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Yesterday during work i decided not to do the conference today, but go into the office. Too many moving pieces to wrangle and an architectural review to prepare. I also pitched for new staff: a developer who would also be a "scrum master." I think i may have convinced my boss' boss. nowIn the early morning hours i realize that having someone else in the role of scrum master pushes me further away from the team building work that i value. However, it's right for the team: they need someone dedicated. And perhaps i just become much more of a mentor, a less direct manager.
For me, it will take away the stress of letting people down: by getting someone who focusses on making the team development effort go smoothly, i can focus on the trainwrecks outside of our team.
Christine picked me up after work, and we listened to the game* in the car. We dropped off the rent check, and Christine suggested we could go to the little neighborhood restaurant, in which i had noted that the first game of the series was playing when i went to meet with someone to discuss career growth. So, we did. A handful of other folks were in the restaurant watching: it wasn't crowded but was neighborly. The owner was watching as well. I ordered flan at the top of the eighth inning and carefully paced my bites to extend the desert so my last bite was with the last sweet out of the bottom of the ninth, when the Giants won the game and won the series. The owner came around with a bottle of sparkling red wine so we could all toast the Giants.
Home after, where i was too exhausted to consider exercise. When we'd left my office i was aware the discomfort in my mouth was sapping my energy. I didn't want to do a thing, but it was now the last minute to vote. So i went through the pages of offices and ballot measures with Christine, feeling less proud of this analysis effort. Christine however really dug in and even called a community college colleague for advice about the state school superintendent.
Our polling place is quite close, so Christine will take our ballots over there to vote. I hadn't notice the wording on the envelope before: apparently she's only supposed to take it over if i'm sick or disabled (not just needing to get to the office). I'm feeling a little guilty about using the proxy delivery this year: i'll try to remember next year that the wording is that restrictive.
Today there's a stack of critical to-dos waiting for me, so i can't dawdle too long with the internet.
* It's a best of seven series: once a team wins four games, the World Series champ is decided. The games vary in location: 2 games - 3 games - 2 games. The Giants had won the two games in SF, and had won one of the two games in Texas. If the Rangers won last night, the teams would have head back to San Francisco to play game six.
For me, it will take away the stress of letting people down: by getting someone who focusses on making the team development effort go smoothly, i can focus on the trainwrecks outside of our team.
Christine picked me up after work, and we listened to the game* in the car. We dropped off the rent check, and Christine suggested we could go to the little neighborhood restaurant, in which i had noted that the first game of the series was playing when i went to meet with someone to discuss career growth. So, we did. A handful of other folks were in the restaurant watching: it wasn't crowded but was neighborly. The owner was watching as well. I ordered flan at the top of the eighth inning and carefully paced my bites to extend the desert so my last bite was with the last sweet out of the bottom of the ninth, when the Giants won the game and won the series. The owner came around with a bottle of sparkling red wine so we could all toast the Giants.
Home after, where i was too exhausted to consider exercise. When we'd left my office i was aware the discomfort in my mouth was sapping my energy. I didn't want to do a thing, but it was now the last minute to vote. So i went through the pages of offices and ballot measures with Christine, feeling less proud of this analysis effort. Christine however really dug in and even called a community college colleague for advice about the state school superintendent.
Our polling place is quite close, so Christine will take our ballots over there to vote. I hadn't notice the wording on the envelope before: apparently she's only supposed to take it over if i'm sick or disabled (not just needing to get to the office). I'm feeling a little guilty about using the proxy delivery this year: i'll try to remember next year that the wording is that restrictive.
Today there's a stack of critical to-dos waiting for me, so i can't dawdle too long with the internet.
* It's a best of seven series: once a team wins four games, the World Series champ is decided. The games vary in location: 2 games - 3 games - 2 games. The Giants had won the two games in SF, and had won one of the two games in Texas. If the Rangers won last night, the teams would have head back to San Francisco to play game six.
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