fleur de clé

Poppin' caps and no not mushrooms...

2011-12-25T22:07:00.000-08:00

A big dope slap goes out to some of the heels of the year. First some praise:

Mr. Jim Letten aka The Mustache. You rock! Get 'um boy, sick'em.
Mitch Landrieu current da Mayor. You are everywhere, stick around for 2 turns?
Rouse's Market for makin groceries. Way to invest locally!! You got my business.

Now for some slappin:

NOPD can't collectively operate as a police department. It's nice to see y'all solved a couple of dem murders to the satisfaction uh da courts...
Courts, as in Criminal caint even figger how to ack, I mean y'all gone have me up in there in January sitting in da jury room judging you... guilty. Yep, guilty of theft, malfeasance, conspiracy, piracy, complaisance, sloth, and two other deadly sins to be mentioned later. I will convict, I will acquit, I won't put to death. There, said it, no! Don't ax.

Na. Happy Day.

iPaid

2011-07-03T19:04:00.000-07:00

Yep, gotta iPad. Don't need it, just wanted it. And of course the most expensive one is the only one that would do, the 64G 3G White AT&T iPad2.

It's very cool, unless you're into flash, which I could care less about. It doesn't crash or do flash, but I like it a lot. I can talk on the phone, yes iPhone4, type on the Macbook Pro, and Facetime on the iPad all without a cord or a care. I am the integrated Apple® experience and I like it. I don't much care what Samsung, Sony, or Microsoft is doing. I have no time for that. I'm having the best experience with the magic Apple things I've got. Weeeeee! Now to pay the bill.

Something for the 4th?

2011-06-28T21:07:00.000-07:00

Today we celebrate the great independent thought that founded this country. We celebrate individuality and the overarching common bonds we share. Our differences are the texture of America and blend to strengthen our unity and our belief that great vision and innovation will continue to be the foundations of freedom and prosperity. We are proud to be a part of this grand landscape called America! Happy Independence Day!!

Sounds like an advertisement. Color it any way you can, it's political speech and it doesn't work. We're all listening for tidbits of reality and all we see is cotton candy, sweet hollow words. Back it up, think then speak.

Living among regurgitaters is rough, especially on the day when some elite countrymen put it all on the line to start something like America. It's more conceptual than practiced. It's an ideal we will never reach, the mechanism doesn't allow that. The vigilance must be ours and not left to the words of our leaders.

But at least I'm enjoying the ride.

Some are gone, Summer forgotten.

2010-10-15T07:43:00.000-07:00

Taking role of those who have disappeared in the last few months is fair. I don't easily forget one person in particular. The youtube evangelical from Buff-alo. His collage of guidos on the loft ceiling in the shop is nearing the end of its tenure. The negative internet comments on his less than stellar service remain, however. The knots he tied are almost straightened and the other remnants will fade too.

We take in our first clean breeze of Fall into our lungs as dry air with the promise of lower power bills sweeps through the swamp. Summer was long and tortured, but not as bad as some I can place. Feelings that each year my output is waning have been put to rest as I sense a shift in my accomplishments away from physical labors to delegation and conservation through technology. It seems common to most that when you visit a retail business, there is a smoothness in transactions and order. Not magic, it's hard work to create and maintain systems of information for this fluidity. Still without constant prodding, we will wander backwards into the chaotic, frenzied habits of rough, weak transactions that require much effort.

The day is mine. A rare Friday to wander. An extra day off is a tease. A run away from the taunts of work and persistent interjections of others work being fawned onto me without prejudice as the customer waits. A polite seize of nothing in particular on the way to tomorrow.

CMYK Selected Color Codes

2009-11-26T21:50:00.000-08:00

CMYK (Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-blacK) Color Codes

This page lists the CMYK (Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-blacK) representation
of color of the form cmyk(C%, M%, Y%, K%), where C, M, Y, and K are the
percent values for the cyan, magenta, yellow, and black values of the
color. The CMYK color system is used in printing inks for paper. The CMYK system is NOT used in HTML or style sheets,
but is a popular form of color representation, and is shown here to
help you get an insight into color representation and for comparison to
the ways you can define colors in HTML or style sheets. You can use a quick reference table to help you choose from among the many color tables available.

The colors in the chart below come from a variety of sources.
Color swatches are defined by using the hexadecimal code for the color
and are sorted by CMYK. The color names are descriptive and shouldn't
be used to specify a color unless you are using the 16 named colors or
SVG colors.

Click on the graphic on any page to see a table of color tables available or to see the meaning of the labels (Safe 16 SVG Hex3).

white cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 0%)	gray99 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 1%)	gray98 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 2%)
gray97 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 3%)	whitesmoke(SVG) cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 4%)	gray95 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 5%)
gray94 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 6%)	gray93 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 7%)	gray92 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 8%)
gray91 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 9%)	gray90 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 10%)	gray89 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 11%)
gray88 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 12%)	gray87 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 13%)	gray86 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 14%)
gainsboro(SVG) cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 14%)	gray85 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 15%)	gray84 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 16%)
lightgray(SVG) cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 17%)	lightgrey(SVG) cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 17%)	gray83 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 17%)
gray82 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 18%)	gray81 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 19%)	verylightgrey cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 20%)
gray80(Safe Hex3) cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 20%)	gray79 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 21%)	gray78 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 22%)
gray77 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 23%)	gray76 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 24%)	silver(16 SVG) cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 25%)
gray cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 25%)	gray75 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 25%)	gray74 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 26%)
gray73 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 27%)	gray72 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 28%)	gray71 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 29%)
gray70 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 30%)	gray69 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 31%)	gray68 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 32%)
gray67 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 33%)	sgilightgray(Hex3) cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 33%)	darkgrey(SVG) cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 34%)
gray66 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 34%)	darkgray(SVG) cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 34%)	gray65 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 35%)
gray64 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 36%)	gray63 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 37%)	gray62 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 38%)
gray61 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 39%)	gray60(Safe Hex3) cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 40%)	gray59 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 41%)
gray58 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 42%)	gray57 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 43%)	gray56 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 44%)
gray55 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 45%)	gray54 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 46%)	gray53 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 47%)
gray52 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 48%)	gray51 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 49%)	gray(16 SVG) cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 50%)
gray50 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 50%)	grey(16 SVG) cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 50%)	gray49 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 51%)
gray48 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 52%)	gray47 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 53%)	gray46 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 54%)
gray45 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 55%)	gray44 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 56%)	gray43 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 57%)
gray42 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 58%)	dimgrey(SVG) cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 59%)	dimgray(SVG) cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 59%)
gray40(Safe Hex3) cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 60%)	gray39 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 61%)	gray38 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 62%)
gray37 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 63%)	gray36 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 64%)	gray35 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 65%)
gray34 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 66%)	gray33(Hex3) cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 67%)	gray32 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 68%)
gray31 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 69%)	gray30 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 70%)	gray29 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 71%)
gray28 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 72%)	gray27 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 73%)	gray26 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 74%)
gray25 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 75%)	gray24 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 76%)	gray23 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 77%)
gray22 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 78%)	gray21 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 79%)	gray20(Safe Hex3) cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 80%)
gray19 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 81%)	gray18 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 82%)	gray17 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 83%)
gray16 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 84%)	gray15 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 85%)	gray14 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 86%)
gray13 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 87%)	gray12 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 88%)	gray11 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 89%)
gray10 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 90%)	gray9 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 91%)	gray8 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 92%)
gray7 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 93%)	gray6 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 94%)	gray5 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 95%)
gray4 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 96%)	gray3 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 97%)	gray2 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 98%)
gray1 cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 99%)	black(Safe 16 SVG Hex3) cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 100%)	stainless steel cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 12%)
ivory(SVG) cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 0%)	ivory2 cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 7%)	ivory3 cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 20%)
ivory4 cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 45%)	beige(SVG) cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 4%)	fog cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 20%)
lightyellow(SVG) cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 0%)	lightyellow2 cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 7%)	wheat cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 15%)
lightyellow3 cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 20%)	lightyellow4 cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 45%)	lightgoldenrodyellow(SVG) cmyk(0%, 0%, 16%, 2%)
warmgrey cmyk(0%, 0%, 18%, 50%)	bone(Safe Hex3) cmyk(0%, 0%, 20%, 0%)	mediumgoldenrod cmyk(0%, 0%, 26%, 8%)
popcornyellow(Hex3) cmyk(0%, 0%, 33%, 0%)	khaki cmyk(0%, 0%, 40%, 38%)	darkolivegreen cmyk(0%, 0%, 41%, 69%)
goldenrod cmyk(0%, 0%, 49%, 14%)	papaya cmyk(0%, 0%, 51%, 0%)	ganegreen(Hex3) cmyk(0%, 0%, 57%, 53%)
sgiolivedrab cmyk(0%, 0%, 61%, 44%)	brightgold cmyk(0%, 0%, 88%, 15%)	yellow(Safe 16 SVG Hex3) cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 0%)
yellow2(Hex3) cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 7%)	ralphyellow(Safe Hex3) cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 20%)	yellow3 cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 20%)
yellow4 cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 45%)	olive(16 SVG) cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 50%)	snow4 cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 45%)
coconut cmyk(0%, 1%, 19%, 0%)	lemonchiffon4 cmyk(0%, 1%, 19%, 45%)	green grape cmyk(0%, 1%, 90%, 19%)
snow(SVG) cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 0%)	snow2 cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 7%)	snow3 cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 20%)
floralwhite(SVG) cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 0%)	ash cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 22%)	cornsilk3 cmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 20%)
sgibrightgray cmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 23%)	cornsilk4 cmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 45%)	lemonchiffon(SVG) cmyk(0%, 2%, 20%, 0%)
lemonchiffon2 cmyk(0%, 2%, 20%, 7%)	cream city brick cmyk(0%, 2%, 20%, 11%)	lemonchiffon3 cmyk(0%, 2%, 20%, 20%)
oldlace(SVG) cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 1%)	cornsilk(SVG) cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 0%)	cornsilk2 cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 7%)
palegoldenrod(SVG) cmyk(0%, 3%, 29%, 7%)	tank cmyk(0%, 3%, 35%, 62%)	darkkhaki(SVG) cmyk(0%, 3%, 43%, 26%)
khaki2 cmyk(0%, 3%, 44%, 7%)	khaki3 cmyk(0%, 3%, 44%, 20%)	seashell4 cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 45%)
seashell(SVG) cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 0%)	seashell2 cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 7%)	seashell3 cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 20%)
titanium cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 29%)	linen(SVG) cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 2%)	khaki(SVG) cmyk(0%, 4%, 42%, 6%)
khaki1 cmyk(0%, 4%, 44%, 0%)	khaki4 cmyk(0%, 4%, 44%, 45%)	buttermilk cmyk(0%, 5%, 29%, 0%)
grapefruit cmyk(0%, 5%, 42%, 5%)	lavenderblush(SVG) cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 0%)	lavenderblush2 cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 7%)
lavenderblush3 cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 20%)	lavenderblush4 cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 45%)	antiquewhite1 cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 0%)
peach cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 0%)	antiquewhite(SVG) cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 2%)	antiquewhite2 cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 7%)
antiquewhite3 cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 20%)	antiquewhite4 cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 45%)	papayawhip(SVG) cmyk(0%, 6%, 16%, 0%)

