I work for a South Korean company, at our facility in Covington. This past Friday, our Process/Quality team got together for a combination welcome/farewell lunch at RL's Off The Square in downtown Covington. As I was making our lunch-ending speech about our boss returning to Korea and our new engineer joining us from India (via Canada), it hit me that we probably had one of the most diverse groups that you could assemble at one table.
Our group included: Caucasian American male (me), African-American female, three Koreans, one Indian (down from Canada and in the USA for the first time), a Welshman, white male from Winnipeg Canada, African male (with stops in England and Jamaica), and my right-hand man Huy Phan from Vietnam.
Once I pointed this out, everyone had a good laugh (including the senior citizen, local church group at the next table!).
Needless to say, the conversation soon drifted to foods-around-the-world (a topic for another blog)!
If your boss says that you need some diversity training, join us for lunch one Friday!
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Disc Golf
My golf game is not very good, and I never could toss a frisbee very well, so it seemed logical that I would start playing DISC GOLF.
During my attempts at exercise over at McCurry Park over the summer, I noticed that they had installed the metal/chain stands for disc golf. Also noticed that more and more people were starting to play.
So for Christmas, Kellie gave me a starter set of discs (a driver, a fairway disc, and an approach/putter disc). I never realized it, but this has been a growing sport for several years now.
Before we even started to play the first time, I just had to go out and get more stuff. Play It Again Sports in F'ville has a good selection of discs and accessories. Each type of disc is designed for speed, loft, turn, and a few other aerodynamic parameters. A bag was purchased, along with a few spare discs (like golf balls, I was sure the discs would find their way into the creeks, trees, and snake-dens!).
Kellie and I played our first round last Sunday, and had a blast! Most of the holes at McCurry involve a lot of trees, so we had some funny ricochets and a lot of flying pine bark. Kellie plays a lot of frisbee at KSU, so she had an advantage over me. I was concentrating on tossing straight, so my drives were only going about 40 yards. (Most of the other groups were tossing discs about 70-80 yards, or more).
Had a funny episode on one fairway, where a young lady walking her dog picked up my errant disc and tossed it back to me (quite well, too!).
Anyway, we made it through about 13 holes before the wind through the trees (and a blister on my finger) ended our round.
We were going to play again this weekend, but the snow put an end to that!
There's also a 9-hole course in PTC, so we'll have to check it out one of these weekends.
During my attempts at exercise over at McCurry Park over the summer, I noticed that they had installed the metal/chain stands for disc golf. Also noticed that more and more people were starting to play.
So for Christmas, Kellie gave me a starter set of discs (a driver, a fairway disc, and an approach/putter disc). I never realized it, but this has been a growing sport for several years now.
Before we even started to play the first time, I just had to go out and get more stuff. Play It Again Sports in F'ville has a good selection of discs and accessories. Each type of disc is designed for speed, loft, turn, and a few other aerodynamic parameters. A bag was purchased, along with a few spare discs (like golf balls, I was sure the discs would find their way into the creeks, trees, and snake-dens!).
Kellie and I played our first round last Sunday, and had a blast! Most of the holes at McCurry involve a lot of trees, so we had some funny ricochets and a lot of flying pine bark. Kellie plays a lot of frisbee at KSU, so she had an advantage over me. I was concentrating on tossing straight, so my drives were only going about 40 yards. (Most of the other groups were tossing discs about 70-80 yards, or more).
Had a funny episode on one fairway, where a young lady walking her dog picked up my errant disc and tossed it back to me (quite well, too!).
Anyway, we made it through about 13 holes before the wind through the trees (and a blister on my finger) ended our round.
We were going to play again this weekend, but the snow put an end to that!
There's also a 9-hole course in PTC, so we'll have to check it out one of these weekends.
Cheap Brew
I don't really drink beer anymore, but I did enjoy a Stella Artois (Belgian brew) a couple weeks ago.
Anyway, we got into a conversation at work last week, when I was covering a product test one night (the guys on graveyard shift will do anything to stay awake!). The topic was cheap beer (not necessarily bad beer, but ...).
I was raised about a mile from the old Pabst brewery in Newark NJ (the building along the Garden State Parkway, with the 'big bottle' on the roof; the plant was recently leveled) . A friend's uncle worked at the Pabst plant, so the fridge in the basement was always full of PBR. I'll leave the rest to your imagination. (Also had an uncle who worked at the A-B plant near Newark airport).
Any way, cheap beer. Several brands were mentioned, including Carling Black Label, Schaefer, Schmidt's (not Schlitz), Rolling Rock, Weideman's, Little Kings, Red-White&Blue (a cheap brand from PBR, believe it or not), Ballantine, Piel's, Colt 45 malt, Iron City (the worst!), and a few others. Stroh's seemed to be a popular brew with the locals, when I lived in Richmond. I could add any Bud brand, but I'd get into a few arguments, there. Everyone had a good laugh (and some bad memories).
