Woke up too early this morning. Restless, thinking about the software implementation that goes live tomorrow. Still needed to sleep, but mind was running through the list of things that needed to happen, not the least the need to postpone a meeting that would "steal" time away from this project.
M knew what was going on. And she knew just what I needed to relax. It might have been brief, and it was all about me, yet it was just right!
Perfect start to the day!
Thursday, 31 March 2011
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
Marketing 101
You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say, "I'm fantastic in bed." That's Direct Marketing.
You're at a party with a bunch of friends and see a gorgeous girl. One of your friends goes up to her and pointing at you says, "He's fantastic in bed." That's Advertising.
You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and get her telephone number. The next day you call and say, "Hi, I'm fantastic in bed." That's Telemarketing.
You're at a party and see a gorgeous girl. You get up and straighten your tie, you walk up to her and pour her a drink. You open the door for her, pick up her bag after she drops it, offer her a ride, and then say, "By the way, I'm fantastic in bed." That's Public Relations.
You're at a party and see a gorgeous girl. She walks up to you and says, "I hear you're fantastic in bed." That's Brand Recognition.
You're at a party with a bunch of friends and see a gorgeous girl. One of your friends goes up to her and pointing at you says, "He's fantastic in bed." That's Advertising.
You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and get her telephone number. The next day you call and say, "Hi, I'm fantastic in bed." That's Telemarketing.
You're at a party and see a gorgeous girl. You get up and straighten your tie, you walk up to her and pour her a drink. You open the door for her, pick up her bag after she drops it, offer her a ride, and then say, "By the way, I'm fantastic in bed." That's Public Relations.
You're at a party and see a gorgeous girl. She walks up to you and says, "I hear you're fantastic in bed." That's Brand Recognition.
Monday, 28 March 2011
Busy week...
Updating my blog with a post - seems wasteful use of my time... I have lots to do this week. New client goes "live" at the end of the week. The last 4-5 days for an implementation usually has lots of small jobs to be done - and usually one large one (that got forgotten about!!)
So - keeping it short.
Had a great weekend with M. Both our kids were away for two nights. We didn't go anywhere, but managed to have some good "us" time. Good mending time!
Ciao
So - keeping it short.
Had a great weekend with M. Both our kids were away for two nights. We didn't go anywhere, but managed to have some good "us" time. Good mending time!
Ciao
Thursday, 24 March 2011
Life...
Life! Has a happy knack of biting us in the arse...
Us blokes might like to look tough on the outside but inside we are all gooey! I had a nearly 18 year marriage. It ended in 2005. I'm still messed up from it. My partner knew my Ex. Even last night she mused that it would be ironic(tragic actually) if we split up because of her... She knows that I'm damaged goods.
So, I'm a recovering marriage-holic. Never fully cured! Not addicted to marriage , more like poisoned by the marriage. Yes, I get better with time. But when we get stressed (as I have been lately - Fucking Earthquakes - one woke us last night) then the little things trigger our defense mechanisms and look out - we are back in our Man-cave "We don't speak"
Sorry - to say it seems to be a very common problem amongst us man-folk.
This has me thinking about a book by Celia Lashlie "He'll be OK: Growing Gorgeous Boys into Good Men" http://www.celialashlie.co.nz/
The book is about womens understanding what is going on in a boys world when they are growing up through the teenage years. As a consequence of this she learns a lot about Men. She noticed that the men she spoke too always stopped to consider her words before answering - In other words, there were silences between when she spoke and when they spoke. The men had been concentrating on what she was saying, then processed it, considered a response then spoke. She realised that other men knew this was going on, but as a women she had to learn this.
Anyway - Lots of good stuff in this book. Highly recommend it !!
(A book about men - written by a women so that it could be taken seriously!!)
Where was I? Oh yeah - well never mind - this seems like a good point to stop this blog entry
Us blokes might like to look tough on the outside but inside we are all gooey! I had a nearly 18 year marriage. It ended in 2005. I'm still messed up from it. My partner knew my Ex. Even last night she mused that it would be ironic(tragic actually) if we split up because of her... She knows that I'm damaged goods.
