Moo! The Musings of a Plaid Cow

компютри втора употребаReally? Yeah, no fake.

Works better than an alarm clock, but 5:37 am is too early.

If 10 songs into the play list you’re still questioning why it seems all of the songs are out of the eighties–perhaps you are listening to the playlist of “Eighties Music”. (Instead of the playlist “Everything”, you thought you were listening to.)

Online, there is the video of a child who falls into a pool, and turns out just fine. According to them, their training system works very well.

From the card for the [bouquet of 48 petite roses][1] I sent my wife on our fourth anniversary:

It started with just one.
Now there’s one for each month
Forty-eight of them
Four years on our way to forever

[1]: http://products.proflowers.com/roses/48AssortedPetiteRoses-6431?viewpos=46&trackingpgroup=ros&ref=SplitAHomeNoRef&pagesplit=SplitA&catid=ros

Five beautiful years
seeming to last forever
are gone in the blink of an eye.

They are just the beginning.
Love, Me

From the newsletter at work on October 16th (Tuesday):

Many people will be logging overtime from this past weekend due to inventory. You must have entered your hours by 9pm on October 15 [Monday] if you wish to be compensated on the next paycheck. All items logged after October 15 will not be scheduled for approval until the following pay period.

What was the point of this “news”? To say neener, neener, neener, you can’t get paid now!

Over past week I have been trying to call our pediatricians office to resolve a billing issue. Apparently, though the group of pediatricians is in my insurance network, the specific doctor (who is new) is not. So anything with that doctor’s name on it will be denied, while her examinations billed without her name (just the practice name) will be paid. It makes no sense, but those are the rules.

In 4 calls to the office I have learned (in order):

• They open at 10am
• They close at 4pm
• They are at lunch from 12:15 - 1:30
• They are out for the rest of the day

I left a message. She’s supposed to call me now.

Last year sometime, I read the series on 43 Folders on InboxZero and it made a lot of sense. Get rid of all of the mail in your inbox at the end of the day and your life will be much happier. And since then, it has been a quest.

Long ago I figured out that if I moved emails out to folders I would never see them again. And items in the “to do” folder would just stack up. So I leave things that need something done with them in the inbox. And I am finally down to nineteen, the oldest of which is now only three years old. (Well, up until a month ago, the oldest was from November ‘02.)

So I should hit zero sometime soon. Eventually. And life will be good. And I can start on my other email accounts.

As shown in this review, Boyden’s Bakery has the most awesome donuts in Indianapolis. Besides their standard yeast donuts, they have a selection of other types available as well:

• Blueberry
• Sour Cream
• Devils Food
• Plain Cake
• Glazed Cake
• Custard Filled
• Jelly Filled
• Cream FIlled Long Johns
• Cinnamon Twists
• French Crullers
• Caramel Cinnamon Fry
• Peanut Cinnamon Fry

They may have even more types—but this is what they had when I was there. And I got tired of not knowing what kinds they had, so I made a list. This list. And now you know.

Boyden’s Bakery is located at 3953 S. Meridian and can be reached by phone (317-784-2992) during business hours: Monday-Friday, 4 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, 4 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, 4 a.m.-4 p.m.

This past weekend, we had a house warming party. And since people feel bad about getting an invitation and just not responding to it, we get some excuses as to why they won’t be there. And we got some good ones this year:

• My wife is having her tonsils out on Friday [And that is going to stop you why?]
• I’ll be in St Augustine, Florida for “work” [This qualifies as the worst excuse--mainly because the trip was postponed]
• We’re having a baby the day before [Well why did you schedule the C-section *that* day]
• My parents are in town [and you should bring them]
• My daughter is going off to college at Purdue on Sunday, and we want to make the most of the few moments we have left (or spend it frantically packing)
• I live in Arizona now [and Indiana is too far for a weekend trip?]
• I have in-laws coming in town this weekend and will not be able to attend. [and you should bring them]
• I have to help my brother-in-law move into the Fraternity House
• I’m going to be out of town visiting my Dad, so I won’t be able to make it
• Working on wedding plans. [My wife loves to talk about wedding planning]
• Unfortunately, I must decline as I will be taking care of my bees. [Since when do you raise bees?]
• Sorry I don’t have swimming stuff available….. Could you please provide a suit and a towel? [Sure, I've got thongs for rent.]