Heath L. Buckmaster's Blog, page 6
July 8, 2010
I have Two Subcutaneous Foreign Bodies
A couple years ago I burned my right hand , in what was a very foolish maneuver. Basically I grabbed for a pan that was just under 350 degrees in heat. There was a sizzle and the blistering started almost immediately causing severe injury to my hand, but this was not the first time that I injured the hand, and I'd like to tell you a little story about it.
Let us travel back in time to the early teen years when I was in 6th and 7th grade.
a very young Heath
Picture a young Heath...
July 4, 2010
Happy 4th of July!
I wish you and yours a most wonderful 4th of July…
no matter where you may be…
July 2, 2010
An Independent Day.
What follows is a short diddley-doo that I wrote a few years ago in honour of the American Independence Day. It's quite a load of rubbish so enjoy.
Philodendron. Common name, Pothos. Derived from the Latin Vulgate meaning that which grows and spreads like wildfire yet can grow even in dark closets. This "devil's ivy" has sprung up in every restaurant, every airport, every hospital, everywhere!
The obvious benefits of such a plant are well…obvious! They add a sparkle of green...
June 27, 2010
What is the value of your life?
Wow...look at that forehead.
I am often embroiled in conversation with coworkers about the stress and life-sucking that goes on because of work and life distractions. I was also preoccupied with the number of grey hairs I have developed above my ears. It might have been that which concerned me more than the life-sucking, but regardless it prompted a question which I'll get to in a moment.
In the last year or so I have gone from having 5-10 grey hairs above my ears to over 30...
June 22, 2010
Naked Cowboy Back in the News
* Image from Metro UK Weird News
Looks like the Naked Cowboy, or rather the Underwear-only-wearing cowboy, is back in the news again…
The Naked Cowboy, who is frequently seen in New York's Times Square, strumming a guitar while wearing only a cowboy hat and a pair of white briefs, has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Naked Cowgirl.
The Naked Cowboy, whose real name is Robert Burck, is demanding that the Naked Cowgirl – also known as Sandy Kane, who performs in a red, white...
June 18, 2010
Silent Kay
The night before Christmas a long, long time ago, there lived a girl named Kay. She hardly ever spoke, so she was called Silent Kay.
On the day before Christmas, Silent Kay was knitting a sweater to give to her mother. She heard a knock at the door. She turned the knob and opened the door. On the door step, was a knight whom she didn't know.
"Pardon me," said the knight. "I need your help. I scraped my knees, and knuckles, and I need a bandage. I have some in my knapsack but I c...
June 14, 2010
Receiving the KVIE Elmo Award.
Last week I received KVIE Public Television's highest award for volunteerism – the ELMO Award. The name is an homage to that loveable PBS character, but also an acronym for: Enthusiasm, Leadership, Motivation, and Optimism.
Heath and David pimped out in the photo booth. (I didn't even realize it was an ELMO hat until days later)
The award was delivered at the annual KVIE Volunteer Awards Dinner – an evening of good food, good wine, and this year a lot of good group fun. It's...
June 13, 2010
A Sly Weekend.
We are home from a delightful (but pollen filled) weekend at Sly Park Recreational Area and Campground, located on Jenkinson Lake. It's less than an hour from Sacramento toward Lake Tahoe, and it's a spot that we love to frequent in the early summer to just get away from the city noise.
This year was no different, except for a few things: we didn't stay in our "usual" campsite, the pollen was unlike anything I have ever seen before, the lake was the most full I've ever seen...
June 9, 2010
The Strategic Pause.
Today I will be discussing a linguistic tool called the Strategic Pause.
First, an illustration:
Heath: "Wow the kitchen is a
David: "And that is why I'm going to clean
Heath
David: "Later
Heath: "Oh…"
The Strategic Pause is a highly effective linguistic tool that can be used in conversation for three main purposes to elaborate on the original statement with: humour, negation, or reversal.
In the above example we are first presented with a very...
June 7, 2010
All My Communities.
There are so many social/networking/professional tools out there, but they all have a common purpose (or should), and that is to create a community (both permanent and temporary communities even).
Professional networking targets professional communities who have a business need to interact – many of them are based on the knowledge of a technology, software, product suite, etc. That might be an ERP community that connects SAP professionals, group affiliation like AITP (formerly...
