After getting priced out of Cologne with reservations, I decided instead to travel to Hamburg. It is, after all the second largest city in Germany after Berlin, and after researching on the internet, they had a Banksy exhibit that I wanted to visit. Getting to Hamburg from Rotterdam was an adventure of itself, having toContinue reading “Sabbatical Part 3/Hamburg”
Category Archives: Brain Dumps
Getting Back in the Office
A couple weeks ago now was my first time back in the office since March 2020, and the start of this whole pandemic thing. Although my job currently doesn’t have an ‘in office’ requirement, and my role is technically designated as hybrid, the company did open up the office for people who wanted to comeContinue reading “Getting Back in the Office”
Thinking of Sabbatical
Having worked for my employer for more than 10 years, one of the perks I get is a sabbatical. This is a six weeks off that you can take, without pay, to do whatever you want, and come back to find your job is still waiting for you. Although, this is customarily without pay, youContinue reading “Thinking of Sabbatical”
The Curse of Unlimited Time Off
Being American, on average, we get 10 vacation days per year. Generally that number increases as your tenure with your company increases. One of the benefits of sticking with one job for an extended period of time is the increased amount of vacation time that is supposed to come with being at a company forContinue reading “The Curse of Unlimited Time Off”
Continued Learning
I am currently attempting a couple of projects that involve trying to expand my skill set. For instance, learning Portuguese for my long term retirement plan, as well as learning Python and R for my current career as a data analyst. I’ve been a bit out of the learning loop for a while, figuring myContinue reading “Continued Learning”
Reopening
March 4th, 2020, a date that will live in infamy. This was the date that my mega corporation told us that all employee to head home with their laptops, and they would be working from home for the next two weeks. Here in Seattle, we had just had the country’s first COVID related death. SomeContinue reading “Reopening”
Pandemic Hours
One thing I have noticed since the pandemic began nearly a year ago is the death of the 8 hour workday. Sure, I shouldn’t complain too much, after all, I am still employed even if I am working from home now instead of commuting into an office every day, I am continuing to draw aContinue reading “Pandemic Hours”
GameStop
I had originally written this a part of a post, but then I my writing diverged from my original topic, and realized that this isn’t really connected to the original post. GameStop, GME, has had a hell of a run, being up 1625% per the below chart over the past month, largely due to peopleContinue reading “GameStop”
Dry Pandemic
For the past three years, I have started the year off with a dry January, where as I have my last drink on New Years eve, watching the ball drop with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen, then stop drinking altogether. The first year, it was just the month of January, last year, 2020, I startedContinue reading “Dry Pandemic”
A Place for Coffee
One of our favorite activities is watching real-estate reality shows on Hulu, such as ‘Island Life’, ‘Caribbean Life’, and ‘House Hunters International’. The shows are pretty much all the same format with an individual or couple looking to buy a place with a list of requirements, and a price point that makes it difficult forContinue reading “A Place for Coffee”
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