Thursday, February 24, 2005
Web Snow
An odd day at work today. The BIG snow storm of the year is churning about the Delamarva peninsula. Snow started to float down around 9:30 a.m., an odd time for folks needing to make decisions. School districts and independent schools were not willing to call off classes for the day initially; weather forecasters are still viewed with suspicion. This storm was predicted on Tuesday as a biggie...but one never knows.
As folks at work saw the flakes coming down, the Internet was hit, big time. Snow Watch was a favorite. You could walk from one end of the offices to the other and follow each school closing as you glanced at the scrolling terminals of the cubicles you passed. Getting a customer's order.
Finishing a CAD drawing.
Matching up checks to invoices.
All these activites took backseats to what was happening with one's kids' school. (I'm blogging over lunch time, so I'm conducting self-absolution here).
As a manager, I'm thinking how much time is too much time to be in the office but out on the internet.
As a father, I'm thinking time limits and children's safety are mutually exclusive concerns.
As a 6 year old kid bouncing inside my head, I'm staring out the window and screaming "SNOW DAY !!!" & "Where'd I put the sleigh?".
An odd day at work today. The BIG snow storm of the year is churning about the Delamarva peninsula. Snow started to float down around 9:30 a.m., an odd time for folks needing to make decisions. School districts and independent schools were not willing to call off classes for the day initially; weather forecasters are still viewed with suspicion. This storm was predicted on Tuesday as a biggie...but one never knows.As folks at work saw the flakes coming down, the Internet was hit, big time. Snow Watch was a favorite. You could walk from one end of the offices to the other and follow each school closing as you glanced at the scrolling terminals of the cubicles you passed. Getting a customer's order.
Finishing a CAD drawing.
Matching up checks to invoices.
All these activites took backseats to what was happening with one's kids' school. (I'm blogging over lunch time, so I'm conducting self-absolution here).
As a manager, I'm thinking how much time is too much time to be in the office but out on the internet.
As a father, I'm thinking time limits and children's safety are mutually exclusive concerns.
As a 6 year old kid bouncing inside my head, I'm staring out the window and screaming "SNOW DAY !!!" & "Where'd I put the sleigh?".
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