The Walterland Blog

I stumbled upon this today... Even though it's a little late for Xmas posts, I thought it was kinda funny.

Pimp My Nutcracker

-Todd

Today was a record day... I had not had any dogs run out in front of me since my last post... and oddly enough, the hummer has been quiet as a ghost since my post about him too (the power of blogging!), but today... I had 5 freaking dogs run out in front of my car. I'm gonna hit one of those damn dogs one of these days, not on purpose. I've run over my fair share of critters since earning my driving rights, but never anything that big. I bet it tosses me out of my seat a little. Seriously... what in the hell is wrong with these people and their damn dogs.

Anyway, enough about that. I've had requests for job updates, so here goes... My job is going great. I'm getting more and more busy every day (good thing). My trip to Canada looks like it will kick off the second week in January, contingent on acquiring my passport. Shortly after that, I'm jet set off to Oregon to work with another customer. I'm really looking forward to meeting with these customers, but not real excited about the winter.

I gotta admit, I'm feeling a little humbled at supporting these networks. It could be because my "orientation period" is over and now it's sink or swim, but some of these networks... are quite intense. It could also be because I was unemployed for 4 months and I'm a little rusty, but the people there are very nice... not like the good ol' days (fare thee well).

To close, I'd like to thank Time Magazine for naming me "Man of the Year" (that's going on my resume). It was such a surprise! I'd like to thank my wife, my kids, Walterland Productions, my producer, my manager, Time Magazine and most of all... the fans that voted for me.

-Todd

Emily's reason for not wanting to get a big TV.

"If the TV is bigger then the power will come and bounce us in. Then we'll be in the forest with the bad men and they will shoot us. We don't want that, do we?"


-Katie

We've decided to consolidate blogs. From now on I'll be posting my two cents here, as I see fit.

-Katie

OK, here were the results:

Lights: 23

Stop Signs: 12

Dogs that ran out in front of my car this morning: 3

Dear God... that's all I can say about that.

Bill would allow the blind to hunt in Texas...

I guess if it was going to be allowed anywhere, let it be in Texas.

Living outside the city has its good and bad points... Good point, less traffic. Bad point, more traffic.

I live roughly 26 miles from my work. Depending on what time I leave in the morning it takes me upwards of 45 minutes to commute (I've never made it in less than 45). There are people I work with that live 50+ miles away... I don't know why. Last week, my boss showed me away to eliminate one of the beltways from my daily routine. It has cut my stress level down drestically, but I don't think I really gained anything time wise... Allow me to explain...

I exit off the 202 beltway now a couple exits before the 101 (parking lot) beltway. This has seemed to work pretty well, except... now I drive through an old Indian (politically correct?) reservation. There are 4-way stop signs at every intersection which seems to be every quarter to half mile or so. No big deal... BUT... now, instead of dodging cars, I get to dodge dogs... my boss warned me of this though. I didn't think he was kidding, but every day since modifying my route, I've had at least 3 packs of dogs flank me and charge out in front of my car (this morning I saw one on the side of the road that wasn't so lucky).

Traffic is just a way of life... it is what it is. I think I may tally up how many lights and stop signs I go through on my daily commute. I'm gonna make a prediction and tally them up tomorrow. My prediction:

One way...

Lights: 16

Stop Signs: 11

More to follow...