Aloha, Suz…!

aloha ct — how’s paradise tonight?

I was supposed to be up top tonite, but, it was canceled due to inclement weather…!

Hey Suz and CT! Take a look at my friend’s tee shirts.

hey senator — how’s sac tonight?

:( but on the positive side, ya can stay on the thread and not have to go outside in that inclement weather

Wet. I just did the blog whore thing without thinking. :)

Ooh, I need a couple of those for when I descend upon the Gulf…! ;-)

Suz!
I admit it – I am late ’cause I am watching the stream, got transfixed.

bad newt

stream?

tis a sem blog whore so it don’t count :) wet up here too… bands of rain to break up the monotony of the steady drizzle

hey newton — how’s the west bay tonight?

Finally heard back from hiring manager from interview about 8 weeks ago.

No offer. 5 resumes went out today.

that live feed in teh gulf.. tis a fucking time machine — sucks ya in and the space/time thingie gets all forked up

fuck dayam, i’m so sorry wmd

Fine.
sorry wmd

reminds me of those old light shows back in the day at concerts…. if ya hadn’t imbibed, ya sure felt like ya had after watching the swirling color changes…

The robots under the Gulf. It’s fascinating, and sick and twisted, but I am hoping this works.

crap. It really takes little pieces out of you. Sometimes it feels like either you are invisible or the rest of the world is. Those resumes go out into the ether and no energy comes back. I find it almost confusing.

ça va.

Is it the same link that is on FDL? Mine won’t load.

that’s the attitude. when it is meant to happen, it will wmd.

This one.

And Suz, great tune.

She and her team liked me enough to pay a third party to check out my academic credentials, etc a week after 4 hours of interviews. And apparently she had another candidate that was hard to get in for an interview that finally got checked out. Why she couldn’t say what was going on a month ago is beyond me.

I heard back from one company I sent a resume to today less than a half hour after I sent it – they’re going to do a first round screen this week. Of the other four I’m a good fit for 2 positions, and can certainly work out for the other two.

thanks newton — i betcha it is what the fools on the bp board wish they could do….

that’s encouraging dood

Btw, M’dear… No LQQK for using your name in vain earlier…? ;-)

i musta missed it… go ahead, spill it, dood

They so admire Blankfein right now…

That all sounds good. What do you do?

aren’t bp and gs partners on somethiing somewhere??? too much info, so little brain cells..

Michael’s Help Me Tell Their Stories…! (ducking…)

I hope so.

ct, ya think?

I think the hiring manager probably got tired of having cow orkers ask her about me. Three people in her company had recommended me to her and wanted to know how things were proceeding, she’d had one that works with her have a brief conversation with her yesterday. I’d mentioned to him that not relaying a negative decision is rude and maybe that got her to show me some courtesy.

Today I contacted 3 hardware companies (heard back from one, need to ping an HR person in another), one biotech needing hybrid supercomputing person, one somewhat strange software company. I’ve got a couple more leads to follow up on this week.

So sorry wmd.. :-(

evening, Suz

Dayam, even has the power beads to boot…! ;-)

The live feed is so neutral looking. It doesn’t even feel energetic. It does suck you in, doesn’t it.

I do software performance work. Supercomputing and parallel programming. Technical marketing engineering work – helping show customers how to get results faster with new hardware or software.

hey ppd — how’s the south south bay tonight?

and knows how to use them

It’s wet in Ben Lomond tonight.

I wish I could do that. I can barely get a site up these days. I cannot seem to make javascript stick in my head.

Hiya, pups! Greetings from one of the crazy capitals of the USA.

hey et — how’s alaska tonight?

i miss that rain. so soft when filtered by the redwoods ….

Aloha, ET…! Quite the lively discussion happening on your diary…! 8-)

I don’t do much javascript. I code mainly in C, Fortran, Assembly… Perl, various shells for scripting.

no quarters for the jukebox yet and we just passed 50 comments?

snap outta it

A light rain off and on most of the day, Suz — odd for late May

If you did the whole blog whore thing without thinking, well, at least you’re a Blog Whore with a heart of gold.!!!!

hey openhope — she’s a natural!!! how ya doing tonight?

