Update XIX: Melancholy and the Infinite Napping

[WalterMitty]

ODF is practicing economic forecasting and economic history without a license. Ugh.

it isnt going better than his weather forecasting, apparently. 

[WalterMitty]

am i understanding this correctly:  bushie is going to get up at 4am to watch some clock on a website?  but he only cares about when the 'civilized' countries ring in the new year.

[WalterMitty]

am i understanding this correctly:  bushie is going to get up at 4am to watch some clock on a website?  but he only cares about when the 'civilized' countries ring in the new year.

You mean you're not going to do that?

im probably not going to ring in the new year in my own time zone.

[WalterMitty]

it is an interesting question:  how does bushie determine whether a country is 'civilized?'

[WalterMitty]

it is an interesting question:  how does bushie determine whether a country is 'civilized?'

density of fast food joints?

given the obesity rates in karabati, im assuming it is well populated with mcdonalds.

[WalterMitty]

maybe bushie should forget about kenya and instead go convert the heathens living on the pacific islands.  he would be a slim there!

[WalterMitty]

maybe bushie should forget about kenya and instead go convert the heathens living on the pacific islands.  he would be a slim there!

Heathens? The Pacific Islands are already overwhelmingly Christian. By a far greater percentage than the US is.

catholics are christians too.  how does bushie feel about them?

the fact is that pacific islanders arent southern baptists.  so.  they are by definition heathens.

[WalterMitty]

i think bushie is using 'civilized' instead of 'inhabited.'

[WalterMitty]

things ive learned over the last few pages:

1. only southern baptists go to heaven

2.  bushie still spends money for no good reason.

[WalterMitty]

bushie is it true that your parents' church is less conservative than yours?

[WalterMitty]

i wonder what bushie's parents think of him calling himself 'daddy?'

[WalterMitty]

bushie, lets get back to your children.

do your refer to yourself as the kid's 'daddy' when speaking to your parents and family?  if so, how do they react?

[WalterMitty]

bushie im guessing you arent getting paid for any of this time off (even tomorrow)

[WalterMitty]

It is clear bushie is enjoying new years more than Christmas

[WalterMitty]

Bushie reports that he no longer needs to practice AutoCAD, not that he ever did practice.

[WalterMitty]

i too have been unfriended.  apparently, bushie only wants enablers.  his choice.

[WalterMitty]

The job is done. I'm not buying his story that most of his coworkers live 30+ miles from work. That's not plausible. What really happened is that he asked for the day off because of the weather and the boss not only gave him today off but the rest of his life also. Back to the call center!

it cant be good news that his boss is giving him all of this time off.  he has been through this routine before.  r.i.p.

[WalterMitty]

The job is done. I'm not buying his story that most of his coworkers live 30+ miles from work. That's not plausible. What really happened is that he asked for the day off because of the weather and the boss not only gave him today off but the rest of his life also. Back to the call center!

it cant be good news that his boss is giving him all of this time off.  he has been through this routine before.  r.i.p.

Nah, everybody will be going back on Monday at 0800.

maybe youll get a full 24 hour week!

[WalterMitty]

The job is done. I'm not buying his story that most of his coworkers live 30+ miles from work. That's not plausible. What really happened is that he asked for the day off because of the weather and the boss not only gave him today off but the rest of his life also. Back to the call center!

it cant be good news that his boss is giving him all of this time off.  he has been through this routine before.  r.i.p.

Nah, everybody will be going back on Monday at 0800.

maybe youll get a full 24 hour week!

Try 40 hours.

i do try 40 hours every week.

you are the one that should try 40. 

[WalterMitty]

i bet that earlier this week bushie was whining to his boss about the prospects of wintry weather today.  his boss just told him to stay home...one less person to pay.

by the way, temps were near 40 in the okc today.  doubtful that the roads were like skating rinks.

[WalterMitty]

how much did he actually practice autocad before declaring that he doesnt need to practice any more?  im guessing...very little.

[WalterMitty]

so bushie took a day off from work because of 'light rain' and a temp of 37?

classic bushie.

[WalterMitty]

so bushie took a day off from work because of 'light rain' and a temp of 37?

classic bushie.

Today definitely surprised everybody.  The temperature rose a lot faster than expected this morning.  My boss gave everybody the day off also as a nice gesture since it will be our last chance to use this liberal leave policy for a long time.  We've got work start to flow in with deadlines not too far away.  Everything we had could wait until Monday, but it can't wait any longer.  The liberal leave policy he's held the past two months will likely come to a screeching halt come Monday.  The next company holiday is Memorial Day, nearly 5 months away.

giving you yet another day off *without pay* is a nice gesture?

[WalterMitty]

bushie,  how many of your coworkers took Friday off?

[WalterMitty]

yes.  bushie should note anytime the following are used to describe food it means the food is terribly unhealthy: 'country', 'old fashioned', 'down-home', 'southern.'