When I got to the office this morning these camera people shooting publicity videos that our company will put out. I try to stay away from things like that, and usually they’d rather photograph the younger more diverse and ethnic employees anyway. In our office we have two Asian guys, one Hispanic guy, and ladies from Peru and Eastern Europe. But the cameraman grabbed me and pulled me into a conference room, and asked my to lecture three other employees while they took notes. My hair was a mess from wearing a cap while playing golf. I wasn’t wearing the most flattering outfit, and I hadn’t shaved in two days. Great.
They told me to talk about work. I grabbed a magic marker and started drawing arrows on the tablet, diagramming how the material that I handle flows from us to a stamper to a painter to our customer. I filled up one piece of paper. On page two I diagrammed one of my time-consuming tasks, in the hopes that one of the guys in my audience would take it over for me. Then I diagrammed how I request more material on Salesforce.com, something that many fellow employees would be familiar with – how each request must go through several levels of approval, taking several weeks to order. Bureaucracy at its finest. Then I diagrammed how my coworker (there in my audience) would make her rounds goofing off, talking first to one coworker and then another. The director said that I had done a great job.
I should’ve diagrammed a comparison of how simple our old computer system was, with the multiple step after step required by SAP. Next week I will have the opportunity to discuss this very thing with the national director of that department. Guess I should shave beforehand. A young guy can skip shaving and it looks cool and hip. If an old greybeard like me misses a shave, for the first week I look like a bum. Unlike this guy...
Monday afternoon I puttered around at the office until 6 pm, then had fun driving home in the dark. Seems like traffic is worse sense the time change. Ceil grilled chicken tenders for supper. She lost the channel changer, so I had to unclutter the entire downstairs looking for it. Never found it. She can change channels with her phone. I haven’t set up my phone to do that yet. Sounded like Dallas shot three times more foul shots than Memphis, at least 44-14.
That vendor I visited on Tuesday had a quiet, curious little dog that wanders around their office. Came in to check on us twice while we were there.
Wednesday: left work at 540 and drove straight to small group. Luke chapter 9 – Jesus fed the 5000. Stopped at McDonalds for their 50 cent double cheeseburger deal. Got home at 930.
Always good to get plenty of sleep. Right now I really only sleep late one day a week. Was nice over Thanksgiving to sleep late four days in a row. When I retire I plan on sleeping later than I do now, except perhaps the 2 or 3 days a week that I golf. I’ll go to the gym later and stay longer. I also plan on using the sauna at the gym. Supposed to have a lot of healthy benefits.
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