I mentioned a couple of weeks back that I'm moving to a new schedule at work, where I leave the office around 2 PM. I've already seen one immediate benefit: I get a lot more done. Today, I saw a different benefit: door-to-door magazine salesmen think I'm unemployed. That is worth a hoot and a holler on its own.
Around 3 PM today, I heard a knock on the front door. I opened up the door to find a friendly man with a catalog. I could tell where this was headed; I'm really bad about telling people no when it comes to stuff like that, so I was mentally prepared to sign up for a subscription to Ferret Fancy magazine. The guy starts into his sales ramble, then he stops and asks, "What line of work are you in? Construction? Times are tough in that line of work, I understand if you can't buy anything." Booyeah! Not only do I save money, but the guy leaves actually feeling some sympathy for me, the tightwad.
This is amazing for a few reasons. First and foremost, construction? I hardly know how to work a glue gun. The largest thing I've ever built was a birdhouse at Cub Scout Camp, and no bird in its right mind would ever get into the stupid thing. They used to poop on it on purpose, I believe. Second, I truly believe that had I said anything to confirm that guy's suspicions, I could've got some free magazines out of the deal. I'll have to remember that for next time.
One more thing here. Have you been looking for a slow, kinda stupid chess program to play against on your computer? Look no further, I have uploaded one called RubeChess. I like to pick out a decent-sized project when learning a new programming language, and RubeChess served as my introduction to Ruby. That is one awesome language.
Posted by Cody at November 27, 2007 10:21 PM