So, I'm a recovering marriage-holic. Never fully cured! Not addicted to marriage , more like poisoned by the marriage. Yes, I get better with time. But when we get stressed (as I have been lately - Fucking Earthquakes - one woke us last night) then the little things trigger our defense mechanisms and look out - we are back in our Man-cave "We don't speak"
Sorry - to say it seems to be a very common problem amongst us man-folk.
This has me thinking about a book by Celia Lashlie "He'll be OK: Growing Gorgeous Boys into Good Men" http://www.celialashlie.co.nz/
The book is about womens understanding what is going on in a boys world when they are growing up through the teenage years. As a consequence of this she learns a lot about Men. She noticed that the men she spoke too always stopped to consider her words before answering - In other words, there were silences between when she spoke and when they spoke. The men had been concentrating on what she was saying, then processed it, considered a response then spoke. She realised that other men knew this was going on, but as a women she had to learn this.
Anyway - Lots of good stuff in this book. Highly recommend it !!
(A book about men - written by a women so that it could be taken seriously!!)
Where was I? Oh yeah - well never mind - this seems like a good point to stop this blog entry
KABs
I mentioned in an earlier blog the term KAB.
Know All Bastards!
I work in IT. Mostly in Business Analysis/Business System Sales. I did enjoy moments in my career in Computer Sales and Programming. But now its me selling my own Business Software. Consulting to my clients on their Business Processes etc - and getting my staff to develop the programs - hopefully you get the idea
So how does this have anything to do with KABs?
Back in the days when I was selling PC's - XT, AT, 80386 etc (Yes I'm OLD - shut-up)
I got to meet lots of people interested in computers. I was mostly interested in people using them for their businesses and tried to focus on that. However, there were always those individuals who were tyre kicking around for a good deal.
Anyway - back to KABs They are well meaning people who need to share their "superior" knowledge. Often they have a career that relies on accuracy as a component. They used to "bust my balls" ensuring that I knew that they knew as much and hopefully more about computers as they did. I never really got why they needed to do this, as the point was lost on me totally.
And the point of knowledge that I had that they never had was... I knew what they were doing, and I ignored it, much to there disappointment.
Now there are certain industries that lend themselves to having KABs. I'm not going to make this easy and tell you. I'm sure you probably know of a few yourself....
Know All Bastards!
I work in IT. Mostly in Business Analysis/Business System Sales. I did enjoy moments in my career in Computer Sales and Programming. But now its me selling my own Business Software. Consulting to my clients on their Business Processes etc - and getting my staff to develop the programs - hopefully you get the idea
So how does this have anything to do with KABs?
Back in the days when I was selling PC's - XT, AT, 80386 etc (Yes I'm OLD - shut-up)
I got to meet lots of people interested in computers. I was mostly interested in people using them for their businesses and tried to focus on that. However, there were always those individuals who were tyre kicking around for a good deal.
Anyway - back to KABs They are well meaning people who need to share their "superior" knowledge. Often they have a career that relies on accuracy as a component. They used to "bust my balls" ensuring that I knew that they knew as much and hopefully more about computers as they did. I never really got why they needed to do this, as the point was lost on me totally.
And the point of knowledge that I had that they never had was... I knew what they were doing, and I ignored it, much to there disappointment.
Now there are certain industries that lend themselves to having KABs. I'm not going to make this easy and tell you. I'm sure you probably know of a few yourself....
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
So, I was thinking...
Each day I spend a little time (probably too much) reading some atheist blogs.
If anyone asks about my thoughts on religion then I let them know that I'm an Atheist. However, I don't if the company I'm with would either be possibly offended or if me stating this would cause the conversation to go in a direction it doesn't need to, as in make me the center of the discussion.
I am having trouble with that line of reasoning, mainly because it is deceiving and in essence lying to myself and my beliefs.
So, I have been thinking, that I need to have more confidence about the whole atheist topic and to be more confident about why. Hence the reading.
Their is a long blog post coming about how I got to this point, and certain amount of anger/disappointment about a girl who forced me to decide... argh, teenage angst ! (and it was a long long time ago...)