corn cmyk(0%, 6%, 63%, 2%)	light goldenrod1 cmyk(0%, 7%, 45%, 0%)	lightgoldenrod cmyk(0%, 7%, 45%, 7%)
light goldenrod3 cmyk(0%, 7%, 45%, 20%)	light goldenrod4 cmyk(0%, 7%, 45%, 45%)	blanchedalmond(SVG) cmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 0%)
lightgoldenrod2 cmyk(0%, 8%, 45%, 7%)	brass cmyk(0%, 8%, 64%, 29%)	desert sand cmyk(0%, 9%, 16%, 0%)
eggshell cmyk(0%, 9%, 20%, 1%)	beige dark cmyk(0%, 9%, 21%, 36%)	wheat1 cmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 0%)
wheat(SVG) cmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 4%)	wheat2 cmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 7%)	wheat3 cmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 20%)
wheat4 cmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 45%)	banana cmyk(0%, 9%, 62%, 11%)	pink glass cmyk(0%, 10%, 2%, 17%)
mistyrose4 cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 45%)	bisque4 cmyk(0%, 10%, 23%, 45%)	beach sand cmyk(0%, 10%, 26%, 7%)
honey cmyk(0%, 10%, 32%, 0%)	yolk cmyk(0%, 10%, 100%, 0%)	blue corn chips cmyk(0%, 11%, 2%, 65%)
mistyrose(SVG) cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 0%)	mistyrose2 cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 7%)	mistyrose3 cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 20%)
bisque(SVG) cmyk(0%, 11%, 23%, 0%)	bisque2 cmyk(0%, 11%, 23%, 7%)	bisque3 cmyk(0%, 11%, 23%, 20%)
moccasin(SVG) cmyk(0%, 11%, 29%, 0%)	cadmiumlemon cmyk(0%, 11%, 99%, 0%)	thistle1 cmyk(0%, 12%, 0%, 0%)
thistle2 cmyk(0%, 12%, 0%, 7%)	thistle(SVG) cmyk(0%, 12%, 0%, 15%)	thistle3 cmyk(0%, 12%, 0%, 20%)
thistle4 cmyk(0%, 12%, 0%, 45%)	ivoryblack cmyk(0%, 12%, 20%, 84%)	navajowhite(SVG) cmyk(0%, 13%, 32%, 0%)
navajowhite2 cmyk(0%, 13%, 32%, 7%)	navajowhite3 cmyk(0%, 13%, 32%, 20%)	navajowhite4 cmyk(0%, 13%, 32%, 45%)
canvas cmyk(0%, 13%, 48%, 38%)	oldgold cmyk(0%, 13%, 71%, 19%)	peachpuff4 cmyk(0%, 14%, 27%, 45%)
espresso cmyk(0%, 14%, 29%, 9%)	tan(SVG) cmyk(0%, 14%, 33%, 18%)	bronze cmyk(0%, 14%, 41%, 45%)
dark wheat cmyk(0%, 14%, 44%, 9%)	corfu pink cmyk(0%, 15%, 0%, 7%)	peachpuff(SVG) cmyk(0%, 15%, 27%, 0%)
peachpuff2 cmyk(0%, 15%, 27%, 7%)	peachpuff3 cmyk(0%, 15%, 27%, 20%)	newtan cmyk(0%, 15%, 33%, 8%)
bread cmyk(0%, 15%, 38%, 1%)	sandstone cmyk(0%, 16%, 21%, 35%)	gold(SVG) cmyk(0%, 16%, 100%, 0%)
gold2 cmyk(0%, 16%, 100%, 7%)	gold3 cmyk(0%, 16%, 100%, 20%)	gold4 cmyk(0%, 16%, 100%, 45%)
pink shell cmyk(0%, 17%, 11%, 4%)	piglet snout cmyk(0%, 17%, 19%, 7%)	lightwood cmyk(0%, 17%, 29%, 9%)
burlywood1 cmyk(0%, 17%, 39%, 0%)	burlywood2 cmyk(0%, 17%, 39%, 7%)	burlywood(SVG) cmyk(0%, 17%, 39%, 13%)
burlywood3 cmyk(0%, 17%, 39%, 20%)	burlywood4 cmyk(0%, 17%, 39%, 45%)	sign yellow cmyk(0%, 17%, 91%, 1%)
bermuda sand cmyk(0%, 18%, 17%, 4%)	light copper cmyk(0%, 18%, 38%, 7%)	conch cmyk(0%, 19%, 18%, 18%)
flatpink(Safe Hex3) cmyk(0%, 20%, 20%, 0%)	sand(Safe Hex3) cmyk(0%, 20%, 40%, 0%)	mustard(Hex3) cmyk(0%, 20%, 93%, 0%)
semisweet chocolate2 cmyk(0%, 22%, 83%, 10%)	mediumwood cmyk(0%, 23%, 40%, 35%)	cheddar cmyk(0%, 23%, 59%, 0%)
rosybrown1 cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 0%)	rosybrown2 cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 7%)	rosybrown3 cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 20%)
rosybrown(SVG) cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 26%)	rosybrown4 cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 45%)	goldenrod1 cmyk(0%, 24%, 85%, 0%)
goldenrod(SVG) cmyk(0%, 24%, 85%, 15%)	goldenrod2 cmyk(0%, 24%, 86%, 7%)	goldenrod3 cmyk(0%, 24%, 86%, 20%)
