Dichroic Reflections

home office

I'm working at home today, because I was going to leave around noon anyway and
figured I could get a lot more work time in if I didn't have to sped nearly two
hours on the road. Not to mention that when they're predicting highs of 111,
staying indoors is a good thing. And think of all the pollution I'm not
causing.

I think I'm being at least as productive as I would be at
the office; it would help if I could walk around and ask some questions, but
anyone I'd need to talk to probably isn't in anyhow. We have a plant shutdown for
all of next week, so this is one of those days where everyone starts vacation
early.

There are some definite advantages to working at home: peace
and quiet, not depressing gray cubicles, food that doesn't come from a vending
machine, a clean bathroom and the ability to read therein. The only intrinsic
drawback is that my home PC is a laptop and after a while it hurts my eyes, which
makes my nose run. Also, Rudder took the day off -- nice to have the company, I
guess, but every once in a while he comes into our office and does something that
usually involves leaning over me or making lots of noise. Not too often,
fortunately.

I'm hungry.

Later on, we'll be off
to the airport and then to Alaska for a week, so there won't be any updates here
for a while.

Move along, there's nothing more to
see.

Unless I get really, really bored between now and time to leave.