Cheddarblog

Quantity is not Quality.
For some reason, a lot of people think you have to work long hours and very hard in order to productive and effective.  Mrs. Swiss_Mouse is one of those people.
I am not.
Just today, I put in 1 hour of intense time on a project and walked away, satisfied with the results.  Just […]

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The Swiss_Mouse winds up September disappointed.
His efforts to make true cheddar were completely unsuccessful.  Worse yet, he gained weight!
Add to that the downturn in the stock market is destroying is portfolio and September 2008 is a horrible month.
But the Swiss_Mouse has sat down and worked out his goals for October.  He has refocused his ideas, […]

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The Swiss_Mouse posted this over on QuittingtheDayJob.com and rather than waste this tasty morsel, he presents it here as well…
Wake me up when September ends…
Seriously! What a month! Financial ruin and economic despair! Partisan politics and election turmoil! If only the Swiss_Mouse could see Russia from his house instead of that stupid […]

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For the first time in 5 years, the Swiss_Mouse dusted off his resume.
He updated it with all of his various work and cheese experience, which actually was a bit of a task.
Recommendation:  Update your resume onces every 6 months!  Put a reminder on your Google/Yahoo/Outlook/Star Wars calendar and keep it up to date!
The Swiss_Mouse updated, […]

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No, not a heart shaped bulls-eye, the store.  Target Department store.
Seriously, the mouse loves to go into Targets, they rarely crowded and even if they are, they are still cleaner and nicer than Wal-Marts and the like.
Target has a specific smell, maybe it’s the brand of disinfectant they use to clean the store, or maybe […]

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The Swiss_Mouse has taken to working during lunch.
NO not for the man!  For himself.  During lunch he sneaks off to the mostly unused meeting room on the companies top floor.  All the lights are out, which makes it nice dark and quiet.
He nibbles his cheese and sets to work off the company “guest” wireless network.  […]

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Sure the price of gas is going through the roof, but the Swiss_Mouse is making money hand over tiny fist with three of his investments:  AAV, NAT and FRO.
Last year the Mouse owned FRO and made a mint off it with dividends.  His trailing % stops kicked in and it all sold.  But recently he […]

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The Swiss_Mouse admits it. Depressed by his lack of internet cheddar, he has been consoling himself playing internet games! Handdrawngames.com Has a tower defense game that the SWISS_MOUSE IS ADDICTED TO!!!!  Dear God, this is almost but not quite as bad as the late nights playing Team Fortress!!!
Over and Over the Swiss_Mouse tries to […]

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The Swiss_Mouse often heads out to the Cheesecake Factory or a fondue restaurant to snack and relax.
He always uses his CapitalOne card in order to get his No Hassle Miles.
As an added bonus, he has that card linked to UPromise, so if it is a participating restaurant, the mouselings will get a tidbit of college […]

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The Swiss_Mouse loves going to company meetings.
They are the “theater of the absurd”.
Recently, the Swiss_Mouse attended a meeting by the HR department where he and his cow-workers were gently lectured upon his/their ethics and how the company expected peons to adhere to all rules.
The HR person went on and on, discussing how we the […]

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