Random Thoughts

[Rothman]

My desk calendar at work has Groundhog Day labeled.  I'm trying to imagine a work situation in which that would be useful...

More often than not, it is marked in calendars.

[Max Rockatansky]

Always convenient to have a calendar reminder for when to expect one of my favorite movies to be on TV.

[kphoger]

My desk calendar at work has Groundhog Day labeled.  I'm trying to imagine a work situation in which that would be useful...

More often than not, it is marked in calendars.

This does not make it useful.

[Rothman]

My desk calendar at work has Groundhog Day labeled.  I'm trying to imagine a work situation in which that would be useful...

More often than not, it is marked in calendars.

This does not make it useful.

Sure it does.  It's a significant holiday.

[kphoger]

Sure it does.  It's a significant holiday.

Bullshit.  As I said...

I'm trying to imagine a work situation in which that would be useful...

[Rothman]

Sure it does.  It's a significant holiday.

Bullshit.  As I said...

I'm trying to imagine a work situation in which that would be useful...

Conversations with co-workers.

[kphoger]

Conversations with co-workers

... could be used to justify the inclusion of literally anything on the calendar.

[hotdogPi]

Valentine's Day this year is also YouTube's 20th birthday. I could talk about that with a co-worker. Should that be on the calendar?

[JayhawkCO]

My desk calendar at work has Groundhog Day labeled.  I'm trying to imagine a work situation in which that would be useful...

If you worked in Punxsutawney and needed to plan your commute?

[kphoger]

* kphoger checks.

Nope, December 13 does not show Olive Garden's birthday.

Even though I could have a conversation about it with co-workers.

[jeffandnicole]

Sure it does.  It's a significant holiday.

Bullshit.  As I said...

I'm trying to imagine a work situation in which that would be useful...

So are calendars useless to kids?

[JayhawkCO]

Sure it does.  It's a significant holiday.

Bullshit.  As I said...

I'm trying to imagine a work situation in which that would be useful...

So are calendars useless to kids?

The ones that can't read? Yes.

[1995hoo]

The Doobies and the Reefers. I see what they did there.

[Scott5114]

My desk calendar at work has Groundhog Day labeled.  I'm trying to imagine a work situation in which that would be useful...

If I was your coworker, since that's my birthday. (Assuming you care about your coworkers' birthdays, of course. I wouldn't blame you if you didn't. I never knew any of my coworkers' birthdays unless we hung out outside of work.)

[JayhawkCO]

My desk calendar at work has Groundhog Day labeled.  I'm trying to imagine a work situation in which that would be useful...

If I was your coworker, since that's my birthday. (Assuming you care about your coworkers' birthdays, of course. I wouldn't blame you if you didn't. I never knew any of my coworkers' birthdays unless we hung out outside of work.)

Happy belated!

[formulanone]

The Doobies and the Reefers. I see what they did there.

You know what I like about that? Presumably, used the actual performance location rather than just choosing the largest city in the metro area.

They used Camden, and not Philadelphia; Franklin, not Nashville; Noblesville, not Indianapolis. Nothing against those cities in particular, but I think most tour listings would add a little location embellishment to make it sound more cosmopolitan.

[Rothman]

Conversations with co-workers

... could be used to justify the inclusion of literally anything on the calendar.

Well, sure.  Why else does one have a calendar if not to remind oneself of significant events?

[kphoger]

(Assuming you care about your coworkers' birthdays, of course. I wouldn't blame you if you didn't. I never knew any of my coworkers' birthdays unless we hung out outside of work.)

Outside of my immediate family, I couldn't tell you the birthday of a single person I know—except for my sister-in-law, who shares my own birthday, and a friend whose birthday is on Christmas.

Why else does one have a calendar if not to remind oneself of significant events?

Exactly my point.  Groundhog Day is not a significant event.  But even less of one in a work context.

