Sooo long Steve Jobs..

Steve Jobs passed away today.  It's a sad day for innovation in the computer/electronics business.  His visionary ways created a slew of new high tech devices that we never knew we couldn't live without.
From the Mac to the iPhone to the OS X software created to work seamlessly between each, he inspired and created some of the worlds best new ideas.  He brought our world into the future faster than we could have done on our own.  My first Apple was a LCII.  16 Mhz speed, 40 MB hard drive, floppy drive and small color screen.  At the time it was very cool.  I remember spending over $2200 on it, which at the time was more than I probably should have spent, but from then on I was indoctrinated into the Mac Culture and I never looked back.  From there I bought a Performa then a PowerPC tower and now I am still using a 7 year old Powerbook.  And ya know what?  It still beats our desktop PC that is supposed to be more than 2 times faster based upon the GHz speed rating.  My power book is only a 1.25 GHz but I still love it.  I'm saving up for a new Macbook Pro since the newer software isn't compatible with the older laptops but I'm in no hurry as it still works great.  I can only hope that Apple continues to design and produce the quality products they've been making since Steve retook Apple from it's spiral downward several years ago.  Somewhere up in heaven there's a guy upgrading all the computers and software..and won't heaven be an even better place when he's done, because he sure made our world better while he was here.  Sooo long Steve, you will be missed! 

Frustrations

I'm frustrated.  Lately I've been frustrated more frequently than usual.  Is it as I get older my fuse gets shorter?  Am I losing my patience as the years pass by?  I just don't know.  I see so many things lately that just seem like a bunch of bureaucratic bull feathers (MASH Col. Potter euphemism) that it makes me frustrated.  Whether it's work rules and the inability to get things done due to the plethora of restrictions placed on everyone from regulations and government incompetence to plain ol people being just damn rude and inconsiderate.  I'm not sure if it's me being more sensetive or people are just getting more idiotic.  As for the constraints placed on us at work I find some people rely so much on computers that they fail to see the easy solutions in front of them until it's too late.  From simple things like how to use common sense to a little more challenging things like managing people effectively to ensure fairness and accountability.  As a supervisor in my previous position one of the things I learned early on was the need to be consistant.  Consistancy makes for good employee relations as long as you deal fairly with everyone the same way.  It was hard at times but tended to make for good steady relationships. 
I'm usually a slow to burn type of guy.  My temper flared rarely and disappated quickly.  I liked being like that.  The calm I had inside was a source of stability and comfort.  Seems I've lost some of that.  It affects more than just me, and that I know, is not acceptable.  I just don't remember being so busy all the time.
Anyway, I guess I have to retrain myself to just start chillin' out more.  Perhaps I need to get another heavy bag.  That was always a good way to release some tension!  Or perhaps it was because it's been almost a year since I've blogged!  Yeah, I'll go with that one.