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In praise of the 👍 emoji
We use Slack at Kinsta and one of the things I enjoy about Slack is the use of Emojis as reactions. Not everything posted in Slack needs a typed response, at least not from everyone in the company. Emoji reactions allow you to respond without creating a notification that the poster then needs to review.…
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Essential Oil mixes for Work
Kate bought us an essential oil diffuser a few years ago and I have been hooked on having nice smells around the house ever since. The best part was that Kate took care of making all that stuff happen. Now that my office is in the basement I have to fend for myself and figure…
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Rest day
Sums it up well.
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New TV Series: Severance
I started watching Severance last week on Apple TV and I am hooked. The photography, set design, and lighting are great. But the story and acting are what make the show worth watching. The show opens to a woman laying on a conference table in a windowless room. It’s a jarring scene and eventually the…
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Heavy News Day
Russia invaded the Ukraine today. Its been coming for weeks if not longer but now it has happened. Putin has ordered his people to take over the Ukraine or parts of it anyway. They have captured the infamous nuclear power plant Chernobyl and are apparently holding the staff hostage. Yet I went to work like…
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Winter: part deux
When it snows and the snow stays on the ground for more than a week, it is winter. We had that happen in early December and then got hit with a couple more snow storms into early January. In total we got close to 2 feet of snow in that timeframe. We cross country skied…
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Frozen Culvert: Defrosted
Yesterday I mentioned one of our culverts had frozen. This resulted in a temporary pond that has been driving me a little crazy the last few weeks. We have an impending snow storm coming tomorrow and I really wanted to get this drained before then. The main way I’ve seen for clearing frozen culverts involves…
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Frozen culvert
Drainage is an important consideration when building anything. When it rains or snows the water eventually flows downhill. If the downhill is blocked by a road you need to place a culvert to drain the water under and past the road. This year we have a new issue. The culvert froze up and created a…
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Asking for the Manager
When someone asks to speak with the manager it is because the customer experience is not going well. Whomever they are currently speaking with no longer has their confidence and going to their boss feels like the only option. There are cases where people ask for the manager way to early or over something very…
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Prep
I grew up working in my mom’s deli shop. I was a terrible employee for many reasons, being the boss’ son didn’t help any of them. Regardless I did learn a few things while working there: make the customer happy, be quick, smile, and prep. Before any restaurant, deli, cafe, or food truck opens there…