goldenrod4 cmyk(0%, 24%, 86%, 45%)	lavender(Safe Hex3) cmyk(0%, 25%, 0%, 20%)	pink(SVG) cmyk(0%, 25%, 20%, 0%)
bronzeii cmyk(0%, 25%, 63%, 35%)	sienna cmyk(0%, 25%, 75%, 44%)	plum2 cmyk(0%, 26%, 0%, 8%)
dustyrose cmyk(0%, 26%, 26%, 48%)	melon cmyk(0%, 26%, 54%, 11%)	organic tea cmyk(0%, 26%, 79%, 33%)
plum1(Hex3) cmyk(0%, 27%, 0%, 0%)	plum2 cmyk(0%, 27%, 0%, 7%)	plum3 cmyk(0%, 27%, 0%, 20%)
plum4 cmyk(0%, 27%, 0%, 45%)	darkgoldenrod1 cmyk(0%, 27%, 94%, 0%)	darkgoldenrod2 cmyk(0%, 27%, 94%, 7%)
darkgoldenrod3 cmyk(0%, 27%, 94%, 20%)	darkgoldenrod(SVG) cmyk(0%, 27%, 94%, 28%)	darkgoldenrod4 cmyk(0%, 27%, 94%, 45%)
plum(SVG) cmyk(0%, 28%, 0%, 13%)	cotton candy cmyk(0%, 28%, 12%, 3%)	ham cmyk(0%, 28%, 24%, 14%)
packer gold cmyk(0%, 28%, 92%, 1%)	pink4 cmyk(0%, 29%, 22%, 45%)	pink1 cmyk(0%, 29%, 23%, 0%)
pink2 cmyk(0%, 29%, 23%, 7%)	pink3 cmyk(0%, 29%, 23%, 20%)	lightpink(SVG) cmyk(0%, 29%, 24%, 0%)
darkwood cmyk(0%, 29%, 50%, 48%)	feldspar cmyk(0%, 30%, 44%, 18%)	verydarkbrown cmyk(0%, 30%, 45%, 64%)
darktan cmyk(0%, 30%, 48%, 41%)	pyridiumorange cmyk(0%, 30%, 98%, 6%)	purple ink cmyk(0%, 31%, 3%, 39%)
cadmium yellowlight cmyk(0%, 31%, 94%, 0%)	grape cmyk(0%, 32%, 14%, 67%)	amethyst cmyk(0%, 32%, 16%, 38%)
pink cloud cmyk(0%, 32%, 26%, 4%)	peachpuff cmyk(0%, 32%, 27%, 0%)	lightpink1 cmyk(0%, 32%, 27%, 0%)
lightpink2 cmyk(0%, 32%, 27%, 7%)	tongue cmyk(0%, 32%, 27%, 9%)	lightpink3 cmyk(0%, 32%, 27%, 20%)
lightpink4 cmyk(0%, 32%, 27%, 45%)	dog tongue cmyk(0%, 33%, 13%, 4%)	tan cmyk(0%, 33%, 49%, 14%)
sandybrown(SVG) cmyk(0%, 33%, 61%, 4%)	gold7(Hex3) cmyk(0%, 33%, 100%, 0%)	aureolineyellow cmyk(0%, 34%, 86%, 0%)
naplesyellowdeep cmyk(0%, 34%, 93%, 0%)	tan1 cmyk(0%, 35%, 69%, 0%)	tan2 cmyk(0%, 35%, 69%, 7%)
peru(SVG) cmyk(0%, 35%, 69%, 20%)	tan4 cmyk(0%, 35%, 69%, 45%)	brick cmyk(0%, 35%, 80%, 39%)
orange(SVG) cmyk(0%, 35%, 100%, 0%)	orange2 cmyk(0%, 35%, 100%, 7%)	orange3 cmyk(0%, 35%, 100%, 20%)
orange4 cmyk(0%, 35%, 100%, 45%)	purple fish cmyk(0%, 36%, 7%, 30%)	darksalmon(SVG) cmyk(0%, 36%, 48%, 9%)
apricot cmyk(0%, 36%, 57%, 2%)	rawumber cmyk(0%, 36%, 84%, 55%)	lightsalmon(SVG) cmyk(0%, 37%, 52%, 0%)
lightsalmon2 cmyk(0%, 37%, 52%, 7%)	lightsalmon3 cmyk(0%, 37%, 52%, 20%)	lightsalmon4 cmyk(0%, 37%, 53%, 45%)
20 pound cmyk(0%, 38%, 21%, 36%)	semisweet chocolate1 cmyk(0%, 38%, 64%, 58%)	copper cmyk(0%, 38%, 72%, 28%)
gold5 cmyk(0%, 38%, 75%, 20%)	gold6 cmyk(0%, 38%, 76%, 20%)	cool copper cmyk(0%, 38%, 88%, 15%)
carrot cmyk(0%, 39%, 86%, 7%)	blueviolet cmyk(0%, 40%, 0%, 38%)	carnation cmyk(0%, 40%, 20%, 13%)
smyrna purple cmyk(0%, 40%, 25%, 36%)	peach(Hex3) cmyk(0%, 40%, 67%, 0%)	goldochre cmyk(0%, 40%, 81%, 22%)
cadmiumyellow cmyk(0%, 40%, 93%, 0%)	cinnamon(Hex3) cmyk(0%, 40%, 100%, 33%)	violet cmyk(0%, 41%, 0%, 69%)
salmon5 cmyk(0%, 41%, 41%, 56%)	ochre(Hex3) cmyk(0%, 42%, 83%, 20%)	bubble gum cmyk(0%, 43%, 27%, 0%)
sgisalmon cmyk(0%, 43%, 43%, 22%)	tan(Hex3) cmyk(0%, 43%, 79%, 7%)	yellowochre cmyk(0%, 43%, 90%, 11%)
sea urchin cmyk(0%, 44%, 10%, 59%)	violet(SVG) cmyk(0%, 45%, 0%, 7%)	salmon1 cmyk(0%, 45%, 59%, 0%)
salmon2 cmyk(0%, 45%, 59%, 7%)	salmon3 cmyk(0%, 45%, 59%, 20%)	salmon4 cmyk(0%, 45%, 59%, 45%)
bakerschocolate cmyk(0%, 45%, 75%, 64%)	darkorange(SVG) cmyk(0%, 45%, 100%, 0%)	lightcoral(SVG) cmyk(0%, 47%, 47%, 6%)
deepochre cmyk(0%, 47%, 77%, 55%)	mandarianorange cmyk(0%, 47%, 78%, 11%)	sign brown cmyk(0%, 47%, 82%, 62%)
darkorange5 cmyk(0%, 47%, 100%, 0%)	sign orange cmyk(0%, 47%, 100%, 13%)	orchid cmyk(0%, 49%, 0%, 14%)
orchid4 cmyk(0%, 49%, 1%, 45%)	orchid1 cmyk(0%, 49%, 2%, 0%)	orchid2 cmyk(0%, 49%, 2%, 7%)