I have never, not once, wondered if I needed to wrap up payroll tasks a day early because the bank might need to start processing things a day early due to Groundhog Day.  I have never, not once, wondered if a contact at another office or another company might be off work because of Groundhog Day.  I have never, not once, wondered if it would be a faux pas to omit Happy Groundhog Day from signing an e-mail at work.  I have never, not once, wondered if data might not be available to download because the person department responsible for uploading it was closed on Groundhog Day.

[Rothman]

(Assuming you care about your coworkers' birthdays, of course. I wouldn't blame you if you didn't. I never knew any of my coworkers' birthdays unless we hung out outside of work.)

Outside of my immediate family, I couldn't tell you the birthday of a single person I know—except for my sister-in-law, who shares my own birthday, and a friend whose birthday is on Christmas.

Why else does one have a calendar if not to remind oneself of significant events?

Exactly my point.  Groundhog Day is not a significant event.  But even less of one in a work context.

I have never, not once, wondered if I needed to wrap up payroll tasks a day early because the bank might need to start processing things a day early due to Groundhog Day.  I have never, not once, wondered if a contact at another office or another company might be off work because of Groundhog Day.  I have never, not once, wondered if it would be a faux pas to omit Happy Groundhog Day from signing an e-mail at work.  I have never, not once, wondered if data might not be available to download because the person department responsible for uploading it was closed on Groundhog Day.

You must be fun at parties.

[JayhawkCO]

(Assuming you care about your coworkers' birthdays, of course. I wouldn't blame you if you didn't. I never knew any of my coworkers' birthdays unless we hung out outside of work.)

Outside of my immediate family, I couldn't tell you the birthday of a single person I know—except for my sister-in-law, who shares my own birthday, and a friend whose birthday is on Christmas.

Why else does one have a calendar if not to remind oneself of significant events?

Exactly my point.  Groundhog Day is not a significant event.  But even less of one in a work context.

I have never, not once, wondered if I needed to wrap up payroll tasks a day early because the bank might need to start processing things a day early due to Groundhog Day.  I have never, not once, wondered if a contact at another office or another company might be off work because of Groundhog Day.  I have never, not once, wondered if it would be a faux pas to omit Happy Groundhog Day from signing an e-mail at work.  I have never, not once, wondered if data might not be available to download because the person department responsible for uploading it was closed on Groundhog Day.

You must be fun at parties.

I'd be excited as heck to have a cocktail with kphoger. Heck, maybe even you too, Eeyore Rothman.

[Rothman]

(Assuming you care about your coworkers' birthdays, of course. I wouldn't blame you if you didn't. I never knew any of my coworkers' birthdays unless we hung out outside of work.)

Outside of my immediate family, I couldn't tell you the birthday of a single person I know—except for my sister-in-law, who shares my own birthday, and a friend whose birthday is on Christmas.

Why else does one have a calendar if not to remind oneself of significant events?

Exactly my point.  Groundhog Day is not a significant event.  But even less of one in a work context.

I have never, not once, wondered if I needed to wrap up payroll tasks a day early because the bank might need to start processing things a day early due to Groundhog Day.  I have never, not once, wondered if a contact at another office or another company might be off work because of Groundhog Day.  I have never, not once, wondered if it would be a faux pas to omit Happy Groundhog Day from signing an e-mail at work.  I have never, not once, wondered if data might not be available to download because the person department responsible for uploading it was closed on Groundhog Day.

You must be fun at parties.

I'd be excited as heck to have a cocktail with kphoger. Heck, maybe even you too, Eeyore Rothman.

I suppose that would be okay.

[kphoger]

I'd be excited as heck to have a cocktail with kphoger. Heck, maybe even you too, Eeyore Rothman.

Still kind of ticked that I've been to the larger Denver area twice in the last few years and still haven't been able to swing by.

[Rothman]

I can't keep track of everyone here.  Jayhawk's in the Denver area?

[kphoger]

I can't keep track of everyone here.  Jayhawk's in the Denver area?

That's why his avatar says "Aurora, CO" right below it.

[Rothman]

I can't keep track of everyone here.  Jayhawk's in the Denver area?

That's why his avatar says "Aurora, CO" right below it.

Pfft.  Mine could say "Timbuktu, Mali"...