So I'm sitting in my office, trying to get a little work done when the phone rings. 228 area code, so I mumble to myself "who the hell is 228" and answer it. It's a recruited in Ms. about a CFO position I'd worked on maybe 2 months ago. I love the way recruiters just call out of the freakin' blue. Would it be so hard to just send out a "received your e-mail" receipt?
Still have the call tonight. Hopefully that goes well.
May trade the GCs in for a couple of hamsters if they keep giving me their colds.
Later
Monday, January 26, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Woo Hoo
Going to have a phone interview with the Alex people next week. Its' funny, even though I'm sort of annoyed with our new bosses, I still feel a little disloyal. Of course, it's just a first phone interview, so it's not like the job is locked up or anything. Still, it's nice to get the call (or e-mail as the case may be) notifying you that they want to talk.
Now if the people in LFT would quit advertising their job in every internet outlet and get busy hiring, we'd have something.
Later
Now if the people in LFT would quit advertising their job in every internet outlet and get busy hiring, we'd have something.
Later
Friday, January 23, 2009
IT's almost funny
It's almost funny how the market swings around in any given day. Today, the market was down big, then almost recovered and closed down just a little bit. Now I know it's kind of dumb to use this as a proxy for the overall economy, but I'm doing it anyway. In fact, this would be downright hilarious if I hadn't just got my 401K statements.......that shit is not funny.
Anyway, no real plans for the weekend. Got to get some CPE done so I can get my license application into the state. I've got a long stinking way to go, but I can't get there until I get going.
Must work on Jeep, although not tonight. I finally called Quadratec, and I think I understand how to return an item, although what the guy told me seems kind of dumb. I'm going to check in the back of the catalog to be sure. Once that is done, then I'm going to order some more stuff.
Anniversary coming up....(pause while people applaud).....okay, I know what I'm going to get in general, that is a camera. Of course, which precise camera is still somewhat of a mystery, but a camera none the less. Of course my honey dropped on me last night that "I got you the best gift" after we had agreed that we would just get a group gift (the camera)....sometimes you just can't win. I have no idea what it is. There is a particular watch I want, but if she spent that much money I may beat her with a stick.
Finally, I wish the folks in LFt and Alex would get off their lazy butts and start making some calls. You have my resume, what else could you possibly need? I mean no one else need apply, as far as I'm concerned.
Later.
Anyway, no real plans for the weekend. Got to get some CPE done so I can get my license application into the state. I've got a long stinking way to go, but I can't get there until I get going.
Must work on Jeep, although not tonight. I finally called Quadratec, and I think I understand how to return an item, although what the guy told me seems kind of dumb. I'm going to check in the back of the catalog to be sure. Once that is done, then I'm going to order some more stuff.
Anniversary coming up....(pause while people applaud).....okay, I know what I'm going to get in general, that is a camera. Of course, which precise camera is still somewhat of a mystery, but a camera none the less. Of course my honey dropped on me last night that "I got you the best gift" after we had agreed that we would just get a group gift (the camera)....sometimes you just can't win. I have no idea what it is. There is a particular watch I want, but if she spent that much money I may beat her with a stick.
Finally, I wish the folks in LFt and Alex would get off their lazy butts and start making some calls. You have my resume, what else could you possibly need? I mean no one else need apply, as far as I'm concerned.
Later.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Troubled times
These are historic times we are living in. Why? Nearly unprecedented financial troubles. A black president. War in the Middle east. War in afghanistan.
Most of the "unprecedented" or related adjectives have to do with the current financial crisis. This contagion has spread throughout the globe and I believe it threatens to drag us even further down. I had a couple of grand left from bonuses and so forth that I wanted to open an investment account with. I set up a ticker on Yahoo! with some stocks that had been beaten down that I felt might come back up, among them Bank of America and Citi. Now both of those stocks are down 40+% since the time that I added them, and that's been in the last 4 months, so you know they weren't exactly at the 52 week high.
It's troubling to me because I believe we are living in a time that my children and grandchildren will read about in their history books and I dont' know how to document it.
GCs' if you ever read this.....I'm worried about my job... I'm worried about the house, and the value of it... I'm trying to refinance, but I don't know if we can get it done, and I don't know if it's worth it to put up the money up front......I'm worried because I'd like to get closer to home (mine and your mothers) and the majority of those jobs don't pay what I make now, plus then we are stuck with this stupid house that we may be able to sell. Or maybe not....we just don't know.
