My Life Blog

For years, I’ve shaved with the Mach 3 and have been pleased. But when I ran out of blades and my local Kroger was out of refills, I decided to try the Quattro. From the name, you can guess that it has four blades versus the three that the Mach 3 has.

I would have to say that it does probably shave just a bit better. But I think we’re about at the end of the line here. I cannot see a Mach 5 being viable, but I think I like the name still better. Anyway, for now, I’m refilling with Quattros.

So what do you guys use? And if you use a Quattro, do you think its really better or am I predisposed to thinking its better just because of the number of blades?

On Tuesday, Norah Jones released Feels Like Home.

I think I’m in agreement that it doesn’t have the magic of her first CD, but it sounds pretty good to me. I’ve listened to it probably a dozen times already and still like it.

Too bad she will be going on a European tour for the next few months as I’d like to see her in concert.

I’m reading two very different books right now. One is Sojourner: An Insider’s View of the Mars Pathfinder Mission and the other is DW: A Lifetime Going Around in Circles.

Folks, these are two very different books. One is about a very technical team seeking to find the right approach to build a rover that can withstand the trip to Mars and succeed once it gets there. The other is about a man with humble beginnings driven to succeed as a race car driver.

So what do they have in common?

Passion. Dedication. Teamwork.

These are things I think I’m lacking right now for my current job, so I’m seeking some inspiration from those who love can care about what they do. I want to regain that passion that makes you want to stay at work even though you don’t have to. That dedication that makes you want to continually improve on your design and be the best that you can possibly be. And I want to again remember what its like to have a single unified team that would run through a wall for each other.

I didn’t use to feel this way. I used to get all I could at work and come home and do my own midnight engineering. I can’t say that that was good for my personal life, but at least I had a purpose and a passion.

So my question is: is this typical once you’ve been in the workforce for nearly 20 years? And what is it like beyond those 20 years?