Back in the saddle again. Since my contract vacation, I have been thinking about why I am on the bench in the first place. I came up with the following:

Reasons why my contract is not renewed yet:

1.) One too many "coffee and doughnuts" breakfasts at work. You know, they really cut into the work day.
2.) A hundred thousand a day not spent on me is another hundred thousand you have to waste on another CITRIX server.
3.) My rapier like wit.
4.) My sparkling personality.
5.) Well, when you issue the bid a week before the end of my contract, ask for a return in two days, get the bids back in time, then take 3 weeks to get the interviews done, this works out just about right.
6.) As the purchaser, you are banking that your pack of loser contractors will not find other work. Ironically, I was interviewed the day after I interviewed at another shop.
7.) 5 less bodies makes the office quieter.
8.) You, as the purchaser, are trying to piss off the project manager, who actually gets things done. So you remove some of his "ahem" ASSets.
9.) You forgot.
10.) The ever popular "push new expenditures into the next budget year" syndrome.

With that said, I got the call today and I restart tomorrow. Can't wait.
Hopefully, I will be in a better mood for work related moronica.
Poker is ok right now. Kicking arse on the cash games. But I am ready to resume the sleeping position at the office. If you work in Albany NY, I'll see you at the Pearl St. Dunkin' tomorrow at 8:30 sharp.  ¶ 7:17 PM