orchid(SVG) cmyk(0%, 49%, 2%, 15%)	orchid3 cmyk(0%, 49%, 2%, 20%)	palevioletred1 cmyk(0%, 49%, 33%, 0%)
palevioletred2 cmyk(0%, 49%, 33%, 7%)	palevioletred(SVG) cmyk(0%, 49%, 33%, 14%)	palevioletred3 cmyk(0%, 49%, 33%, 20%)
palevioletred4 cmyk(0%, 49%, 33%, 45%)	salmon(SVG) cmyk(0%, 49%, 54%, 2%)	sienna1 cmyk(0%, 49%, 72%, 0%)
sienna2 cmyk(0%, 49%, 72%, 7%)	sienna3 cmyk(0%, 49%, 72%, 20%)	sienna(SVG) cmyk(0%, 49%, 72%, 37%)
sienna4 cmyk(0%, 49%, 73%, 45%)	cinnamon cmyk(0%, 49%, 100%, 52%)	coral(SVG) cmyk(0%, 50%, 69%, 0%)
chocolate1 cmyk(0%, 50%, 86%, 0%)	chocolate2 cmyk(0%, 50%, 86%, 7%)	chocolate(SVG) cmyk(0%, 50%, 86%, 18%)
chocolate3 cmyk(0%, 50%, 86%, 20%)	saddlebrown(SVG) cmyk(0%, 50%, 86%, 45%)	orange cmyk(0%, 50%, 100%, 0%)
darkorange1 cmyk(0%, 50%, 100%, 0%)	darkorange2 cmyk(0%, 50%, 100%, 7%)	darkorange3 cmyk(0%, 50%, 100%, 20%)
darkorange4 cmyk(0%, 50%, 100%, 45%)	orange5 cmyk(0%, 51%, 75%, 0%)	brownochre cmyk(0%, 51%, 77%, 47%)
marsyellow cmyk(0%, 51%, 89%, 11%)	rawsienna cmyk(0%, 51%, 90%, 22%)	coffee cmyk(0%, 51%, 98%, 33%)
hotpink3 cmyk(0%, 53%, 30%, 20%)	oregon salmon(Hex3) cmyk(0%, 53%, 87%, 0%)	marsorange cmyk(0%, 54%, 87%, 41%)
hotpink2 cmyk(0%, 55%, 30%, 7%)	indianred(SVG) cmyk(0%, 55%, 55%, 20%)	coral1 cmyk(0%, 55%, 66%, 0%)
coral2 cmyk(0%, 55%, 66%, 7%)	coral4 cmyk(0%, 55%, 66%, 45%)	thistle cmyk(0%, 56%, 14%, 29%)
coral3 cmyk(0%, 56%, 66%, 20%)	neonpink cmyk(0%, 57%, 22%, 0%)	hotpink1 cmyk(0%, 57%, 29%, 0%)
hotpink4 cmyk(0%, 58%, 29%, 45%)	indianred1 cmyk(0%, 58%, 58%, 0%)	indianred2 cmyk(0%, 58%, 58%, 7%)
indianred4 cmyk(0%, 58%, 58%, 45%)	hotpink(SVG) cmyk(0%, 59%, 29%, 0%)	bunny eye cmyk(0%, 59%, 44%, 35%)
indianred3 cmyk(0%, 59%, 59%, 20%)	cherry cmyk(0%, 60%, 57%, 8%)	seattle salmon(Safe Hex3) cmyk(0%, 60%, 60%, 0%)
sepia cmyk(0%, 60%, 81%, 63%)	vandykebrown cmyk(0%, 60%, 95%, 63%)	orange(Safe Hex3) cmyk(0%, 60%, 100%, 0%)
sgibeet cmyk(0%, 61%, 0%, 44%)	tomato(SVG) cmyk(0%, 61%, 72%, 0%)	tomato2 cmyk(0%, 61%, 72%, 7%)
tomato3 cmyk(0%, 61%, 72%, 20%)	tomato4 cmyk(0%, 61%, 73%, 45%)	burntsienna cmyk(0%, 61%, 89%, 46%)
apple cmyk(0%, 62%, 55%, 20%)	cadmiumorange cmyk(0%, 62%, 99%, 0%)	cola cmyk(0%, 63%, 70%, 31%)
burntumber cmyk(0%, 63%, 74%, 46%)	hematite cmyk(0%, 64%, 64%, 11%)	kidney bean cmyk(0%, 65%, 92%, 31%)
chili cmyk(0%, 66%, 69%, 17%)	fleshochre cmyk(0%, 66%, 87%, 0%)	brown cmyk(0%, 67%, 67%, 50%)
safety cone cmyk(0%, 67%, 80%, 0%)	chocolate(Safe Hex3) cmyk(0%, 67%, 100%, 40%)	chili powder cmyk(0%, 68%, 88%, 22%)
plum pudding cmyk(0%, 69%, 40%, 47%)	cranberry jello cmyk(0%, 69%, 54%, 4%)	maroon5 cmyk(0%, 70%, 99%, 59%)
pink jeep cmyk(0%, 71%, 43%, 12%)	englishred cmyk(0%, 71%, 88%, 17%)	raspberry cmyk(0%, 72%, 36%, 47%)
cranberry cmyk(0%, 73%, 41%, 29%)	maroonb0 cmyk(0%, 73%, 45%, 31%)	orangered(SVG) cmyk(0%, 73%, 100%, 0%)
orangered2 cmyk(0%, 73%, 100%, 7%)	orangered3 cmyk(0%, 73%, 100%, 20%)	orangered4 cmyk(0%, 73%, 100%, 45%)
violetred cmyk(0%, 75%, 25%, 20%)	maroon6 cmyk(0%, 75%, 25%, 44%)	brown1 cmyk(0%, 75%, 75%, 0%)
brown2 cmyk(0%, 75%, 75%, 7%)	orange cmyk(0%, 75%, 75%, 20%)	brown3 cmyk(0%, 75%, 75%, 20%)
brown(SVG) cmyk(0%, 75%, 75%, 35%)	brown cmyk(0%, 75%, 75%, 35%)	firebrick5 cmyk(0%, 75%, 75%, 44%)
brown4 cmyk(0%, 75%, 75%, 45%)	violetred1 cmyk(0%, 76%, 41%, 0%)	violetred2 cmyk(0%, 76%, 41%, 7%)
violetred3 cmyk(0%, 76%, 41%, 20%)	violetred4 cmyk(0%, 76%, 41%, 45%)	rosemadder cmyk(0%, 76%, 75%, 11%)
greenishumber cmyk(0%, 76%, 95%, 0%)	darkpurple cmyk(0%, 77%, 11%, 47%)	barney cmyk(0%, 77%, 34%, 17%)
maroon4 cmyk(0%, 80%, 29%, 45%)	maroon1 cmyk(0%, 80%, 30%, 0%)	maroon2 cmyk(0%, 80%, 30%, 7%)
maroon3 cmyk(0%, 80%, 30%, 20%)	madderlakedeep cmyk(0%, 80%, 79%, 11%)	novascotia salmon(Safe Hex3) cmyk(0%, 80%, 80%, 0%)
nectarine(Safe Hex3) cmyk(0%, 80%, 100%, 0%)	deeppurple cmyk(0%, 81%, 40%, 67%)	ruby red cmyk(0%, 81%, 73%, 22%)
burntsienna cmyk(0%, 81%, 80%, 67%)	firebrick1 cmyk(0%, 81%, 81%, 0%)	brownmadder cmyk(0%, 81%, 81%, 14%)