I'm worried that the goddamn economy will completele collapse and I'll be sweeping the streets as part of a government program to keep people busy....I'm worried that our collection of 401ks and IRAs is now worth about half of what it was and the future doesn't look so bright....I'm worried that when I do get a chance to retire that social security and medicare won't be available. Or if it is avaialble, that we will have busted our ass to save and won't be eligible...
I don't know exactly what to do. I'm going to keep on doing what I've been doing and hope that I'm not meeting Einstein's definition of insanity.
In other, more fun news, I've been working on the Jeep and some progress is being made. I finally got tired of looking at the spaghetti of wires hanging off the firewall, so I took some electrical tape and started trying to wire up the headlight switch and dimmer. Those 2 items alone make up about a dozen wires, and provide a foundation for many of the others. After some work, I hooked up the battery charger to the battery cables to provide a low amp current and started turning things on....what do you know, I've got power to the dimmer, power to parts of the dashboard and power to the taillights. So, now I've got to correct the problems I found and get behind the dashboard to finish wiring......after that, get a correct new fuel hose from Q-tec and finish the hoses for the fuel tank.....finish drilling the body mounts and get that done.....clutch linkage.....gauges......seats......seatbelts.....steering column and linkages.....windshield wipers......2 new rear tires that aren't totally dry-rotted.....after that, I may be able to put it on the street briefly for a shakedown drive.
I'll update again later about these times. I really feel I should be talking about this to establish my/the families historical perspective.
Later.
Most of the "unprecedented" or related adjectives have to do with the current financial crisis. This contagion has spread throughout the globe and I believe it threatens to drag us even further down. I had a couple of grand left from bonuses and so forth that I wanted to open an investment account with. I set up a ticker on Yahoo! with some stocks that had been beaten down that I felt might come back up, among them Bank of America and Citi. Now both of those stocks are down 40+% since the time that I added them, and that's been in the last 4 months, so you know they weren't exactly at the 52 week high.
It's troubling to me because I believe we are living in a time that my children and grandchildren will read about in their history books and I dont' know how to document it.
GCs' if you ever read this.....I'm worried about my job... I'm worried about the house, and the value of it... I'm trying to refinance, but I don't know if we can get it done, and I don't know if it's worth it to put up the money up front......I'm worried because I'd like to get closer to home (mine and your mothers) and the majority of those jobs don't pay what I make now, plus then we are stuck with this stupid house that we may be able to sell. Or maybe not....we just don't know.
I'm worried that the goddamn economy will completele collapse and I'll be sweeping the streets as part of a government program to keep people busy....I'm worried that our collection of 401ks and IRAs is now worth about half of what it was and the future doesn't look so bright....I'm worried that when I do get a chance to retire that social security and medicare won't be available. Or if it is avaialble, that we will have busted our ass to save and won't be eligible...
I don't know exactly what to do. I'm going to keep on doing what I've been doing and hope that I'm not meeting Einstein's definition of insanity.
In other, more fun news, I've been working on the Jeep and some progress is being made. I finally got tired of looking at the spaghetti of wires hanging off the firewall, so I took some electrical tape and started trying to wire up the headlight switch and dimmer. Those 2 items alone make up about a dozen wires, and provide a foundation for many of the others. After some work, I hooked up the battery charger to the battery cables to provide a low amp current and started turning things on....what do you know, I've got power to the dimmer, power to parts of the dashboard and power to the taillights. So, now I've got to correct the problems I found and get behind the dashboard to finish wiring......after that, get a correct new fuel hose from Q-tec and finish the hoses for the fuel tank.....finish drilling the body mounts and get that done.....clutch linkage.....gauges......seats......seatbelts.....steering column and linkages.....windshield wipers......2 new rear tires that aren't totally dry-rotted.....after that, I may be able to put it on the street briefly for a shakedown drive.
I'll update again later about these times. I really feel I should be talking about this to establish my/the families historical perspective.
Later.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Oh Yeah!
Ran in a 5K yesterday morning. It was colder than a witches titty out there, but I managed to not freeze to death somehow...... As out of shape as I am, I finished the race without (much) walking but didn't make the second goal of finishing in 30 minutes or less. Final time was 31 something, although I had my head down when I finished and didn't catch my final time.
edit( I looked it up on line and it was 31.23. So not too bad, but not where I wanted to be either.
Later
edit( I looked it up on line and it was 31.23. So not too bad, but not where I wanted to be either.
Later
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Can't decide
In the new job search, I can't decide exactly what to do, so I'm going to take sort of a shotgun approach to this and see how it works. Here's what is going on.....
Only pursuing CFO jobs, or very senior management in accounting/finance.
Only in the geographic South, basically the Gulf of Mexico coast from Houston to Jacksonville and up the East coast to southern Virginia.
