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196 days ago
I have been asked a number of times recently by people moving from being an FTE to new Contracting gigs how I come up with a Contracting Rate. I decided to write down my process. This has been fine tuned over 20 year of contracting, and works pretty well. I figure there are 2080 working hours in a normal year (2088 in a Leap year but I just use 2080) exclude 320 hours a year for "vacations, sick leave, holidays, and other days you are not working due to kid stuff and mental health days" exclude 320 hours a year for "training, education, testing new stuff in the home lab, etc" exclude 320 hours a year for "job hunting, interview time, networking, etc" exclude 320 hours a year for "just plain I can't find any kind of work time" Now you have 1000 hours left in the year that you will actually "work". I normally worked as a W2 worker so that the contracting agency took care of paying my taxes, worker's ...
259 days ago
Just want to wish all my friends and family a Happy St. Patrick's Day!
273 days ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Cz1JDV8Ig In case anyone wants to know how dangerous bath times can be… make sure you put a towel down!!!!! No slip and falls here. Behind the camera we have my daughter Jeannea and the star of our show is my 6 month old grandson, Isac Jr.!! Have a great day
292 days ago
We are coming down to the end of the project and are expected to be finished by the end of February or the beginning of March. The cabinets, counters and the laminate tile flooring is now down in the kitchen and all the walls and exterior are painted, including all of the bedrooms and bathrooms (one bedroom and bath were painted last year, the rest were done last weekend before they stripped the floors!!). James has been living at the house throughout the construction but had to move all of his stuff out so the floors could be sanded and refinished througout the house, which started Tuesday of this week. As of yesterday, they had put down the first coat of polyurethane after sanding away the old finish and blending in the new oak flooring that was needed for the extension of the living room. There is also a new heating system with connectivity for an AC in the future, and all of the electrical has been redone as well. Lighting is in (lots of can lights, as well as hanging pendants ...
320 days ago
Wow - the time sure has flown by. We started this renovation mid-November, and now we are in mid-January. We are moving into month 3 of work, and the improvements are tremendous!! As I mentioned, we literally tore everything out down to the studs in the public part of the house, and have moved the kitchen from near the front door to the backside of the public space. That allowed us to widen the front entry hall, move the coat closet, open up the living room and kitchen/dining area for much better flow. I am now so looking forward to cooking and entertaining in that space. I have already been told that I am hosting Thanksgiving next year.... Guess I should go learn how to cook, huh? We are refinishing all of th hardwood in the house, so we still have to move some remaining stuff out for the sanding and refinishing period. They will match the current red oak with the new interspliced red oak, and will get it all looking the same color. It should be wonderful!! The ...
