Follow The Stream

I wrote this today:

template
class TypedElement: public QDomElement
{
  public:
    TypedElement(
        const QString& tag,
        const QString& unit=QString()) : _tag(tag),_unit(unit) {}

    TypedElement( const QDomElement& element ) {}

    virtual T           value()   = 0 ;
    virtual QDomElement element() = 0 ;

... etc... then derived a type off of that dude:

class Vector3DElement : public TypedElement

... etc.. and it twas good.  The first time I've ever derived from my own generic.

Yesterday, the stars aligned and I rocked on the keyboard/voice recognition.

Today, Mark came over for our once-a-month "do the numbers" meeting.  I called Humana and got something straight on the billing.  I could tell the Humana lady really wanted me to understand  the answer to my question.  I told her something like, "I completely understand the billing.  Thank you."  She kinda stopped and said, "Thank you.  I try real hard to explain this and wonder if I'm making it clear.  Thank you."  I like when companies hire and keep people who care about what they do.  Yesterday, Larry and I were talking about a company that Andi left which thrives on high turn over - kinda like the last company Mark (neighbor) worked for - that really disgusts me.

After "doing the numbers", Mark and I took a walk to discuss work status and stuff.  I wanted to know where the water starts for the ditches I fish in.  I think we found the end - no spring, just a gradual opening into a field.

The ditch did cut through a nice golf course.  So --- fishing and golfing right from "the office".  Need to meet with my "connections" some day.

We walked for 2.5 hours.  It's quite possible that we walked 6-8 miles.  My big thing of late has been about innovation, "language", collaboration and stuff.  I talked Mark's ear off - and a couple times what I said flowed like I was saying what I meant in an almost coherent stream of thought.

Just before getting back to "HQ" a guy slowed down and hollered out, "Hey, Mark!"  The guy was laid off by Lockheed not too long ago and was looking at moving to Austin to work for AT&T.  It really makes me sad to see people laid off and looking for work.

I was walking in shorts in the cold.  I'm either out of shape or the cold was seizing up my legs.  I was ready to sit!

Played some catch with a football with Kovi... Did math with Kaley today... Guess it's time for Rockford.

Think I'm about to take off a couple days.  These walking souls are worn thin.