Thanky Happsgiving

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. Despite the fact that I consider it, on some level, to be a religious holiday, I consider it on another level to be simply a celebration of our good fortunes, even those that are interspersed with bad fortune.

I don't feel comfortable with religious holidays of any kind. I supposed religious holidays make me feel something akin to the way I'd feel if asked to preside over a ritual in which I expressed humble respect and awe of the powers of bamboo figurines...nuts. But, again, the people who buy into religious holidays...if they don't get in my face about it, that's OK. I still think there is a surprising amount of mass delusion going on...and it's the intelligent people in the midst of it that makes me feel embarrassed for them. OK, enough of that.

The weather has turned unseasonably warm, just in time for a Fall holiday...doesn't that just squeeze the celebration out of a rock! I do not like 70+ temperatures when it's supposed to be Fall. There should be a nip in the air. I spoke to a guy the other day from Dell, who talked to me about my notebook computer's hard disk. He lives in Nova Scotia, about 80 miles from Halifax, he said. He's a technical support person who happens to be in the hinterlands. He said the weather there was very cool and that it will quickly become much, much colder. He was intrigued with the idea of coming to Dallas; I suggested trading houses for a week, but I think he was focusing on the DST Short test that confirmed the death of my hard drive.

I've been thinking...what if I could outsource some of my company's functions to India? I know, globalization kills, but I'm serious. I've dealt with several technical support reps, etc. from India and many of them were absolutely fluent in English. They struck me as being very bright...capable enough to do most of the work my clients need. People in the U.S. who can do the kind of job I need are asking $65-$90K. I just cannot afford that. I think I could get someone in India for $30-$40K. Logistics would have to be worked out...but why not? People here seem to be in love with their own value, despite the fact that it's just not there for me. Most of this stuff can be done remotely, but...I don't know.

My two notebook computers still lay silent like corpses. Damn them! And over a long weekend!

Enough bellyaching! Have a happy Thanksgiving...be safe and love your family and friends.