A Likely Story!

Holy Crap

Writing so good that it gives me goosebumps. Read her now.

Testing 1,2,3

Testing to see if I can link. Rosalicious. HDW.

It's The Little Things...

I am all about the little things in life. The things that no one else would really notice or care about or get all worked up about. To me, little things can make all the difference in the world.

Take my new garage door opener system. It's a Chamberlain Liftmaster. It's AWESOME. Super quiet. Super smooth. You barely hear it. Has a remote keypad entry, special sensors, bells and whistles. It's the BEST garage door opener I've ever had. And it makes me smile and get all warm and gushy inside each time I use it.

Still talking about the garage. Today I spring cleaned the garage floor. Couldn't wait to get the Winter accumulation of dirt and muck and gross stuff off the floor. Used Oxyclean (a last minute inspiration) and can I tell you how sparkly clean my garage floor is right now?? And it smells great. Even better.

Granted, I wouldn't advise heart surgery or even eating off the garage floor...it's not quite THAT clean.  But it is waaay better than it was. And for anyone that knows me and my anal-retentive-cleany-ways, you have to have some idea of just how happy a place Kathyland is tonite.

Vitamins...Especially!

I heart Raspberries!

Especially when the Raspberries are in a Vodka-based cocktail!

I double heart Vodka-based cocktails!

Especially when you consume said cocktails with a totally-dear-to-my-heart buddy  I have not seen in way too long!

I heart my Denver/Boulder blogger friends! (and non-blogger friends as well!)

Especially when you get to hang out at really fun cool places with great food, sexalicious ambience, and did I mention the awesome drinks??

Thanks for hanging Friday night Rosie my dear!  Had an awesome time at Vita!  Sorry you couldn't join us HDW, Heather and Shmeder. And Jeff and Penguin too. There will definitely be a next time!

Especially since we all need our vitamins!

(ps- sorry I could not link to anyone or to Vita. Am doing a Beta test for Typepad and the link feature is temporarily wonky...as is the spacing feature)

Seen On A Bus In Cherry Creek

"The problems that exist in the world today cannot be solved by the level of thinking that created them".

Albert Einstein

Whoosh!

I love the 'whoosh' sound iChat makes when someone logs on or off..it's like a cue that something magical is happening!

Yet Another Denver Blogger

Say hola to GeekMommy.

She's a geek...and a mommy...and lots of other cool things all rolled into one!

And if you do that Twittery thang, she's on that as well.

Here's her latest post which resonates with me for oh so many reasons : Digital Divide.

I Swear To God I Am So Gonna Say This

I hardly ever/almost never blog about my full-time job.

Making an exception today.

Salary rates for my clients are determined by the hospitals that hire them thru us. Nothing whatsover I can do to raise their salary. Would if I could but I can't so I won't.

Well.

These two clients keep calling and asking me 'can they pay us for this'...'can they pay us for that'? My answer is always a firm and calm, 'no, they can't'. I have explained to you (SEVERAL TIMES, alright??) that we just can't do it unless the hospital pays US more $. When they do that we will be happy...no, make that more than happy...to pass along the extra to you...which we would.

Still, they keep calling. And calling. And calling. They say 'company XYZ pays their clients for that'. So I tell them great!! You might want to check out company XYZ for your next job. Hmmm...not what they wanted to hear. So they keep calling. (Disclaimer - they have both renewed with me twice as well and never went with company XYZ when all was said and done. Said they trust me. Yay me!)

Finally decided how to handle this. Reverse psychology.

Both of these clients are moms. Their kids are older. Most are out of the house. So the next time they hit me with 'but company ABC or XYZ does this' I'll remind them of all the times their kids asked them for stuff and used the reasoning 'well Billy's mom got it for him'...totally making up the Billy name, of course.

It might help them to see where I am coming from...hello from between a rock and a hard place. Then again, it might not accomplish anything other than giving you a glimpse into what I do from 9a-5:30p ET day after day after day. After day.

4,000

Grim milestone reached in Iraq.

Condolences to the 4,000 families and friends of the 4,000 killed since this war began.

UPDATE :

Thoughts from my friend Raf, who's served in Iraq. Thanks for letting me share, Raf!

ALS! Turns 4

Four years ago today I posted this. I've left the post intact, complete with links that don't link to some blogs that no longer exist. This was back in the day when I barely knew what a blog was.

And now?

Hmm, let's see.

I started my day by reading some of my fave bloggers, both local and far. Twittered and im'd with HDW and Jeff L.

Then I was off to see my buddy Andrew's brainchild Startupweekend in full swing. Got to finally meet Micah who I follow on several social media sites and know thru Andrew. Also saw Charlie and Stan, who I also met thru Andrew.

Could only stay at Startupweekend for a short time as I had a kind invitation to join HDW and family for a lovely and yummy Easter dinner. Spent a wonderful afternoon and evening before I headed home to prepare for tomorrow.

The signficance of this day from a blog perspective is that everyone I had contact with today (other than calling my parents to wish them a Happy Easter) was someone I met thru my blog or thru a friend's blog. Andrew is fond of saying (and rightly so, I feel) that Startupweekend is all about community. Pretty much the same thing applies to blogs and it definitely applies to my blog.

My life has been changed, enriched, improved and immeasurably blessed by having my blog. Little did I know four years ago that I was on the brink of something that would change my life forever. In a way, my blog has not only tracked my life, but has been my life. My life on the internet. And it's intersected with so many other people that it just boggles my mind.

Thanks to all that have visited, commented, agreed and even disagreed...it's made Kathyland a better place.
And to my friends that I've found thru my blog? Having you in my life is an honor and a blessing. Thanks for staying with me. Thanks for keeping me honest and calling bullshit when needed. And most of all, just thanks for being here and seeing what I have to say.

It's rarely profound, sometimes boring and yeah, I know lots of times I am just too perky and upbeat for words. But it's me and since I'm the main voice here in Kathyland, what ya see is what ya get. And if that's not a likely story, I don't know what is!