Over the past few weeks it’s occurred to me how much more time than normal it takes to accomplish certain tasks. There a slight issue with language, but it’s more the unfamiliarity with the procedures. When in an unfamiliar area, tasks that would be standard at home need to be… Continue reading
So, Saturday night, we all went out for a nice dinner. It was a very nice dinner. That being said, there are two cultural differences that came up. First, I had forgotten about the Asian way of drinking at dinner though. It’s completely acceptable, and rather encouraged it would seem,… Continue reading
On February 16th, Josh and I took off from Grand Rapids with a final destination of Shanghai, China. Our mission was to spend a little over a week serving as support for a customer’s supplier’s plant trial. The work details are largely confidential, but conveniently also rather uninteresting to most… Continue reading
On the events of today. I was going to go to the North American International Auto Show to run my yearly scans of what vehicles exist which might be suitable replacements in case the Jeep up and dies as it is likely to do. Instead I woke up at noon,… Continue reading
Going out for dinner while on work travel can be absolutely fantastic. Tonight was a fine example with some nice filet mignon and scallops. It also makes me feel rather gluttonous, not really because we ate that much, but because it cost 4-5 times what a meal really should. But… Continue reading
Well, since the show doesn’t start until tomorrow, and it’s restricted access, I think it would be wise for me to not throw pictures of our booth up here quite yet. Trust me though, it’s sexy – easily at the same level as the best of them. Instead, you can… Continue reading
Notes thus far: Got in at about 11am after considering taking a three hour delay in exchange for $300 airfare vouchers. Checked in to the Venetian. The room is ridiculous. Separate level for the bed and living ‘room’ – pictures will follow. Three TVs, one for the living room level,… Continue reading
Michael and I arrived in VT in the late morning of Saturday, unloaded a bit of stuff into the condo and promptly started sleeping. Ideal case was that we would have been arriving sometime around 3AM and have had five or so hours to sleep. As it turns out, due… Continue reading
I noticed my laptop was hotter than normal and it occurred to me that that just might be the processor. So, I opened up the task manager and low and behold: Switcher CAD pegging both cores at 100% Damn it’s nice to have a computer that can run this stuff…. Continue reading
I am currently residing in Austin, TX for the weekend as there is more work to be done Monday. Steve was busy for the weekend, but Friday afternoon he was kind enough to provide me with a list of suggested sites to visit. Despite not feeling so grand, I did… Continue reading