Neanderpundit

I’m not taking out the snowblower any more, and that’s that. I’m sick to death of it, and I’m not gonna fire it up unless there are at least eight inches of snow.

Winter may now be over. I’ve had enough. Sheesh.

Again, in reference to Manufacturing Week I attended this tuesday; Yeah, nothing says Excellence in Manufacturing like a hot, expensive MOTORCYCLE.

Yeah, it brings people around, yeah, it makes a splash, but does it have anything to do with what you’re trying to sell? I think not.

Now, I use SolidWorks, and it’s an awesome design package. Hell, I’m trying to get it to be standardized companywide. Do I get a motorcycle for this? No. Should I? No.

And while we’re on the subject:

Orange County Choppers? Yeah, right.

Look, give me a huge supply of comped tools, a big workshop, a film crew, a big budget, and a high profile customer, as well as suppliers anxious to give me shit to see their brand on TV? Man, I bet I could build a chopper. No, I’m not saying the show isn’t fun to watch, on the few occasions I’ve caught it, I’m not saying they don’t do a nice job; but seriously. This isn’t anything like the real world.
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Daughter and I just got finished watching a Jeff Corwin Experience show about Tazmania. I love watching nature programs, and this one is no exception; Jeff Corwin is a lot of fun.

Today, he was talking about Monotremes. For those of you in Rio Lindo, monotremes are unique in the natural world; they are mammals that lay eggs. Only two types of these creatures exist on earth, and they are the Duckbilled Platypus and the Spiny Echidna. In addition to laying eggs, they feed their young, lacking teats, by sweating milk on a certain patch of their skin. Yep, in all the world, there exists no other mammal who lays eggs. Wait, what? Oh, there’s a third?
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