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May 02 Good Day at Edward JonesSo, my old boss finally got around to getting my
merit review done today. Good news, I got a 2% raise which brings me over
another 10K marker. Hard to believe that since I have started with
them 9 years ago, I have doubled my salary. Gotta think
though that this won't always be so. They will only pay some guy to mow
your lawn for so much, you know. Well, that is the analogy they
give.
Had some good luck with some work things
too. I was given a problem with the MAP reporting system on Friday,
which I had no idea on what it was even. It's in a new technology that i
don't understand, so I'm stumbling through it, but I got it working okay today,
and was able to make some valuable updates.
HOpefully tomorrow, I'll have it complete so I can start moving it into
production.
Well, not much else to say. Nate is getting
pretty funny nowadays. He's learned to shake his head now. I'll have
to get it on video for you all.
Later,
April 20 Go to http://buckyworld2.blogspot.comI don't think I will be posting much more to MSN
anymore. Been having some problems with them and so I'll continue over at http:// buckyworld2.blogspot.com/.
seems I can post pics over there and do a little more custamizing.
Maybe I'll still post here, but for now, I'll be
trying to stay at blogspot.
Later, April 14 Day offWell, yesterday was my last day of unofficially
being on the I.S. Product, Quotes and Research support Team. I had a
relatively easy support day. Next week I'll be focusing more on the trades
items. Already have three things to be working on, calculating APY for CD's,
showing estate features and fixing a bug with a program regarding 30 day
treasuries.
nate's being a real buger right now. doesn't want
to let me type.
I have the day off. Good Friday. we're getting
our pic taken at church today also. Nate will look cute in his
pastels...
Well, I'll have to write more later, Nate is ready
to squirm out of my arms.
Later, April 11 Interesting things to see in S. IllinoisOkay, what is really THAT interesting in Illinois
anyways. Lynn and I visited the following places for our
anniversary. Check out her blog for
all the commentary.
April 05 Why do I find it so funny?So, yesterday, we had a huge thunderstorm blow
through St. Louis. Maple tree fell on my sister's truck, but
we at the Starbuck household got through unscathed. power
was out from 6PM to 3:30 AM. not too long
So, last night I saw a portapotty that had blown
over because of the storm and another here in MH near our beloved construction
that was tipped over. I just think that is funny for some
reason.
well, I have Nate on my lap now and he insists on
grabbing my fingers with every type. oh to be a chiild. I'll
write more tonight.
later,
What's with all the Old Folks?No disrespect to my mom, but sheesh, I think the
St. Louis County Election board recruits from the nursing homes when the run an
election. sheesh.
Mainly had school board positions and town mayor
stuff going on here. I voted no on an increased tax for the community
college. Maybe if Nate should go there.
Tomorrow is our anniversary. I'm going to
have to go shopping tonight to
see if I can find something for her.
NOthing much else new.
Maybe I'll post later,
Later, March 30 Cardinal NationSo, I got my son a Cards Jersey back in Sept. and he can wear it
now. He's like 19 lbs.
Had quite the scare at work today. I've been
working on my UK dividend stuff a lot more and found a website to describe how
to do a Rights issue and all. There was a phrase in there I didn't
quite understand, so I thought, I'll google it and see what comes up.
Well, I did, and automatically, the Ed Jones Green Screen of death popped
up. I thought, "They've blocked Google...". I
asked another guy to check it out and he got to do it just fine. And
then I looked at what I typed in.
Oh.... I guess that word could mean something
else....
I was embarassed.
So, now I have no Idea what that is.
Thankfully I am at home now and can search it okay. Hope that nothing
comes up that I wouldn't want to see....
Later,
March 28 Crazy WorldSo, Springfield has a
Transgender person running for the congress. pretty weird. Midge Potts. Looking at her/his
website, she/he has some pretty good ideas fiscally, just the social issues are
a little out of wack. Well, good luck trying to win the primary
against the $3 milllion Roy Blunt machine..
In other news, nothing
much new for me. I do have a career change coming up, but I can't really
talk about it much until it becomes official. probably this Friday.
Did a cardio workout
tonight. I've been sooooo bad about going to the Y lately. I got
sick back in mid-Feb and that just threw my whole schedule off.
Also, Nate has been staying up a little later and it is so cool to interact with
him and by the time he's down at 8:30, not much incentive on my part to get out
and do something. Toying with the idea of running with Jackson in
the morning or trying some cardio at the Y around 6. My clock has changed
and I am able to get up at 6 now, but then I just realized that we are
"springing forward" this weekend, so there won't be much sunlight to do walking
at that time. can't really let that stop me.
