for my new company name.
I am going to be doing training, consulting, presentation coaching for executives.
any suggestions, as just being the Evil Duke is going to communicate a negative perceptions.

thanks
Bill

So I have been "unemployed for one week"
I have re-done the resume
I have had phone interviews
I have more set up
I have talked to lots of people at MS about partnership opportunities
I have Courses headed for the Courseware library as we speak
Opportunities abound
I am mostly packed in the apartement, and am moving back to the house in Florida
I will start the drive of the y'allhaul and drive east until I am too tired, pull over into a truck stop, sleep until I wake and repeat until I am in Riverview.
I am hoping three to 4 dayas to go from one corner to the other.
I may spend time on the phone calling people to kill the time and set up things
much to be done so that there is a cash flow and more opportunities than i had last week.

Today was my last day at Microsoft.
Caught up in various re-organizations, such a nice neutral term for it.
I am now figuring out what comes next.

that is all for now

sometimes the question really is, why bother

wait thats completely the wrong direction
I am heading back to seattle today for 6 more weeks apart
the plague from prague is starting to subside but i am anticipating many long hours of discomfort on the plane
and then much work to be done
or rather being seen to be doing work
often a better thing
other than that not much to report of late
other than the Wife is working for the Stuporbowl here in town.
woot and fun

Buying a Harley Davidson because it gets 50 MPG
is like using biology to explain sex, accurate but it takes out all the fun

so this weekend I made a new meal

Modified Chicken Kiev
Take flattened chicken breast(pound flat in a large bag to about 1/4 to 3/8 inch thick)

in a sautee pan,
1 small onion, diced
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 package (3x6x9) baby spinach chopped fine
1/2 cup cashews chopped fine
melt butter and slowly sautee all ingredients to a moderate paste.

spread paste on flattened chicken


in a seperate bowl,room temperature melt 2 sticks butter and add shredded gorgonzola, shredded meunster, and shredded parmesan and mix thoroughly.
chill again until mostly solid
make good size cannells and roll this on top of spinach inside chicken

floor. egg and bread crumbs onto the rolled chicken

fry lightly in a pan to sear the edges

back at 325 for 25 minutes

mmmmmm


side dish,
shredd 2 apples, and 2 cups carrots
slow cook in some butter, salt and pepper

add at the end of cooking rissotto

mmmmmmm

i made a casserole of cheeseburger macaroni
sort of
started with
2 onions chopped fine
table spoon minced garlic (too lazy to mince fresh)
cup of mushrooms shredded
olive oil
salt and pepper

heat this until the aromatics are starting are clear and looking like they might brown soon

add 1.5 lb lean ground beef and brown

add 3 cups water
1.5 cups beef broth
2 cans cheddar cheese soup (I just like it ok?)
1 lb pasta( elbows for me)
2 cups shredded broccoli crowns

bring to a boil
simmer on medium until cooked stirring regularly


then i put it into a casserole dish covered it with grated parmesan and cheddar cheese and cheezy breadcrumbs and baked for 20 minutes to set and solidify.

it is nummy

and it contains 4 vegetables

its actually a clear and beautiful day out here in the western edge of the world.
today I got to do laundry, clean the apt and make food for the week.
today was making of meatloaf and risotto
the difference is that in the meatloaf were 4 cups of spinach shredded and 2 cups of shredded carrots.
in the risotto was parmesan and shredded cauliflower
look real vegetables in the food

for Voting for Barack

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/cc65ed650d

the pod is emptied and there is now furniture in the house.
not a lot of it but at least some
i need to get a co-ax cable to be able to move the tv to the other side of the living room
and now announcing



The Yule Party 2008

Thats right, its back.
In the state where it should be, Florida.
12/20/2008
If you are a friend and want to come, let us know.

Bill

that is all

on my way to TPA
and then three weeks in Florida with wife
there is a trip to the mouse
furniture to unload
lawns to mow
looking forward to it all

3 hours of ironing later
it is all done and i have a closet full of nicely pressed or starched shirts
always a good feeling
and today has been about 12 hours of cleaning work
in a small apartment
it seems a bit much

lists of errands for a saturday

1. get car
2. pay mechanic to fix bike
3. laundry
a. clothes
b. pillows
c. comforter
d. couch cushion
3. bleach whites
4. clean bathroom
5. clean kitchen
6. run dishwasher
7. vacuum
8. woolite clean kermit couch until it is green again
9. woolite floors to remove final traces of lumpy and leo
10. Iron all clothes for closet
11. prep bills for monday paying
12 see two movies in a double feature tonight


all in all a pretty busy day
I am currently up to number 8

I have been thinking about limits lately.
first the largest limit is that 8 weeks apart is way over the limit
second sometimes you hit a limit and can push through it
tonight was one of those nights
i stopped about half a mile from my office to get gas
spent 5.00 to fill the tank
and then went to start the bike back up
nothing
the battery was fine
but it would not start
so i sat at 148th and Bel-red road and thought
called geico cause i thought i had towing coverage
found out that I did not
but they hooked me up with a tow company
$200.00 for a 4 mile tow
I thought that might be a little outrageous
so i decided to push it home
4.2 miles later I am exhausted
and everything in my body feels like it is made of paste
loose paste at that
but I made it home
and more of that walk is up hill than I care to consider
and in just over 1 hour 40 minutes
which is about 2.5 miles per hour
and now it is bed time
tonight i will sleep well

i rode my scooter after dark
I went over and got a bite to eat with gordo of the aussie contingent
then i rode back
and it was moderatly scary at night on the 520 bridge
and i need to fix my speedometer cable which came disconnected from the back of the panel and the mirrors are loose again
just need to fix it all
and go out to breakfast in the morning

I passed a driver license written test

of course it was on the computer

and the questions were straight out of the book

and I got a perfect score

lets hope I do as well on the on bike part

I am now authorized as a motorcycle operator in the state of Washington

today I saw something that I think goes to far

I know for years now guys have been talking on their phones while using the urinals, these are also usually the guys who do not flush or wash their hands
then you would see someone with a crackberry or some such thing, maybe playing with an ipod.

today it went too far
a guy with a full size laptop, using the urinal and reading email

its just too much sometimes