firebrick3 cmyk(0%, 81%, 81%, 20%)	firebrick(SVG) cmyk(0%, 81%, 81%, 30%)	firebrick4 cmyk(0%, 81%, 81%, 45%)
harold's crayon cmyk(0%, 82%, 27%, 29%)	firebrick2 cmyk(0%, 82%, 82%, 7%)	permanent redviolet cmyk(0%, 83%, 68%, 14%)
sign red cmyk(0%, 83%, 74%, 31%)	alizarincrimson cmyk(0%, 83%, 76%, 11%)	bordeaux cmyk(0%, 84%, 71%, 40%)
scarlet cmyk(0%, 84%, 84%, 45%)	violetred cmyk(0%, 85%, 31%, 18%)	orangered cmyk(0%, 86%, 100%, 0%)
indianred cmyk(0%, 87%, 82%, 31%)	venetianred cmyk(0%, 88%, 85%, 17%)	spicypink cmyk(0%, 89%, 32%, 0%)
mediumvioletred(SVG) cmyk(0%, 89%, 33%, 22%)	cadmiumreddeep cmyk(0%, 90%, 94%, 11%)	crimson(SVG) cmyk(0%, 91%, 73%, 14%)
deeppink(SVG) cmyk(0%, 92%, 42%, 0%)	deeppink2 cmyk(0%, 92%, 42%, 7%)	deeppink3 cmyk(0%, 92%, 42%, 20%)
geraniumlake cmyk(0%, 92%, 79%, 11%)	bloodorange(Hex3) cmyk(0%, 92%, 100%, 20%)	deeppink4 cmyk(0%, 93%, 42%, 45%)
burgundy cmyk(0%, 97%, 95%, 38%)	cadmiumredlight cmyk(0%, 99%, 95%, 0%)	magenta(Safe 16=fuchsia SVG Hex3) cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 0%)
fuchsia(Safe 16 SVG Hex3) cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 0%)	magenta2(Hex3) cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 7%)	magenta3 cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 20%)
truepurple(Safe Hex3) cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 40%)	darkmagenta(SVG) cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 45%)	purple(16 SVG) cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 50%)
rose(Safe Hex3) cmyk(0%, 100%, 20%, 0%)	fuchsia2(Hex3) cmyk(0%, 100%, 33%, 0%)	orangered cmyk(0%, 100%, 50%, 0%)
broadwaypink(Safe Hex3) cmyk(0%, 100%, 60%, 0%)	bright red(Safe Hex3) cmyk(0%, 100%, 80%, 0%)	red(Safe 16 SVG Hex3) cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 0%)
red2(Hex3) cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 7%)	red3 cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 20%)	darkred(SVG) cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 45%)
maroon(16 SVG) cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 50%)	bloodred(Safe Hex3) cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 60%)	darkcherryred(Safe Hex3) cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 80%)
titaniumwhite cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 0%)	battleship cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 18%)	zincwhite cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 0%)
lavender field cmyk(2%, 37%, 0%, 53%)	turnip cmyk(2%, 56%, 0%, 33%)	ghostwhite(SVG) cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 0%)
mintcream(SVG) cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 0%)	chrome cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 5%)	celery cmyk(4%, 0%, 39%, 16%)
eggplant cmyk(4%, 24%, 0%, 47%)	moon cmyk(5%, 0%, 3%, 10%)	camo1 cmyk(5%, 0%, 10%, 14%)
fire truck green cmyk(5%, 0%, 98%, 16%)	azure(SVG) cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 0%)	azure2 cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 7%)
azure3 cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 20%)	azure4 cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 45%)	honeydew(SVG) cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 0%)
honeydew2 cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 7%)	honeydew3 cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 20%)	honeydew4 cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 45%)
park ranger cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 70%)	flight jacket cmyk(6%, 0%, 11%, 47%)	avocado cmyk(6%, 0%, 55%, 37%)
aliceblue(SVG) cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 0%)	coldgrey cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 46%)	wasabi sauce cmyk(7%, 0%, 57%, 27%)
aluminum cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 29%)	violet cmyk(7%, 39%, 0%, 40%)	brushed aluminum cmyk(8%, 0%, 4%, 23%)
new $20 cmyk(8%, 0%, 9%, 22%)	cantaloupe cmyk(8%, 0%, 10%, 34%)	pear cmyk(8%, 0%, 78%, 11%)