Here’s some music.

been like november up here for the past week or so. strange weather for sure

As I wrote, this may become one of the most memorable confrontations in recent years. I remember when the USSR and the Warsaw Pact hegemony was collapsing, how much the early internet helped spread the word. It is beyond ironic that so many of the people now influencing Israeli politics got to get out of the USSR through that instant communication-fueled revolution. Yet the IDF will be deploying more advanced anti-instant communication technology Friday than even BP is using in the Gulf.

aaaawww sucks.

And a bit more from a beautiful Canadian.

more joni

and another canadian

And another Canadian.

and yet another

Evening openhope. How’s it going with the gum?

Doing well, thank you. My garden is kicking ass. I’m not one to advocate for products. That said, I got a very cool/ugly pullover for Mother’s day that changed my twilight gardening with bugs challenge FOREVER.
It’s called the Bug Baffler, I bought it [ cuz that's what easy Moms do :>] through Territorial Seeds. Your own personal bug netting in a pull over with a zippered hood.
I might have to buy stock in this company.

and then there is always gordon

i love territorial seeds. i get their catelog and e-newsletter

Not Canadian.

May’s the new November, eh?

now that is sweet dood

for sure.

but there is no such thing as climate change.. nosireeebob

Another American Band.

american woman

I Got Scary!

average white band

hey larue — how ya doing tonight?

Not the Canadian band’s original version?

Two of Canada’s finest song birds, together…!

patience

well, ya switched to american….

Please be careful when you do get to the Gulf area. Many volunteers and workers are getting very sick. The dispersant is very toxic. See my diary (uh oh, being a blogwhore too… ) for linkies on illness and other stuff. Marvin

And here’s the offspring of that Canadian band doing one of the song‘s that made them famous.

hey pellora — how ya doing tonight? (blogwhoring seminal doesnt count in my book)

Rank Strangers
waving hi to everyone, hope your day was good. :->

I iz spyin on you all from Portland…

ya’ll see this diary by the maker of sea brat?

i can pimp with the best of ‘em

hey margot — how is ohio tonight?

hey kelly — waving to ya across the coast range? how ya doing tonight?

Work Song, Nat/Cannonball Adderly

Work Song Butterfield Blues Band

There’s a KILLER live version out there somewhere of this song, done by Natalie Merchant, with VOCALS and words.

But Alas, it’s gone . . . . and lord, it was fine.

There’s MY phookin two bits for tonite, Ma’am . . . . ;-)

Great job, Pel…! I’ve been monitoring that, but, seriously it still needs to be cleaned up and/or reported on…! *g*

not bad… for a start *wink*

i’ve not heard cannonball in years — thanks

Just for fun!

That’s an interestring choice. Last week, I got asked to do my first jazz gig in Anchorage since before I wrote my music about Rachel Corrie in early 2004. Before that, I’d get calls weekly, or at least monthly. Then, after my music, nada for over six years.

The song you linked to, When I Fall In Love, was our last slow song Saturday night, in an arrangement by Sammy Nestico.

Now yer in MY turf, I play that appalachian dulcimer.

Shady Grove Picked Good

Not me.

But danged good technique.

*G*

N Then There’s Whiskey Before Breakfast.

Classic camp jam tune . . . *G*

*Imissfesting* *sniff*

I have teh craziest hotel room!

I’ll out it up on Saturday Art. It’s that good.

How’s my luck tonight?

So, they are trying to kill the gulf so they can DBD!

along the same vein

Another Canadian Bird! If it’s already up there somewhere, sorry. I needed this!

I know, and I figured you would be aware of the problems. I understand, and think it is great that you are going to help. :bow: :hattip:

Not NGR.

This event is one of them sit on the edge of yer seat cuz ya KNOW something’s gotta give.

And USA MSM has avoided it, for the most part thru and thru, the bastids.

If Israel goes off, and pisses off The Turks, this is a fireball waiting to happen.

We’ll see, but it’s got ME riveted . . . and if any Pups are NOT following it, I would encourage total immersion immediately. This could be big.

canadian cowboys

FUCK

My most favorite song.

Sweet NGR.

F100K.

even better!

good night all.

Jukebox is pretty full now.

Good, rain today, low level drizzles for the most part, lo temps.

Unheard of the temps this spring here . . . unheard of.

cross canadian ragweed

g’nite wmd — thanks for helping stuff the jukebox — still got my fingers and toes crossed for ya

You do that just to piss me off, doncha . . . . ;-)

Later peeps!

