On the other hand, I was looking forward to completing more home projects. It seems like there is a trade-off between having the time and available labor to make lifestyle improvements and having the resources to make them a reality. Perhaps the secret might be earning an income but not working 60 or 70 hours per week. Hmmm. Food for thought.
The Certified Quality Engineer exam is on Saturday morning and I'm on page 211 of the handbook out of about 500 pages. A deadline can be a real attention-riveter.
To get myself into the mood for engineering employment, I'm sharing one of my favorite engineer-geek jokes.
The Doctor, Chemist and Engineer in a Bit of A Bad Spot
Once upon a time there lived three men: a doctor, a chemist, and an
engineer. For some reason all three offended the king and were sentenced to die
on the same day.
The day of the execution arrived, and the doctor was led up
to the guillotine.
As he strapped the doctor to the guillotine, the
executioner asked, "Head up or head down?"
"Head up," said the doctor.
"Blindfold or no blindfold?"
"No blindfold."
So the executioner
raised the axe, and z-z-z-z-ing! Down came the blade--and stopped barely an inch
above the doctor's neck. Well, the law stated that if an execution didn't
succeed the first time, the prisoner had to be released, so the doctor was set
free.
Then the chemist was led up to the guillotine.
"Head up or head
down?" said the executioner.
"Head up."
"Blindfold or no blindfold?"
"No blindfold."
So the executioner raised his axe, and z-z-z-z-ing! Down
came the blade--and stopped an inch above the chemist's neck. Well, the law
stated that if the execution didn't succeed the first time the prisoner had to
be released, so the chemist was set free.
Finally the engineer was led up to
the guillotine.
"Head up or head down?"
"Head up."
"Blindfold or no
blindfold?"
"No blindfold."
So the executioner raised his axe, but
before he could cut the rope, the engineer yelled out:
"WAIT! I see what the
problem is!"
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