I now like to sip a little wine now and then. Cabs, Merlot, Reisling, etc. Perhaps memories of cheap wines may be a topic for another blog! Or maybe not!
Anyway, we got into a conversation at work last week, when I was covering a product test one night (the guys on graveyard shift will do anything to stay awake!). The topic was cheap beer (not necessarily bad beer, but ...).
I was raised about a mile from the old Pabst brewery in Newark NJ (the building along the Garden State Parkway, with the 'big bottle' on the roof; the plant was recently leveled) . A friend's uncle worked at the Pabst plant, so the fridge in the basement was always full of PBR. I'll leave the rest to your imagination. (Also had an uncle who worked at the A-B plant near Newark airport).
Any way, cheap beer. Several brands were mentioned, including Carling Black Label, Schaefer, Schmidt's (not Schlitz), Rolling Rock, Weideman's, Little Kings, Red-White&Blue (a cheap brand from PBR, believe it or not), Ballantine, Piel's, Colt 45 malt, Iron City (the worst!), and a few others. Stroh's seemed to be a popular brew with the locals, when I lived in Richmond. I could add any Bud brand, but I'd get into a few arguments, there. Everyone had a good laugh (and some bad memories).
I now like to sip a little wine now and then. Cabs, Merlot, Reisling, etc. Perhaps memories of cheap wines may be a topic for another blog! Or maybe not!
Bible Study
Question to ask at your next bible study session : "Did the Corinthians ever write back?"
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Atlanta Boy Choir at the Monastery
For the past few years, we have enjoyed the Atlanta Boy Choir concert at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers. This year was no exception. The format changed this year, as the monks read scripture passages related to the birth of Jesus and the choir responded with song. The concert ended with an audience participation with The Twelve Days of Christmas. A very enjoyable evening!
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Advertisements can drive you nuts !
Sometimes radio and TV commercials, or even billboards, have the opposite effect (at least with me they do)!
While watching football this past weekend, how many times did you see the fat-faced football player/actor drinking the Dr. Pepper, and acting stupid on the field? I'm not going to drink Dr. Pepper for a while.
Have you seen any Georgia Lottery commercial lately that wasn't idiotic?
I love their food and their business practices, but I'm tired of the Chic-Fil-A cow commercials. Also, stop with the misspelled words on the CFA billboards!
The holiday time brings out the worst in the jewelry store ads (although I don't mind the Tom Shane commercials - he may sound dry, but his message is okay).
All cellphone advertisements are bad!
The teasers on the local news promos drive me crazy!
I could go on and on, but it would just further elevate my BP !
While watching football this past weekend, how many times did you see the fat-faced football player/actor drinking the Dr. Pepper, and acting stupid on the field? I'm not going to drink Dr. Pepper for a while.
Have you seen any Georgia Lottery commercial lately that wasn't idiotic?
I love their food and their business practices, but I'm tired of the Chic-Fil-A cow commercials. Also, stop with the misspelled words on the CFA billboards!
The holiday time brings out the worst in the jewelry store ads (although I don't mind the Tom Shane commercials - he may sound dry, but his message is okay).
All cellphone advertisements are bad!
The teasers on the local news promos drive me crazy!
I could go on and on, but it would just further elevate my BP !
Sunday, November 18, 2007
A Busy Holiday Season Begins
The holidays this year are shaping up to be the busiest in a while.
We attended the wedding of one of Kellie's close high school chums, Mandi, yesterday in Rome, GA. Mandi and Kellie went to middle and high school together, and also ran track and played basketball. The wedding was held in the chapel on the campus of Berry College. A very nice day. Brought back a lot of good memories!
We leave today for a week at Jamie's folks in Ohio. We're driving this year, so that we can make some stops on the way up and back. As we get older, the trip gets longer. Looking forward to seeing the family again. A few side trips planned, including a day in the Amish country (ooh-ahh, the lunches). The fireplace will be roaring, and maybe a touch of snow.
Chipper will have full reign of the house for the week.
See ya'll when we get back.
We attended the wedding of one of Kellie's close high school chums, Mandi, yesterday in Rome, GA. Mandi and Kellie went to middle and high school together, and also ran track and played basketball. The wedding was held in the chapel on the campus of Berry College. A very nice day. Brought back a lot of good memories!
We leave today for a week at Jamie's folks in Ohio. We're driving this year, so that we can make some stops on the way up and back. As we get older, the trip gets longer. Looking forward to seeing the family again. A few side trips planned, including a day in the Amish country (ooh-ahh, the lunches). The fireplace will be roaring, and maybe a touch of snow.
Chipper will have full reign of the house for the week.
See ya'll when we get back.
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