silver cmyk(8%, 7%, 0%, 2%)	lavender(SVG) cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 2%)	cobaltvioletdeep cmyk(8%, 79%, 0%, 38%)
lizard cmyk(9%, 0%, 18%, 61%)	seaweed cmyk(10%, 0%, 15%, 56%)	iceberg lettuce cmyk(10%, 0%, 50%, 11%)
garden plum cmyk(10%, 21%, 0%, 51%)	indigo tile cmyk(10%, 31%, 0%, 50%)	blue ice cmyk(11%, 0%, 2%, 4%)
seaweed roll cmyk(11%, 0%, 19%, 49%)	cactus cmyk(11%, 0%, 22%, 56%)	limepulp cmyk(11%, 0%, 39%, 7%)
key lime pie cmyk(11%, 0%, 55%, 21%)	quartz cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 5%)	lightcyan(SVG) cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 0%)
lightcyan2 cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 7%)	lightblue cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 15%)	lightcyan3 cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 20%)
lightcyan4 cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 45%)	lichen cmyk(12%, 0%, 19%, 15%)	heather blue cmyk(12%, 6%, 0%, 18%)
mediumorchid1 cmyk(12%, 60%, 0%, 0%)	mediumorchid2 cmyk(12%, 60%, 0%, 7%)	mediumorchid(SVG) cmyk(12%, 60%, 0%, 17%)
mediumorchid3 cmyk(12%, 60%, 0%, 20%)	mediumorchid4 cmyk(12%, 60%, 0%, 45%)	mint ice cream cmyk(13%, 0%, 16%, 11%)
green goo cmyk(13%, 0%, 21%, 46%)	melonrindgreen cmyk(13%, 0%, 35%, 0%)	mint blue cmyk(14%, 0%, 2%, 0%)
shamrock shake cmyk(14%, 0%, 13%, 18%)	camo3 cmyk(14%, 0%, 23%, 29%)	kermit cmyk(14%, 0%, 90%, 26%)
green cheese cmyk(15%, 0%, 24%, 34%)	green quartz cmyk(15%, 0%, 25%, 36%)	od green cmyk(15%, 0%, 27%, 68%)
martini olive cmyk(15%, 0%, 57%, 36%)	army uniform cmyk(16%, 0%, 2%, 75%)	vanilla mint cmyk(16%, 0%, 11%, 16%)
camo2 cmyk(16%, 0%, 18%, 21%)	broccoli cmyk(16%, 0%, 30%, 59%)	avacado cmyk(16%, 0%, 55%, 24%)
blue nile cmyk(16%, 14%, 0%, 42%)	ultramarineviolet cmyk(16%, 67%, 0%, 57%)	pond scum cmyk(17%, 0%, 29%, 51%)
soylent green cmyk(17%, 0%, 33%, 34%)	cat eye cmyk(17%, 0%, 63%, 10%)	dolphin cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 48%)
snake cmyk(18%, 0%, 20%, 58%)	kiwi cmyk(18%, 0%, 34%, 40%)	safety vest cmyk(18%, 0%, 84%, 4%)
robin's egg cmyk(18%, 4%, 0%, 7%)	LCD back cmyk(19%, 0%, 13%, 29%)	tea leaves cmyk(19%, 0%, 20%, 54%)
sweet potato vine cmyk(19%, 0%, 71%, 21%)	chartreuse verte cmyk(19%, 0%, 76%, 9%)	blue dog cmyk(19%, 9%, 0%, 60%)
offwhitegreen(Safe Hex3) cmyk(20%, 0%, 20%, 0%)	green hornet cmyk(20%, 0%, 36%, 48%)	pea cmyk(20%, 0%, 58%, 41%)
chromeoxidegreen cmyk(20%, 0%, 84%, 50%)	offwhiteblue(Safe Hex3) cmyk(20%, 20%, 0%, 0%)	grape(Safe Hex3) cmyk(20%, 100%, 0%, 0%)
green mist cmyk(21%, 0%, 39%, 7%)	darkolivegreen1 cmyk(21%, 0%, 56%, 0%)	darkolivegreen2 cmyk(21%, 0%, 56%, 7%)
darkolivegreen3 cmyk(21%, 0%, 56%, 20%)	darkolivegreen4 cmyk(21%, 0%, 56%, 45%)	darkolivegreen(SVG) cmyk(21%, 0%, 56%, 58%)
lightsteelblue1 cmyk(21%, 12%, 0%, 0%)	lightsteelblue2 cmyk(21%, 12%, 0%, 7%)	lightsteelblue(SVG) cmyk(21%, 12%, 0%, 13%)
lightsteelblue3 cmyk(21%, 12%, 0%, 20%)	lightsteelblue4 cmyk(21%, 12%, 0%, 45%)	england pound cmyk(22%, 0%, 15%, 48%)
pastel blue cmyk(22%, 2%, 0%, 4%)	slategray1 cmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 0%)	slategray2 cmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 7%)
