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I say, If Nobody Else Will Do It — Toot Your Own Horn!

No, that’s not a reference to masturbation (though, I supposed it could work in that scenario, too)…I’m talking about congratulating yourself on a job well done.


As I’ve posted before, I’m heading off on vacation after today. So, I wanted to tie up all of the loose ends before I leave. As of yesterday afternoon, I’ve finished quite a few short-term and long-term projects I’ve been working on. I published 2 papers for the research program I work for and I cleared stacks of stuff off my desk (both short term). More important though, I passed a major hurdle in creating a website for my boss.


I’ve been maintaining a website for my other boss for the past year or two. My other boss (who I actually do more work for) asked me to create one for him, too. The template was designed by our computer people – but the content was all up to me. So, I’ve been compiling 35 years worth of articles and books to post on line. This involved on-line research, file cabinet searching, library searching, photo-copying and scanning from paper to pdf. After doing that, I’ve been writing it all up in html (which took forever because I’ve only taken a few training sessions in html). Anyway, yesterday afternoon I finished the content. Now all that’s left is to confirm I wrote it all up right and that the hundreds of links work (35 years worth!!!!!) That’s the next hurdle. But I hope to complete that between when I get back from next week’s vacation and my late-July vacation in Provincetown (two weeks later).


So, in conclusion…HOORAY FOR ME!

8 Comments

  1. Comment by matt on July 2, 2004 12:07 pm

    I know we talked about it last night, but I am still amazed that you were able to complete that HUGE task in such a short time! That is the sort of project that would send many of us to the nearest rock to seek shelter!

    I am tooting your horn now, and you can take that anyway you like!

    Dusty and I have been playing for an hour or so. I am about to have lunch, feed her and then I am off for my meeting with Isabelle!

  2. Comment by Underling on July 2, 2004 5:02 pm

    Congratulations on being so productive. I, on the other hand, haven’t accomplished a fucking thing today. I’m pretty proud of myself as well.

  3. Comment by Jason on July 2, 2004 6:35 pm

    Congratulations! Good for you. Now go enjoy that well deserved vacataion.

  4. Comment by Kathleen on July 2, 2004 9:21 pm

    Have fun!

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  6. Comment by Mery on July 23, 2005 12:34 am

    The text was good, but i stil cant find the play ipdates. looking for it dude.

  7. Comment by Peter Jackson on July 23, 2005 7:22 pm

    A heap of wheat, says the Song of Songs
    but I’ve never seen wheat in a pile 🙂
    did you like it?

  8. Comment by Richard Davis on July 24, 2005 8:53 pm

    Nice one, but what about der weg ? anywya, congrats from me.

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