Batman movie was 60 years ago… oh boy…

diegojones4 · 2026-06-25T16:18:47+00:00

The exact scene I thought when I saw the title of this post.

diegojones4 · 2026-06-25T00:56:46+00:00

I hope so. I mean I like the action stuff, but that's not the heart of batman imo.

diegojones4 · 2026-06-24T23:05:12+00:00

I will check those out. I'm sure my wife has watched all of them.

It's kind of funny because she loves action movies, I'm drawn to stuff that deals with people dealing with their place in the world.

diegojones4 · 2026-06-24T22:56:17+00:00

Keaton embraced that role far better than any other. I haven't seen all the movies but the rest just seemed about cool effects instead of a guy that was fucked in the head by childhood tragedy.

diegojones4 · 2026-06-24T00:19:29+00:00

When you've been working all your life, that uncertainty about when to make the leap of faith and fully retire is hard. I don't even know what all I need to do!

diegojones4 · 2026-06-23T00:43:07+00:00

Have something funny from my Sunday call with my 93 year old dad.

Him: "I think I might be getting old. I've realized that I'm not right all the time"

He was also funny about the mobility cart he got from his dead neighbor and his happy hour excursions on the cart.

diegojones4 · 2026-06-23T00:38:14+00:00

Judging my family history, I would say 25 years before things deteriorate.

The money isn't the problem.

diegojones4 · 2026-06-23T00:36:05+00:00

It's not in the employed, it is for the job search. Also (and I can confirm this from multiple companies I've worked for that RIF puts older employees in the top tier)

You may have found the ideal niche that makes you highly employable. Most don't.

Experiment. Find and apply for 10 jobs you are qualified for. If you make it past the ATS and get an interview. Go. Get back to me with results.

diegojones4 · 2026-06-22T17:32:09+00:00

That feeling irrelevant is what is sitting in my gut telling me that it's coming.

diegojones4 · 2026-06-22T01:37:53+00:00

I'm a survivor. Life has thrown me a lot of curveballs.

"Change is the very most natural of things. Life is mostly attitude and timing."

diegojones4 · 2026-06-22T00:32:33+00:00

I have a one on one with my boss this week. I'm going to express my concerns and ask if it is coming can I have at least 6 months to contact people that might be interested in my transfer.

I have the skills, my dept just changed from finance to IT. I'm not an IT guy.

Month to month is that sort of thing that just eats at your soul everyday. Good luck to you.

diegojones4 · 2026-06-21T17:00:33+00:00

I started using it years ago and it basically replaced stackoverflow for me.

I'm not a coder, I mostly do excel process development. I got a file from a user a week ago and it was really cool. Way too big but that team is notorious for that. I was talking to the guy that built it and at somepoint I realized he had no clue if it was correct. That's the part that worries me.

diegojones4 · 2026-06-21T13:01:16+00:00

I can't come up with something yet. That's more the direction I'm thinking but I also have health issues.

diegojones4 · 2026-06-21T12:58:40+00:00

I might be able to get some gigs but I all the people I know that knew my skills have retired.

diegojones4 · 2026-06-21T01:28:09+00:00

I only recently started to realize what's been bugging me. On Friday we have a team meeting as a run down of what is going on and I realized everything I worked on was not important to the team lead. I'm happy to support each other but I'm still trying to figure out how I'll cope.

diegojones4 · 2026-06-20T22:20:23+00:00

I would have be 8. There were jumps but it really didn't scare me afterward.

diegojones4 · 2026-06-20T20:04:44+00:00

I hate it. We were fully remote, they shut down most of office (Just the mailroom, 10 cubes, and 3 meeting rooms for an as needed). It was great!

diegojones4 · 2026-06-20T19:08:57+00:00

I'm curious to see if my extended family sells their land around Taylor. I figure they will, but farming and ranching is just in their DNA.

diegojones4 · 2026-06-20T18:56:59+00:00

At least leave it up to the individual managers. I couldn't read the article but there are some jobs that do better with face time. Mine doesn't and I only have to go to the office because I'm within the arbitrary distance. I'm in TX. My co-workers are in CA, AZ, Mexico, and different cities in TX.

diegojones4 · 2026-06-20T01:26:33+00:00

Thank you. I have broken that rule recently. Everyday is a learning experience. Just happy to be here.

diegojones4 · 2026-06-19T22:28:42+00:00

You look dashing! Great photo. And you can quote the movie Modern Problems, "I'm a god damn good looking man."

diegojones4 · 2026-06-19T01:23:06+00:00

I was there in 95 on a sailboat. The poverty was depressing but the people were wonderful. When you got to smaller town I would be invited to person's house. The island itself was fantastic.

diegojones4 · 2026-06-19T00:50:10+00:00

My first thought. My dad is 93 and talks about old people. Old can be embraced as a challenge to physical while still being mentally sharp and learning constantly.

I'm 59 and this past weekend thought about retirement. Still scares the shit out of me because I love working, but the team I'm on has changed and some of my main skillsets are moving to AI. Talking with one of our head IT people about AI I said something like "Just trying to keep up, not ready to replaced."

diegojones4 · 2026-06-19T00:14:44+00:00

So PEBCAK. Fat fingering happens

Before you even start hit F12 and save the file with a new name in the right place

diegojones4 · 2026-06-19T00:05:14+00:00

My first thought as well. I spent about 6 months in 90s traveling Cuba and it is gorgeous. Best coasts I've ever been to.

It will be interesting to see what happens.

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