokyo & Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory (Good on Ya Mate!)

And now ladies and gents, in the middle of this great weekend, how about a look into the daily life at the office.....
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Ah... welcome to fantasy office... I'll be you host... Mr. Tiredofopenspace... Please take a seat,.. stay a while... stay FOREVER!!!

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Now lets example all of the elements that make up a good office environment:
1. At least 3 computers
a. One old laptop waiting to be returned to the IT department but holding on just incase that one tidbit of data hasn't been moved across.
b. One server, (Not in the server room) because once you give up control of a box you loose all control and dominion over it... it needs to be in kicking range
c. One laptop (1.6Ghz) but after the corporate standard image, security, firewall, spyware, backups, virus checking, and software maintenance components, it operates at a swifty 16Mhz!!

2. A fan for those days when you get the announcement for the building management that the AC will be out (or the power for that matter).

3. TONS of printouts and product brochures,.. If its such a digital world why do I have so much crap on my desk...

4. Extra Large Coffee mug, for the necessary amount of caffeine (please note that under typically circumstances this much caffeine could kill an elephant, but in cases of such extreme boredom and mental un-stimulating, it just about keeps me awake...)

5. The (fire hazard) rats nest of wires (supporting all of the electronics notes in item number 1 above)

6. The obligatory picture of my wife.. Its the one nice thing on my desk

7. The dark blue wall (which closely matches my companies primary color)-- reminding one of the vast emptiness of deep space...



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Hard at work making deals and pushing the software forward,.. (and yes, I have cleaned my area since then...)...**Note the sign "My Door is Closed/Open" given to me by a co-worker after our offices were all traded out for the dreaded OPEN SPACE

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The almighty white board! The keeper of all of the knowledge and wisdom, until of course,.. it is erased... so much for knowledge transfer...

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Good Saturday Morning to everyone... I hope all of the visitors from the US are relaxing on the long weekend....
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Thursday, May 27, 2004

My friend Heidi just messaged me. We used to hang out all of the time, but these days were lucky if we hear from each other once a month... Heidi if you reading this you have a lot of catching up to do!
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Tuesday, May 25, 2004

Oh,.. and a special shout out to my friends John and Gaenor who are across the pond.. I hope you are enjoying your small bit of vacation... Good on ya... and safe journey.

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Its 9 O'Clock on a Tuesday, the regular crowd shuffels in.. there's an old man sitting next to me making love to his tonic and gin... Well the end of another day... I just finished off anotehr great cigar on the back porch, and I'm about off to bed... I hope everyone had a fruitfull day, and will have a prosperous tomorrow....
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Sunday, May 23, 2004

A big Iguana welcomes us on our trip to the Kemah Boardwalk in Texas near Clear Lake.


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Patricia & Carloyn relaxing in the shade... - Recent trip to the Kemah Boardwalk, TX with my Dad & Stepmother

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Two Cajuns feeling right at home (Dad & I)...- Recent trip to the Kemah Boardwalk, TX with my Dad & Stepmother

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Palapa's : A great little beach bar playing Jimmy Buffett tunes,.. I was in heaven - Recent trip to the Kemah Boardwalk, TX with my Dad & Stepmother

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A great place to have a drink and even a nap - Recent trip to the Kemah Boardwalk, TX with my Dad & Stepmother

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Patricia enjoys the shade on this bright spring day - Recent trip to the Kemah Boardwalk, TX with my Dad & Stepmother

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An insteresting bird house - Recent trip to the Kemah Boardwalk, TX with my Dad & Stepmother

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A man with a message in a store - - Recent trip to the Kemah Boardwalk, TX with my Dad & Stepmother

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It was a great spring day...- Recent trip to the Kemah Boardwalk, TX with my Dad & Stepmother

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Quite afternoon - Recent trip to the Kemah Boardwalk, TX with my Dad & Stepmother

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An interesting clock - Recent trip to the Kemah Boardwalk, TX with my Dad & Stepmother

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Dave's Pepper Palace - Recent trip to the Kemah Boardwalk, TX with my Dad & Stepmother

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Saturday, May 22, 2004

Good Morning! - This is a picture of a Mccaw we took a month or two ago in Kehma ( little bay community in TX) http://www.kemah.net/

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Thursday, May 20, 2004

And now.. more pictures from the Abu Dhabi desert
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Off into the distance...

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It was really not as hot as you would imagine... of course it was about to be nightime, and it gets pretty cool at night

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'I'm just a one man band, with my feet in the sand.. tonight I just need my guitar... (From a Jimmy Buffett)

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My footsteps on the top of the dune... Posted by Hello


It was really cool out there... like another world... Posted by Hello


The camp in the Abu Dhabi Desert,.. it was fun Posted by Hello

And now, some pictures from my recent trip to Abu Dhabi.. more to come later.... Posted by Hello


I though this was a palace, or a temple, but instead its just a hotel they are building... Posted by Hello


Have'nt I seen this guy before... Posted by Hello


The hotel I stayed at in Abu Dhabi Posted by Hello


He is smiling because he runs the place.. and with this much money around, everyone else is happy as well! Posted by Hello

Wednesday, May 19, 2004

Wednesday half way though the week....

I am currently on the phone with France trying to reach a guy to tell me whether or not he is happy with the requirements for the next version of the software and the proposed date... And then to find out if the targeted client will be equally happy.

ARG! The 'On Hold' music is even worse in France....

Tuesday, May 18, 2004

A warning that should come with all of our software...
Because Data Management Software is NOT A TOY!



And for the uninitiated, www.engrish.com specializes in signs written in English by data management engineers.

You want to know a perfect day?....


But my day was more like this...



Actually the demo went really well!! The client is looking forward to getting the software in-house!

So life is not so bad after all... and although tonight I am only partaking in one of the four pleasures above (not the toilet)...
The weekend is creeping towards us... Then its Buffett, Crown, and a Dominican Republic Romeo Julieta Robusto Reserve...

I guess this puts me out of the health nut category! Good Night Everybody!

Now off to a client demo,... I think things will go well, but I dont have nearly the correct amount of caffeen in my system to be in the 'demo zone'



Please welcome Ian F. Who has provided many of the cool ideas mentioned on this blog so far, and is one of the most loyal readers of the blog!

He will be posting every now and again, and always has good content!

Welcome aboard Ian!

Friday, May 14, 2004

Its Pretty Universal











And I'm definitely in the Friday Mood! - Now lets go drinkin!


Hope eveyone has a great weekend!