Geezer Whining

Let's see...things are happening in the Geezer's life of late.

First, my wife and I will celebrate our 26th wedding anniversary on Thursday, April 13. We'll go to dinner to one of our favorite places for celebratory events. We've narrowed the options to just a few...still no decision, but it's looking like one of our favorite places (where we went for Valentine's Day...but a different menu), where the Mediterrean chef boasts of his two-year-running victories on the steak-circuit...his steaks were judged best in Texas! On Saturday, we'll pretend to be tourists and will go to downtown Dallas...not sure the plan during the day, but the evening will be at the Majestic Theatre, attending the Bill Maher live event. Sunday, more of the same...touristy stuff...after having a nice breakfast which is part of our hotel package.

Tomorrow, a television station from Oklahoma City will send a news crew to my office to tape an interview with me about the business activitities of one of my client associations. I'm feeling a bit out of sorts about that...I don't know what they are after and am a bit concerned they will twist things on me. Oh well, I've successfully deflected such attempts by the media before, so if it happens, I'm confident I can turn things around. I don't get OKC television at my home in Dallas, so I won't get to see my obese face & neck on TV tomorrow night.

I interviewed more dregs from deep basements today. An applicant achieved a glowing score of 42% on the grammar test...and then proceeded to tell me she knows nothing about Access nor about HTML hard coding, despite the fact that her application claimed she was "highly knowledgeable" about those applications. I wasn't very delicate...I told her I did not have time to waste on applicants who lie on their applications and that there was no job for her at my company. I spent all of ten minutes with her, seven more than I should have. I'm losing patience...these lying pieces of scum do not deserve a glance, much less than an interview. Who in the hell writes their resumes? Some of the people who submit applications/resumes are functionally illiterate...they would have trouble working on road-crews, much less in offices. It annoys me that someone has given them hope of becoming office workers...the only office work of which they are capable is washing coffee cups, if that. I have no problem with people whose only capabilities are in menial jobs, but people who have only that level of capacity, but desire "high level" office work just piss me off.

My car battery is signalling me...my car wouldn't start without a jump yesterday. I should take the sign and visit a place to have the battery checked, but I am just too busy. Today, I left my office after 7:00 pm, after arriving this morning at 7:15. That's just too much for a Geezer. I want to work 10-Noon, once a week. My pay requirements are $200 million per year. Do you know of any 104 hour work year jobs that pay that much? Anyway, back to the car...I have spent so damn much on the machine I dare not get rid of it...but it seems to be taunting me! I want a Honda Element or a Honda CRV. Don't know why, I just do. Also, a replacement Toyota Avalon, stuffed to the gills with goodies. And a nice pickup. I only need three cars...but I would kind of like a Honda sports convertible, too, just for the weekends.

I've decided my brother and his wife who live in Mexico should consider building a compound in Falba with the money they will save by not building a granny flat in Oregon. They can still outfit the basement of her daughter's house as a summer refuge, but the money they save could be combined with mine and another sister's to build a right-nice compound, complete with private living quarters and private entries to a well-protected spot in the country. I'll have to suggest it.

My travel schedule is turning into a rude, bad-tempered bitch. Next week, I have to go to Austin for the meeting of a new client. Then, on May 5, I head out on a long, convoluted trip to Dubrovnik, returning more than a week later. Then, immediately after the 4th of July, I'm off to Naperville, Illinois outside of Chicago for another client meeting, possibly incorporating a strategic planning session which will keep me much longer than I'd hoped. In August, dates unknown, I am off to Boston for my professional association meeting. I think I have some meetings in the intervening weeks and months, but I am not sure...I just feel overwhelmed. I used to enjoy travel, but now I enjoy travel only if it's for my personal enjoyment, with no business connection.

My Austin trip could be good. It might provide the impetus to launch a new entrepreneurial endeavor. I want to get into another business...an additional business...that involves products. I want to launch a hundred new businesses. Why the hell did I not act on all these entrepreneurial desires 30 years ago? It's annoying...I will never catch up to all the money I need to have to be able to retire before I reach the age of 167.

It is 9:39 PM. I always try to sign off before 1:00 AM, and this timeframe fits the bill.