The Dichotomy of the Work Day

I'm listening to MPR while watching a huge multimillion dollar contract go out to bid. MPR has a veterinian on discussing animal related issues, including a new bill coming up for a vote in MN that will allow for family pets can come to shelters with women & children fleeing an abusive relationship.

Meanwhile, the bidding on the contract started out slowly. Each vendor submitted their opening bid. Over $2M separated the high and low opening bids. About halfway through, the bidding got more competitive. Only about $300K separate the bids now. The lowest opening bid is still the lowest bid.

After this is done, I am on a conference call for deploying new copiers in our office. Next stop is budget. I need to do some corrections. This is the last fiscal month of the fiscal year so it is now or never. Never isn't really acceptable.

Three minutes left on the bidding... And trying to train the cat by using a squirt bottle is a bad plan. You are just teaching them to not do the behavior when you are around.

I think we've also plotted out our vacations for the summer. The boy has a weeklong trip every month of the summer, starting with the family fishing trip. It's been a fairly productive and interesting day.