Bowling for Thanksgiving

Things are looking up here.  The rest of the work week went OK.  I got my performance review and creating all those mandatory schedules done.  Today finished off nicely.  We had a bowling event in the afternoon for work, which was done by 3:30.  This gave me time to go to the library and to the YMCA for aerobics.  I even had time to call my internet and phone provider and change my service and rates to be mo' betta.  It's amazing all the things you can get done when you're not working during normal business hours.

Let me just say, there are probably few things as nerdy as 100 electrical engineers going bowling (get it?  bowling...turkey...Thanksgiving).  We don't do your garden variety bowling where you try to get the highest score.  No, to make it more interesting and work justified, we add some Six Sigma into the mix.  Instead of shooting for the highest, the goal is to have the smallest variation around your target score.  Before you start bowling, each person has to predict a target score and their range of scores.  Then you bowl three games, and during each game you try to get exactly that score.  Sandbagging is allowed and encouraged.  After the three games, numbers are crunched, and the team with the best Cpk gets the eagle trophy.  Yes, there are trophies and a plaque listing the previous years' winning teams.  There are even individual awards like "Most Predictable" and "Least Predictable".  I know, we're nerds, every one of us.  One of the guys brings his sound system and acts as a DJ/MC too.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!  The Lord and the weather willing, I'll see my parents for T-day.