Lynn and I's
anniversary is coming up. can you believe it has been 3
years. I love you girl.
WEll, I need to get
ready for bed. I have a lot of work to get ready for Friday so I can
wrap up this UK dividend project I am working on. seems like this thing
will never end. Good news is that I will be taking some training classes
in mid April so I can learn some Java Server Pages (JSP) technology.
That will be Sooo cool. will be quite an improvement over the
Servlet coding I do now.
Later, March 25 Gone to the Dogs....Well, today we all went down to Queeny Park to
attend the St. Louis Pet
Expo. wondering, when exactly does siding on your house have anything
to do with a pet? Unless, sometimes I hear that dogs chew up siding, but
not our Jackson. Met some folks there that are fighting for
more Dog Parks in West
County. We should be getting one in Maryland Heights soon, over by
the water park.
That would make Jackson soo happy.
We went to Sam's club afterwards, and $100 later,
we left. Bought some much needed new pillows, and I got some Kashi brand cereal and cereal bars. Made
sure that they didn't have any High Fructose Corn Syrup in them. They
don't. I think Kashi is actually one of those companies that started out
Organically minded and all, but I then got bought out by one of the big mean
corporate giants. Funny, cause their website doesn't say anything about
them being bought out? Oh well.
Nate's been recovering great from his
surgery. His swelling has gone down considerably and he's back to his
normal self. I think we are still supposed to keep him out of certain
positions for a while, but he's doing great!
Not much else to say now. I may be heading
out of here soon to just get out of the house.
Later,
March 22 Way to go Missouri!Well, got the following message regarding the MO tax return! Can't wait!!!!!! Your tax return has been processed. Refund issue date: 03/23/2006. fish wednesdayWell, tonight we went to Vesta's Church for a fish
dinner. it was only $5 a person and Lynn and I got to eat with Vesta and
her grand kids, Brian and Judith.
It was pretty good, not the best.
But Lynn liked the price and that we didn't have to cook at home.
Nothing much new today. Thought I might let
you all know that I will be interviewing for a new position at Jones
tomorrow. Pretty much I will be going back to my old job again if I
get it. Talked to the New boss and she wants me, and turns out
one of my better friends Scott will be interviewing me for the technical
part. At least on the COBOL side. Gotta think of what the
questions will be???
What are the four divisions of a COBOL
program?
What is the difference between a COMP and a
COMP-3?
Also, this job will encompass some new Java tech
stuff which I have done for the past 2.5 years.
Probably will ask what the 4 principles of Object
Oriented programming are. Beats me. Encapsulation, Inheritance, and
something else.....
Oh yeah, Abstraction and Polymorphism..
Don't think I will remember all those.
We'll have to see how it goes I guess.
Nate is crying now. Not really wanting to go
down for bed just yet. He's been doing great after his
surgery.
Nothing much else new.
Later, March 20 Sugery DayNate had his surgery today. Got through it
with no real problems, although me and mom were a little frazzeled. But
all is well. It will take him about 5 to 6 weeks to fully heal but sounds
like the prognosis is going to be good.
My parents came down from NEMO this weekend and saw
Nate, It was a good visit.
right now, Lynn and I are just trying to recover
from the day.
Later, Day 4 .... Declined...Well, it is day number 4 of the waiting for the old
tax return. Once again, status has
not changed.
Tonight is the Big Bundle 6.2 implementation at
Jones. I have a small piece that I need to implement. Hope all goes
well. It should.
I may have some big news for you all soon.
Lynn and I have talked about a decision I may be making and it will be pretty
cool, for me at least. Details will follow later.
Nate's surgery is going to be on Monday the
20th. should be okay. I hope. Thanks for all your
thoughts and prayers.
Congrats to Josh and Tifanni for getting an offer
on the house. That is such a fun process, I am
sure. Nerver racking, to say the least. Hope all goes
well to you both.
Lot of hoping in this entry
today. Well, leave you all on that note,
Later,
March 15 Day 3... Negative!well, no Tax return information today.
Heard that we won't be having Nate's Surgery on
Friday like we planned. Perhaps we'll go see Jerry instead and get Nate
his own Ed Account. Open Lynn a Roth also.
work was uneventful today.
we did lunch at Happy
China It's growing on me.
Nate is really messing up my typing so I'll need to
post again later,
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