hiiiiiiii-ya!!!

ya, isn't it great... may f'in 24... and the mosquitos are out. last 2 years it was mid to late june, but not this season. grrrrr... ummm... i kind of (hesitate to type kinda... so 'myspace', even tho i've never once typed in that URL, or visited myspace or facebook or myface or whatever... hip to be unhip) thought this blog would delve into the real issues of the day, into my innermost thoughts... well, that ain't gonna (sorry: going to) happen... which reminds me... dodge's ad multimillion dollar ad campaign is "ya, its gotta hemi" is just all FUBAR. that is actually slang for "Yes, it have to hemi". as if i'd say "i gotta go" i actually mean "i have to go", not "i got a go". stupid phrase, made more stupid by its incorrect usage. oh, well. anywho... am officially certified as a black belt as of yesterday, got the email today asking how i want the plaque (plague?) to read... jeff j mc... jeffrey mc... jeffrey j mc.... i choose 'dr. of love (and pain)'... wonder if they'll print it up like that. i MCed a staff black belt / master black belt event, and brought in two outside motivational speakers (ya, i know, but it's what we do!). as i was chitchatting w/ them before it started, i told them about the audience. when i told them there would be about 50 black belts, and 10 master black belts coming, their eyes got real wide, and they were visibibly excited. "wow, is that something! you're kidding!? 3m has that many black belts!?" i knew right then that they had no idea there was a statistical / quality program where the leaders are called master black belts and black belts... i had to break the bad news to them that although we were a roomful of blackbelts, there would be very little breaking of boards, slow motion kicking, and loud exclamations of our virility. just a bunch of pocket protector wearing type As who love stats and problem solving. they were visibly dissapointed, and never really regained their initial enthusiasm... c'est la vie.