Only jobs that pay approximately what I make now, or offer a greater return in the futue that's not too much of a stupid risk.
So far, I've talked to a couple of recruiters and reviewed a few of their positions. I've applied online for several positions, and have heard back nothing. Positions have been in Houston, Alexandria (LA), Mississippi, and Richmond VA. Other possibilities in Jacksonville and Savannah sound interesting as well.
Obviously the economy is affecting things, the jobs I am interested are fewer and don't offer as good of a moving benefits. I've turned down some possibilities in areas I'm not interested in, and intend to continue that unless I stumble across one that says they'll buy my house for a minimal loss. That would be the one benefit that would make me pause and think seriously about someplace like New Jersey.
Onto other more personal stuff......GC #1 has been having a hernia for a while now. I think I've mentioned in other posts, but if not, well there it is. Not too painful, but bloody and kind of gross looking. She has now had a series of X-rays down there to determine whether or not she needs surgery. While the final answer isn't in yet, smart money says "Yes". I believe she will have a surgical procedure in the next 30 days or so. It's really not a good thing to know your 5 year old is going to have to go under the knife.
On the Jeep, I've just been working on the wiring. Been trying to get it run semi-neatly and screwed down. Still need to reorder the fuel hose I got for Christmas, since it's clearly too big and get the correct one. Before locking down all the fuel tank/hoses, I also need to finish drilling the body mounts and get the last couple taken care of. Sometime during all of this excitement, I need to get an EZ-out, or some really good drill bits and try to remove the exhaust bolt that broke off in the header. My goal is still to have it street drivable by mid year of 2009. All of the above items are subject to change if a sudden job change comes along. Then the focus would be on prepping the Jeep to be flat towed to whereever I have to take it. That would mean focusing on tires, axles and bearings so things didn't just freeze up in the middle of nowhere.
On the football front, my Tigers closed out the year by stomping Ga. Tech. I really enjoyed it, because it means the GT people at work can't give me any crap about the game. In football at least, we turn to recruiting. Fortunately for me, that looks really good at the moment and I think we'll have a top 5 class. Basketball doesn't look too good, but I think that's a lack of talent and now necessarily a reflection of the new coach.
Later!
Only pursuing CFO jobs, or very senior management in accounting/finance.
Only in the geographic South, basically the Gulf of Mexico coast from Houston to Jacksonville and up the East coast to southern Virginia.
Only jobs that pay approximately what I make now, or offer a greater return in the futue that's not too much of a stupid risk.
So far, I've talked to a couple of recruiters and reviewed a few of their positions. I've applied online for several positions, and have heard back nothing. Positions have been in Houston, Alexandria (LA), Mississippi, and Richmond VA. Other possibilities in Jacksonville and Savannah sound interesting as well.
Obviously the economy is affecting things, the jobs I am interested are fewer and don't offer as good of a moving benefits. I've turned down some possibilities in areas I'm not interested in, and intend to continue that unless I stumble across one that says they'll buy my house for a minimal loss. That would be the one benefit that would make me pause and think seriously about someplace like New Jersey.
Onto other more personal stuff......GC #1 has been having a hernia for a while now. I think I've mentioned in other posts, but if not, well there it is. Not too painful, but bloody and kind of gross looking. She has now had a series of X-rays down there to determine whether or not she needs surgery. While the final answer isn't in yet, smart money says "Yes". I believe she will have a surgical procedure in the next 30 days or so. It's really not a good thing to know your 5 year old is going to have to go under the knife.
On the Jeep, I've just been working on the wiring. Been trying to get it run semi-neatly and screwed down. Still need to reorder the fuel hose I got for Christmas, since it's clearly too big and get the correct one. Before locking down all the fuel tank/hoses, I also need to finish drilling the body mounts and get the last couple taken care of. Sometime during all of this excitement, I need to get an EZ-out, or some really good drill bits and try to remove the exhaust bolt that broke off in the header. My goal is still to have it street drivable by mid year of 2009. All of the above items are subject to change if a sudden job change comes along. Then the focus would be on prepping the Jeep to be flat towed to whereever I have to take it. That would mean focusing on tires, axles and bearings so things didn't just freeze up in the middle of nowhere.
On the football front, my Tigers closed out the year by stomping Ga. Tech. I really enjoyed it, because it means the GT people at work can't give me any crap about the game. In football at least, we turn to recruiting. Fortunately for me, that looks really good at the moment and I think we'll have a top 5 class. Basketball doesn't look too good, but I think that's a lack of talent and now necessarily a reflection of the new coach.
Later!
