Actions speak louder than words and budgets speak louder than actions. Another warm day today. That is three really, really hot ones in a row. Liesl got Dominica up at five thirty this morning and would not let her go back to sleep. At seven thirty I got up and took care of Liesl for …
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April 26, 2009: We’re Having a Heat Wave
Today is my first day of taking the official Sunday shift (as opposed to just being paged out and getting stuck with it.) I have been working every Sunday since mid-January so just being scheduled and knowing that I will be working on Sunday is, in a way, quite a bit nicer than being thrown …
April 25, 2009: Long Hot Day
Today is a continuity of business test at the office which means a full day of work for me. Not horrible, nail biting, never get a chance to take a breath, high stress work, but just sitting at the desk doing little things for different teams all day and never getting to go anywhere or …
April 24, 2009: Last Day with the Ralstons
After going to bed at four this morning I was woken up at seven thirty and felt that it would be best if I just got to work. So I did. Right up and down to the basement and off to work. Only two to three hours of sleep at most. The morning was really, …
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April 23, 2009: The “Call” Comes in for the Congo
Not only did we go to bed last night at a decent hour but this morning I was able to really sleep in as well and then, once I finally did get up, I spent a while working from my BlackBerry. I feel quite a bit better after actually getting some sleep. I had to …
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