Great for tomatoes– humid, hot, supposed to get real cool tomorrow or so I heard. Weird weather.

Given the song … maybe it wouldn’t have happened?

*G*

g’nite kelly

Yeah, great message Pel, it’s getting ugly down there, and out there on the water.

We haven’t scratched the surface of this disaster, and who and how it hurts.

Humans AND marine life.

hahahahahaha

Misguided Angel

Bwhahahaha…! ;-)

angel

COOL

hey bb — how ya doing tonight?

Good lord, a bluegrass staple.

“Every body I met,
Seemed to be a rank stranger.
No mother no dad,
Not a friend I could see.
They knew not my name,
And I knew not their faces.
I found they was all.
Rank strangers to me.”

Lord, Stanley’s. Doin a classic.

Nice hit, Margot.

You got some Appalachian in yas, doncha . . .

;-)

Click On Sweet Appalachia

Sweet indeed . . . *G*

Did NOT see that, just replied and rccd, of course.

THIS is the shit that drives the engines of change by the people.

That’s huge shit right there, that diary.

Bless ya for highlighting it here . . .

southern flavor

Yea. I just sent the link to my peeps. Amazing person. Life over death! Is there hope after all?

twas my pleasure.. was gobsmacked when i read the opening line….

Yes I think so. That harmony is beautiful, isn’t it?

Good lord, yer breakin my heart.

John Hartford. Steam Powered Reunion. With Tut on dobro.

Damn I miss John Hartford, and Vassar.

Pat was SO pivotal in music, and then, *poof* he left it all.

Great cut, hoss . . .

going to bed. Niters!

harmony

g’nite senator

A legend on KPIG long ago . . . Margo Timmons could just deliver.

Incredible band often underrated or unknown outside of those in the know.

Nice hit, Mary . . . well done.

A Prine Classic . . . so many have cut that one and it always hits.

GREAT version, BTW. So young she was there . . . beautiful, as always.

Aloha, Mary…!

Good lord . . . Father Of BG. One of his own tunes.

Famous all over, still, in camp jams.

Marty Stuart, gotta love that hair!

American Music Shop Series . . . that was a great series, and this is one of them I don’t have.

Wow. One I don’t have, BTW . . . ;-) Thanks!

MORE American Music Shop!

The Ladies!

Best Trio, ever, IMHO.

Vocals, etc.

Ok, I got stuff to tend to early tomorrow . . . gotta run.

Thanks Suz for hostessing and a few quarters.

Same to all Pups.

Always a pleasure to cross fonts with so many of you . . .

*honored*

zzzzzzzz

That diary by the Sea Brat guy Was facinating.

g’nite larue

hey spocko — how ya doing tonight? that guy needs to be on the teevee machine telling his story to rachel

went to water meeting then came home and lifted for a while little sweat a little food am good hangin out with the big yoga guy still. breathin like a champ.
Rain headed into your neck of the woods huh.

…and Keith and Anderson Cooper and…! ;-)

i thought of rachel because she is so smart and loves science stuff… but yeah, all but fox

eh, its oregon, it rains, i don’t melt. doesn’t bother me too much. even the critters are getting sorta used to it

Been there done that 11 years doin stuff in the rain can be fun, some hot springs sittin in the rain

that sounds lovely. a soft gentle rain falling while immersed in a hot spring…..

well, its about that time again. thanks for all the music and conversations tonight — and thank you for letting me spend a wee part of your evening with ya.

g’nite all. see ya thursday

Aloha, Suz…! Pleasant dreams…!

Buenos Noches from a lonely room

Exactly. I’ve coached executives in telling conflict stories before. Make great stories but it Is also scary because they have to keep working in the industry. And BP and Exxon will happily punish them later.

I could tell you stories…

If he was my client I would coach him on which part of the story to tell. His goal is to sell product, and you don’t want to piss off customers, but if he can sell product to other customers later he might be able to run with the story.

The needs of the press aren’t always the needs of the company, there is a line to walk.
I had a Wall Street Journal story lined up for one client. The story was interesting. Their product would solve real problems. But some new VP came in and killed it because he was afraid it would make a potential customer look bad.
I had to call the WSJ and say no to a front page story I had set up.

I could not prove to them I knew that this story was going to be good for sales. All they saw was a potential customer being upset. Not every client is cut out for the same kinds of stories in the media.