I believe I’ve been living in a strange bizarro world for the past few days. In the last week or so, five people from work have been in a car accident of some kind. The first involved stopping to avoid an accident on I74, which of course caused them to be rear-ended by a lady on a cellphone, and sideswiped by a truck avoiding the person who stopped in front of him.

2lb Lean Ground Beef 30oz Chili Beans in sauce 15oz Black Beans 2 boxes Kraft Macaroni & Cheese 15oz Tomato Sauce 6oz Tomato Paste 1/4c Milk 2tbsp Worcestershire Sauce 1tsp Rosemary Leaves 1tsp Ground Pepper 1/2tsp Garlic Powder In 6-quart pot, add ground beef, Worcestershire sauce, rosemary, garlic and pepper. Brown and simmer five minutes; drain. Cook macaroni noodles, set aside cheese mix. Combine cooked beef, cooked macaroni, cheese mix, milk, beans, tomato sauce, tomato paste.

Well, I took part in a phone screening today. I was called by a company that needs a guy with Oracle experience. I figured I knew the basics: stored procedures, tablespaces, rollback segments, etc., so there shouldn’t be much to worry about. I certainly didn’t expect questions such as, “What does a ORA-3113 error mean?” This was followed quickly by “What are some specific Oracle supplied PL/SQL packages you may have used in stored procedures?

Now face North Think about direction Wonder why you haven’t Now stand in the place where you work Now face West Think about the place where you live Wonder why you haven’t before * Last night, I reminisced of days long past, the vivid clarity of which highly disturbed me. Whether it was the day I manually dug moss out of our grass while we lived in Fircrest in 1995, or Christmas morning in 1984, I’m overwhelmed by both a sense of loss and elation.

After recently washing my car, I noticed quite an abundant population of bug carcasses stubbornly littering my supposedly scrubbed vehicle. There really is only one permanent way to rectify this. I’ll freely admit I haven’t clayed my poor car since right before winter. I’d hoped waxing would contribute in preventing random garbage from adhering to the paint. The situation really calls for something a little more drastic. Zaino is widely regarded as the best polish ever.