• ChrisM@Work (2/9/2016)


    Sean Lange (2/8/2016)


    Ack what a rough start to the week. My dog went for "last outs" about midnight last night and found a skunk. This is the second time in about 3-4 months. Was up for another hour or so cleaning him and then taking a shower. Working from home today since I smell even worse than normal.

    Then my dad got news that the tumor in his bladder is very aggressive cancer. They are going to take his bladder and create a new one from part of his intestines. Sounds pretty crazy to me but they say he has a very good chance at a full recovery.

    Hoping this week turns out sometime soon.

    Gosh, hope it works out ok for your dad Sean. A very good friend of mine went through a similar op around four years ago - similar in that the plumbing and method was parallel to what you've described. It was a resounding success with only one or two limitations on his diet.

    +1 for hoping for success. Sounds like quite a procedure, though - kudos to whoever came up with the idea in the first place!

    ChrisM@Work (2/9/2016)I'm sure you don't smell as bad as Smelly Martin I worked with up until a year ago. He'd come into work on Monday a little whiffy. By Wednesday you could tell when he'd been in the kitchen, five minutes after he'd left. By Friday you could tell if he'd been in the open-plan office at some point. Secret Santa always gave him soap and deodorant but he failed to take the hint: HR had a quiet word and he ignored it.

    Oh, man, that gives me flashbacks to one of my minions many years ago. HR had words, the Head of Ops-type had words, I had words. It didn't go well. I suspect the only reason I hadn't really noticed was that I was sitting right underneath one of the server room's AC unit blasting right at my face. Fun times. Yes, my office was the server room. :-/

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