Ciao
If anyone asks about my thoughts on religion then I let them know that I'm an Atheist. However, I don't if the company I'm with would either be possibly offended or if me stating this would cause the conversation to go in a direction it doesn't need to, as in make me the center of the discussion.
I am having trouble with that line of reasoning, mainly because it is deceiving and in essence lying to myself and my beliefs.
So, I have been thinking, that I need to have more confidence about the whole atheist topic and to be more confident about why. Hence the reading.
Their is a long blog post coming about how I got to this point, and certain amount of anger/disappointment about a girl who forced me to decide... argh, teenage angst ! (and it was a long long time ago...)
Ciao
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Client rant....
My business supplies Business Application software to medium sized businesses. (I enjoy it !) Anyway it's the sort of stuff that allows the business to do its thing - in other words it is important that it is running every day etc
Well, we all too often run into KAB IT Technical people (because we dont do this sort of stuff for our clients) who go in and fuck around with the clients servers and Wow - suddenly our software not working so well and guess who has to clean it up. They do it because they think that what they do is the only thing happening - like teenagers actually)
So, under the current situation (frayed nerves - lack of sleep) I feel like yelling at someone (I did actually call, but counted to 10 and emphasized our "situation"...)
(KAB - Know All Bastards)
Well, we all too often run into KAB IT Technical people (because we dont do this sort of stuff for our clients) who go in and fuck around with the clients servers and Wow - suddenly our software not working so well and guess who has to clean it up. They do it because they think that what they do is the only thing happening - like teenagers actually)
So, under the current situation (frayed nerves - lack of sleep) I feel like yelling at someone (I did actually call, but counted to 10 and emphasized our "situation"...)
(KAB - Know All Bastards)
Monday, 21 March 2011
Cursing...
We had a decent aftershock last night (5.1 etc)
Just before heading to bed. Reflecting on my reaction I noticed that I swore out loud at "it" The aftershocks can hit you fast, others seem like they rumble towards you like a train, and others make you feel like you have just ridden over a small wave on the sea.
There is always that moment when you think: Is this one going to develop in to something I need to care about? As in dive under a table or under a doorway?
Why? Well, when you have experienced 5024 aftershocks since Sept 4 2010 you know you need to stop and think about it.
So last nights one was a "Fucking Bastard", but not quite worth diving under a table
Just before heading to bed. Reflecting on my reaction I noticed that I swore out loud at "it" The aftershocks can hit you fast, others seem like they rumble towards you like a train, and others make you feel like you have just ridden over a small wave on the sea.
There is always that moment when you think: Is this one going to develop in to something I need to care about? As in dive under a table or under a doorway?
Why? Well, when you have experienced 5024 aftershocks since Sept 4 2010 you know you need to stop and think about it.
So last nights one was a "Fucking Bastard", but not quite worth diving under a table
Friday, 18 March 2011
Been a tough year already...
Half way through March 2011.
Just finished a bout of hurting the one I love - not my best moment. The stress from all the shit that's happened this year has been huge, and the adrenaline has worn off and it seems that there is none left in the tank...
Why so stressful? you ask...
The year started with the big "moving in together" Two houses in to one, two teenagers joining two more teenagers. After packing up my house and organising the moving, the actual day involved getting all my stuff to the new house, then getting all of M's stuff to the new house - big day, lots of decisions (Are we using my washing machine or hers, does the plates go in this cupboard or the other) - Sounds silly, but when there are a lot of these questions it eventually gets to you.
And then the 22nd of February - a 6.3magnitude earthquake rocked our city, killing (number not finally confirmed yet) possibly more than 200, and injuring many more. Our new home was now unsafe. An un-re-enforced brick wall was shaken to bits with a lot of it in the neighbours driveway - and during one aftershock narrowly missing her! So we evacuated the kids and started to move ourselves (M and me) into the sleep out in the back yard. Thankfully the sleepout is more of a large studio (no water services though). That didn't matter just then as the whole area didn't have water - or power for a short while.