Monday, January 5, 2009
Ta Ta Suckers
Well, somehow that title ends up sounding like I'm staring at someone's boobs, but I guess it'll have to do.
I've come to the realization that I'm probably going to do everything I can to find a new job in 2009. I don't know why, but I am rather deeply dissatisfied with how things are going after our purchase and unless things change dramatically, I'm out of here. I have already put in a couple of application to jobs I found online and I've reached out to a couple of recruiters I met a while back.
Again, the goal is to find something on my own terms and just bust ass and be positive in the meantime.
Later
I've come to the realization that I'm probably going to do everything I can to find a new job in 2009. I don't know why, but I am rather deeply dissatisfied with how things are going after our purchase and unless things change dramatically, I'm out of here. I have already put in a couple of application to jobs I found online and I've reached out to a couple of recruiters I met a while back.
Again, the goal is to find something on my own terms and just bust ass and be positive in the meantime.
Later
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Happy New year
I've come to a couple of realizations over the last few months that I thought I should share. First, I'm worried about the new boss (same as the old boss!?) and second that it seems that I may be getting my wife back as the woman I actually married and not as this sort of strange person who is pissed a lot and not interrested in sex or fun. The last part is sort of a low blow, but this is my house and my rules here online so I can post whatever I want.
On the topic of the first one, I've been watching over the last few months and it seems that he may be very hard to get along with, as well as pretty ruthless when it comes to the idea of making money. Now I'm all for making money, but I need these guys to give me some guidance. At first, we were going to keep most of our people and sort of be operated separately within the overall group. Now it appears that we are going to be unloading most of our accounting people and letting the existing people in Oklahoma handle our accounting. Now this pisses me off, mostly because it's the diametric opposite of what we were told 4 months ago. Because of this, I have decided to begin looking for a new job more seriously. I've rejoined a couple of the paid boards and have really stepped up my attempts at networking. I guess we are going to have to decide what locations are acceptable, but it seems that most of the gulf of mexico area plus east coast from Jacksonville up to southern virginia as possibilities.
On the second, it seems that my honey is pulling out of the funk that seems to have enveloped her over the last couple of years. Between the move here to SW FL and the 2nd GC, she has been in a tailspin. Recently, it seems that she has been moving closer to coming out and I don't know if she really was (somewhat) depressed, or just not reacting well to all that was going on.
Continuing with looking back at some of this years events, I'm still very conflicted about my almost move back to LFT. With what I posted above in mind, I'm really thinking we should have moved.
What I've come up with is that I have to keep a positive attitude about work and family, bust my ass for the new boss while I finish evaluating him, and keep an eye open for a new position that's in an acceptable locale. Running in a 5K for the first time in several years here in about 2 weeks, so I'm hoping to extend that into getting back into running a little more. On a professional front, along with the busting ass, I'm really going to work at extending my knowledge base to include more information on IFRS, much more info on accounting systems, and taxes, specifically construction specific tax areas.
Happy New Year, and Later!
On the topic of the first one, I've been watching over the last few months and it seems that he may be very hard to get along with, as well as pretty ruthless when it comes to the idea of making money. Now I'm all for making money, but I need these guys to give me some guidance. At first, we were going to keep most of our people and sort of be operated separately within the overall group. Now it appears that we are going to be unloading most of our accounting people and letting the existing people in Oklahoma handle our accounting. Now this pisses me off, mostly because it's the diametric opposite of what we were told 4 months ago. Because of this, I have decided to begin looking for a new job more seriously. I've rejoined a couple of the paid boards and have really stepped up my attempts at networking. I guess we are going to have to decide what locations are acceptable, but it seems that most of the gulf of mexico area plus east coast from Jacksonville up to southern virginia as possibilities.
On the second, it seems that my honey is pulling out of the funk that seems to have enveloped her over the last couple of years. Between the move here to SW FL and the 2nd GC, she has been in a tailspin. Recently, it seems that she has been moving closer to coming out and I don't know if she really was (somewhat) depressed, or just not reacting well to all that was going on.
Continuing with looking back at some of this years events, I'm still very conflicted about my almost move back to LFT. With what I posted above in mind, I'm really thinking we should have moved.
What I've come up with is that I have to keep a positive attitude about work and family, bust my ass for the new boss while I finish evaluating him, and keep an eye open for a new position that's in an acceptable locale. Running in a 5K for the first time in several years here in about 2 weeks, so I'm hoping to extend that into getting back into running a little more. On a professional front, along with the busting ass, I'm really going to work at extending my knowledge base to include more information on IFRS, much more info on accounting systems, and taxes, specifically construction specific tax areas.
Happy New Year, and Later!
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