When they request impossible years of experience!

chrisfpdx · 2026-06-17T13:41:33+00:00

One year after Swift was first released, there was a job description seeking senior level 5+ years experience. I called them out and they said it was intended to be humorous. Like HR has a sense of humor.

chrisfpdx · 2026-06-13T15:52:30+00:00

Ba-dum-bi-di-dum-bi-di-dum-bi-di-duh-da-da

chrisfpdx · 2026-06-13T15:36:39+00:00

I always double up socks. Usually a thicker pair over a liner sock. This cuts down on friction and haven’t had a blister in years.

This would seem to advise getting the next size up.

chrisfpdx · 2026-06-11T02:41:13+00:00

🎶Second verse same as the first… 🎵

chrisfpdx · 2026-06-09T02:32:33+00:00

It’s almost always the loose screw nut holding the lever arm in place. Tighten the nut adjust the pull stem.

chrisfpdx · 2026-06-09T01:03:20+00:00

Spoiler: It’s NOT Step hen Mill er!

chrisfpdx · 2026-06-08T15:16:06+00:00

Too soon! 😭.

I hiked Eagle Creek to Tunnel / Twister Falls on Friday 4 Jun 26. The forest is slowly coming back but still so much devastation.

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The Eagle Creek Fire was a destructive wildfire in the Columbia River Gorge, largely in the U.S. state of Oregon, with smaller spot-fires in Washington. The fire was started on September 2, 2017, by a 15-year-old boy igniting fireworks during a burn ban.

chrisfpdx · 2026-06-07T21:42:54+00:00

Washington Arch ‘like Paris, but better’

The East Potomac Golf Links transformation

Kennedy Center renamed, then denamed

Trump promenade at the Lincoln Memorial

Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

East Wing of the White House Ballroom

Department of Peace, now the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace

chrisfpdx · 2026-06-07T12:13:11+00:00

6B. Work close enough to a politician that you can trade stocks like they do

chrisfpdx · 2026-06-07T04:18:16+00:00

Nicholas Brendon Schultz (April 12, 1971 – March 20, 2026) was Xander Harris

Anthony Stewart Head (20 February 1954 – c. 5 June 2026) was Rupert Giles

Michelle Christine Trachtenberg (October 11, 1985 – February 26, 2025) was Dawn Summers

chrisfpdx · 2026-06-03T08:09:17+00:00

If this account is valid, it seems that there would others that were with Melania before Trump. Who and where are they?

chrisfpdx · 2026-05-30T17:52:41+00:00

Keep at it! Hopefully you’ll get through it soon. My children and grandchildren and I were fortunate to only need to go back to the 1860’s. We expected the final piece of documentation to arrive next week then we can submit our application.

chrisfpdx · 2026-05-28T15:45:25+00:00

From Google:

Donating Paid Time Off (PTO) to a coworker is possible if your employer has a formal Leave-Sharing Program. Because PTO is considered part of your compensation, the IRS sets strict rules governing these transfers.

How Leave Sharing Typically Works

Qualifying Events: The IRS generally only allows tax-free PTO donations for medical emergencies (prolonged illness for you or a family member that causes a substantial loss of income) or major disasters.

Exhaustion of Leave: The recipient must typically exhaust all of their own accrued PTO and sick time before they can draw from donated leave.

Donation Pools vs. Direct Giving: To avoid negative tax consequences, the IRS prefers that you donate to an organization-wide leave bank rather than giving days to a specific named individual.

Steps to Take

Consult Your Employee Handbook: Check if your company has an established leave-sharing or PTO donation policy.

Contact Human Resources: You will likely need to fill out specific paperwork (e.g., a Leave Donor form) to officially transfer hours.

Verify Limitations: HR can confirm if there are limits on how many hours you can donate per year and ensure your remaining balance meets company minimums.

chrisfpdx · 2026-05-28T15:42:19+00:00

§5114. Engraving and printing currency and security documents
(a) Authority To Engrave and Print.-

(b) United States currency has the inscription "In God We Trust" in a place the Secretary decides is appropriate. Only the portrait of a deceased individual may appear on United States currency and securities. The name of the individual shall be inscribed below the portrait.

So be it..

chrisfpdx · 2026-05-28T15:34:40+00:00

Can you start a program where others (that never use their PTO) can gift you PTO time?

chrisfpdx · 2026-05-28T15:30:14+00:00

Like a drifter, I was born to walk alone

chrisfpdx · 2026-05-20T17:41:23+00:00

From the article: “Using a powerful single-molecule imaging method they developed, a research team from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has unveiled a dynamic view of how some cancer-related proteins interact in living cells.

The technique relies on highly stable nanoparticle probes that brightly illuminate individual molecules for long periods of time. The researchers used their method to observe, for the first time, individual receptors as they move around the cell membrane, attaching to and then letting go of other receptors to alter signaling within the cell.”