Comcast, WKRN, and a lost episode of 'Lost'

It's been awhile since I had a good 'ole fashion pet peeve. So here it goes.

Comcast is a joke and there is nothing "comcastic" about it. I think they know it and we all know it, but I wish WKRN, the ABC affiliate in Nashville, knew it. Here's my dilemma.

When Comcast installed my cable, they told me that channel 2 might be a little a fuzzy. It had to do with something about a tower. I don't know. Anyway, the picture wasn't perfect, but it wasn't awful either. We've lived with it this way for over 2 years now but like I say, it's not a big deal. Until...

Last night we turn on the tv to catch Lost. All the channels were working great accept for channel 2. We were watching the ant races. You could not see a picture and you could faintly hear the audio. We tried watching the HD channel on the television through the antenna, but it was so digitally disrupted that we could only hear every other word while watching a serious of digital boxes freeze and unfreeze across the screen.

I still don't know who was at fault but by my suspicion is that it was Comcast. We missed Lost, but I can watch it online. So, Comcast if you are reading this....oh never mind, we all know you don't really care.

Awareness Test

This is a great public service announcement done to raise awareness for cyclist in London. However, the application of this little test could be used far beyond the world of cycling.

Programmers and Marketers

I am not sure who said it, but the following statement is very true. If you know the source, please comment.

"If you make a general statement, a programmer says, 'Yes, but...' while a designer says, 'Yes, and...'"

Would you agree?

Back in the saddle

Over the weekend I had the pleasure of an old friend coming into to town to visit. We enjoyed the snow. It was my son's first big snow and he seemed to have fun. He wasn't sure why his mom and dad were throwing that white stuff at each other but when it was time to go in, he wouldn't have it. Then as the weekend came to an end, my 2/3 of my household became sick and I was one.

I'm better now, and it's nice to be back in the saddle. So, before you think this post is pointless, I just wanted to jot down my experience from this morning's devotional at work before I forget.

We had the honor of hearing Dan Miller author of 48 Days to the Work You Love (which is a great book) and radio show host speak to us this morning. Dan also provided each of us with a copy of his latest book, No More Mondays which I will read in the next few weeks and let you know what I think.

This morning Dan spoke about opportunity. He gave several good examples from his line of work as a personal coach. I'm not going to spend a lot of time telling you all of the examples, but I do want to remind you that if you are in a work situation (or other life situation even) that appears to have very limited options or you don't like the options available, there are often other options available that you overlook. Exercise some patience and resist the knee-jerk reactions to a bad situation. Whether it is a layoff or you simply don't like your job, there are more opportunities to your situation than you might think about.

Here is a blog post on Dan's blog about opportunity.