We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:18:15 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification It has been an ugly two weeks. One of the reasons for slackness in posting. The contract I am working on ends soon. The client put out the Request For Proposal and its associated Performance Work Statement... Which means that in addition to keeping up with the client work that pays the bills, we had to take the time to convince the client that they *really-really-really* don't mind the excessive compensation we get and *really-really-really* like the quality and quantity of brain-sweat we produce, and convince them to continue spending millions for our brilliance for 5 more years. All while... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html Thu, 22 Sep 2005 09:40:15 -0600 Hey, I can always hope you transpose a range figure wrong, John. The rock, she no gonna help me on this one. This whole Postal Cat thing is why I, along with Jonah, am a dog man. Dogs--man's best friend. Cats--felines wondering if they can get away with eating their owners. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32113 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32113 Thu, 22 Sep 2005 23:50:00 -0600 No, JTG, that would be my buddy Mike. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32111 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32111 Thu, 22 Sep 2005 22:29:03 -0600 Hmmm, that sure looks like Annie with that thing - maybe we should be calling her Annie Oakley instead of Little Orphan Annie. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32110 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32110 Thu, 22 Sep 2005 22:17:17 -0600 What I wrote, above, has now percolated through my aged, distracted brain. I think of the times when I and my guys were young, and dumb, and full of arrive. Sometimes, after eating a meal with lots of beans in it, we would sit around, and drink too much, and talk too much, and then somebody would flick the Bic and ignite the flatus. JoA, have you been annoying the kitties with stinky flames? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32109 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32109 Thu, 22 Sep 2005 21:49:44 -0600 Cats with automatic weapons... the ultimate worst case scenario. Have a look in yer archives, John- I warned you about this... Dam' good thing that 'scaled' AK was about .076mm or there'd bin 9 Purple Hearts in the family. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32106 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32106 Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:50:17 -0600 There's an obscure antiquarian reference! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32105 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32105 Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:47:37 -0600 Kitty is just increasing the size and quality of her honor guard. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32104 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32104 Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:45:25 -0600 Maybe the fireball in the background has *something* to do with it. Something obviously did just get on kitty's last nerve. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32101 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32101 Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:34:12 -0600 never heard from any other creature the kinds of crying, screaming, spitting, hissing sounds that tiny ball of fluff can make. She'd do it in a heartbeat... if only she could figure out which end the fire comes out of. LOL!]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32097 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32097 Thu, 22 Sep 2005 17:50:43 -0600 haha , Dang the best lil ol smokey could operate was the compound bow. Silent but deadly. When she is older I suspect she will be waylaying me with a firefiled Trebuchet tho. She is a cat from a fire pit. Incoming!! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32095 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32095 Thu, 22 Sep 2005 16:15:05 -0600 [content deleted because I realized what a gi-normous brain fart the comment represented... ed.] http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32093 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32093 Thu, 22 Sep 2005 15:25:30 -0600 Being involved with consulting services procurement from the buying end that post was a bit of an education and a confirmation of suspicions. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32092 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32092 Thu, 22 Sep 2005 15:21:08 -0600 Don't run, Ry. You'll only die tired. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32091 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32091 Thu, 22 Sep 2005 13:04:47 -0600 'Lots of scars, though. Lots of scars.' But how many are self inflicted, kemosabe?(Running away! Incomming!) http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32089 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32089 Thu, 22 Sep 2005 12:41:15 -0600 Invalid assumption, Cricket. This is a family with 8 total Purple Hearts in 3 generations but no fatalities. Lots of scars, though. Lots of scars. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32088 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32088 Thu, 22 Sep 2005 11:53:01 -0600 At least they didn't hit anything or you wouldn't be here to tell the tale and take the pic. LOL. Love beasties. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32086 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32086 Thu, 22 Sep 2005 11:49:46 -0600 Homotherium who lived in the area during the last ice age. Zondar would do that. He's not known for patience. Zondar, who is very very straight, really hates the genus name, btw.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32085 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32085 Thu, 22 Sep 2005 11:37:09 -0600 Very true, BCR. We felines are much more sophisticated and controlled about things. :D http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32084 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32084 Thu, 22 Sep 2005 11:34:57 -0600 huh. I call Photoshop! Everybody knows cats prefer sniper rifles. Dogs, now -- dogs would do the spray 'n pray. No firing accuracy at all. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32083 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32083 Thu, 22 Sep 2005 11:26:25 -0600 LMAO! Great stuff, John. I'm glad to hear work has settled down and you are happy with the proposal. Best of luck on that front! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32082 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32082 Thu, 22 Sep 2005 11:05:42 -0600 Never forget, Boss; you work for Nš1 first. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32080 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/winning_work_losing_friends.html#comment-32080 Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:25:40 -0600