Woody Cavenaugh

I heard somewhere that a way to combat eye problems caused by working in front of the computer all day was to at regular intervals look away from the computer at something far away. This advice doesn't hurt anything and as long as I have been in the Project Management Office I have been fortunate enough to have a window making this possible and pleasant.

When I first started over here I was on the first floor, every hour or so I would turn my chair around and look out the window at the faces of the many students as they walked to and fro across the campus between Forney and McIver. Even if it isn't good for my eyes, it is always good to be reminded who I am really working for. Out the window I would see happy faces, sad faces, angry faces, faces with friends, faces alone, and squirrel butts. That picture on main page of the blog is me in this space.

After a time I was moved to the third floor. Out of my window every hour or so I would turn the chair around and anytime except the summer I could look out at tiny people walking to and fro across the court yard between Forney and McIver. People in light clothing, people in dark clothing, people running, people walking, people in groups, people alone, and squarrel butts. In the summer I saw leaves, branches and squirrel butts.

One year later I find myself moved again, this time to the second floor. As is my habit, each hour or so I peal my eyes from the twin monitors of outrageous knowledge. Well this is different. Now instead of overlooking a courtyard, I am overlooking a sidwalk between Forney and Foust. Instead of people and faces, I see down shirts. Frankly I haven't noticed any squirrel butts, but then again I haven't been looking either. Now hold on! Before you accuse me of being some sort of pervert or something, I can tell you that strait down below my window is a generator and some AC units. If I look strait across I see Foust building backside. Plus this is only my second day in this space, I am sure I'll see squirrels eventually. I just need to keep looking...