We didn't sleep!! - A night away at my parents (an hours drive away in Ashburton) allowed us to get a good nights sleep and showers. Then back to our home and started moving stuff out of the house - very nervous about the cracks opening up and the brick wall coming down, along with the house. We managed to shift everything out and get stuff stored either in the Studio/Sleepout with us, or at friends places.
An insurance building assessor arrived a week after the quake and said - Shit! that wall had better come down and a timber frame put back up to make the place safe. He got a team straight on to it and there instructions were to make it safe. However, the house then became unlivable as the kitchen and bathrooms became unserviceable due to the bits they had to take down. No guarantee of when the "actual" repairs would be done - hell - most of the city is needing work done.
So we moved in to a place that wasn't damaged - lucky to find a house to rent! Third shift in 5 weeks - Did I mention that shifting is stressful?
We have put the kids in the bedrooms, and M and I sleep in the conservatory. Not that pleasant for us, however the kids are reasonably settled.
Business? Well it was looking like 2011 was going to be the best year for me. It might be still, however, every business is working in these strange times and even if they hadn't been affected, their staff usually have, or their customer base is affected. So, we will have to wait and see...
I'm not huge on this blog thing, however, I do like reading other peoples thoughts and musings on various topics. Maybe I should get into it and use this as a vehicle for my thoughts on various topics.
Do I care if anyone stops by and reads - no, that's not the point. I will just write as if I'm speaking to a bunch of people who get together for drink and like to "shout at trees" as a form of therapy.
Ciao
Just finished a bout of hurting the one I love - not my best moment. The stress from all the shit that's happened this year has been huge, and the adrenaline has worn off and it seems that there is none left in the tank...
Why so stressful? you ask...
The year started with the big "moving in together" Two houses in to one, two teenagers joining two more teenagers. After packing up my house and organising the moving, the actual day involved getting all my stuff to the new house, then getting all of M's stuff to the new house - big day, lots of decisions (Are we using my washing machine or hers, does the plates go in this cupboard or the other) - Sounds silly, but when there are a lot of these questions it eventually gets to you.
And then the 22nd of February - a 6.3magnitude earthquake rocked our city, killing (number not finally confirmed yet) possibly more than 200, and injuring many more. Our new home was now unsafe. An un-re-enforced brick wall was shaken to bits with a lot of it in the neighbours driveway - and during one aftershock narrowly missing her! So we evacuated the kids and started to move ourselves (M and me) into the sleep out in the back yard. Thankfully the sleepout is more of a large studio (no water services though). That didn't matter just then as the whole area didn't have water - or power for a short while.
We didn't sleep!! - A night away at my parents (an hours drive away in Ashburton) allowed us to get a good nights sleep and showers. Then back to our home and started moving stuff out of the house - very nervous about the cracks opening up and the brick wall coming down, along with the house. We managed to shift everything out and get stuff stored either in the Studio/Sleepout with us, or at friends places.
An insurance building assessor arrived a week after the quake and said - Shit! that wall had better come down and a timber frame put back up to make the place safe. He got a team straight on to it and there instructions were to make it safe. However, the house then became unlivable as the kitchen and bathrooms became unserviceable due to the bits they had to take down. No guarantee of when the "actual" repairs would be done - hell - most of the city is needing work done.
So we moved in to a place that wasn't damaged - lucky to find a house to rent! Third shift in 5 weeks - Did I mention that shifting is stressful?
We have put the kids in the bedrooms, and M and I sleep in the conservatory. Not that pleasant for us, however the kids are reasonably settled.
Business? Well it was looking like 2011 was going to be the best year for me. It might be still, however, every business is working in these strange times and even if they hadn't been affected, their staff usually have, or their customer base is affected. So, we will have to wait and see...
I'm not huge on this blog thing, however, I do like reading other peoples thoughts and musings on various topics. Maybe I should get into it and use this as a vehicle for my thoughts on various topics.
Do I care if anyone stops by and reads - no, that's not the point. I will just write as if I'm speaking to a bunch of people who get together for drink and like to "shout at trees" as a form of therapy.
Ciao
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