slategray3 cmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 20%)	lightslategrey(SVG Hex3) cmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 40%)	lightslategray(SVG Hex3) cmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 40%)
slategrey(SVG) cmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 44%)	slategray(SVG) cmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 44%)	slategray4 cmyk(22%, 12%, 0%, 45%)
green bark cmyk(23%, 0%, 10%, 55%)	fisherman's float cmyk(23%, 0%, 11%, 51%)	guacamole cmyk(23%, 0%, 38%, 16%)
jolly green cmyk(23%, 0%, 88%, 20%)	goldgreen(Hex3) cmyk(23%, 0%, 100%, 13%)	powderblue(SVG) cmyk(23%, 3%, 0%, 10%)
purple rain cmyk(23%, 50%, 0%, 46%)	darkseagreen1 cmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 0%)	darkseagreen2 cmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 7%)
darkseagreen3 cmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 20%)	darkseagreen(SVG) cmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 26%)	darkseagreen4 cmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 45%)
olivedrab4 cmyk(24%, 0%, 76%, 45%)	lightsteelblue cmyk(24%, 24%, 0%, 26%)	wavecrest cmyk(25%, 0%, 2%, 20%)
liberty cmyk(25%, 0%, 5%, 14%)	blue fern cmyk(25%, 0%, 15%, 39%)	eton blue cmyk(25%, 0%, 19%, 22%)
mint green cmyk(25%, 0%, 20%, 1%)	yellowgreen2 cmyk(25%, 0%, 75%, 20%)	olivedrab(SVG) cmyk(25%, 0%, 75%, 44%)
olivedrab1 cmyk(25%, 0%, 76%, 0%)	olivedrab2 cmyk(25%, 0%, 76%, 7%)	yellowgreen(SVG) cmyk(25%, 0%, 76%, 20%)
lightblue1 cmyk(25%, 6%, 0%, 0%)	lightblue2 cmyk(25%, 6%, 0%, 7%)	lightblue(SVG) cmyk(25%, 6%, 0%, 10%)
lightblue3 cmyk(25%, 6%, 0%, 20%)	lightblue4 cmyk(25%, 6%, 0%, 45%)	violet flower cmyk(25%, 63%, 0%, 0%)
darkorchid(SVG) cmyk(25%, 75%, 0%, 20%)	darkslateblue cmyk(25%, 75%, 0%, 44%)	darkorchid1 cmyk(25%, 76%, 0%, 0%)
darkorchid2 cmyk(25%, 76%, 0%, 7%)	darkorchid3 cmyk(25%, 76%, 0%, 20%)	darkorchid cmyk(25%, 76%, 0%, 20%)
darkorchid4 cmyk(25%, 76%, 0%, 45%)	paleturquoise(SVG) cmyk(26%, 0%, 0%, 7%)	turquoise cmyk(26%, 0%, 0%, 8%)
wet moss cmyk(26%, 0%, 50%, 68%)	fenway grass cmyk(26%, 0%, 52%, 56%)	paleturquoise1(Hex3) cmyk(27%, 0%, 0%, 0%)
paleturquoise2 cmyk(27%, 0%, 0%, 7%)	paleturquoise3 cmyk(27%, 0%, 0%, 20%)	paleturquoise4 cmyk(27%, 0%, 0%, 45%)
pumice cmyk(27%, 0%, 16%, 36%)	palm cmyk(27%, 0%, 50%, 49%)	green ash cmyk(28%, 0%, 6%, 44%)
pastel green cmyk(28%, 0%, 19%, 20%)	Coke bottle cmyk(28%, 0%, 19%, 34%)	fraser fir cmyk(28%, 0%, 25%, 58%)
spinach cmyk(28%, 0%, 42%, 64%)	romaine lettuce cmyk(29%, 0%, 58%, 67%)	pea cmyk(30%, 0%, 59%, 33%)
wild violet cmyk(30%, 94%, 0%, 27%)	darkviolet(SVG) cmyk(30%, 100%, 0%, 17%)	putting cmyk(31%, 0%, 34%, 40%)
frog cmyk(31%, 0%, 44%, 25%)	lightskyblue1 cmyk(31%, 11%, 0%, 0%)	lightskyblue2 cmyk(31%, 11%, 0%, 7%)
lightskyblue3 cmyk(31%, 11%, 0%, 20%)	lightskyblue4 cmyk(31%, 12%, 0%, 45%)	cerulean blue cmyk(31%, 13%, 0%, 11%)
blue tuna cmyk(31%, 18%, 0%, 41%)	bluegrass cmyk(32%, 0%, 11%, 56%)	100 euro cmyk(32%, 0%, 37%, 22%)
forestgreen2 cmyk(32%, 0%, 54%, 51%)	greenyellow(SVG) cmyk(32%, 0%, 82%, 0%)	isle royale greenstone cmyk(33%, 0%, 17%, 61%)
obsidian cmyk(33%, 0%, 26%, 64%)	greenyellow cmyk(33%, 0%, 49%, 14%)	noble fir cmyk(33%, 0%, 51%, 58%)
periwinkle(Hex3) cmyk(33%, 33%, 0%, 0%)	mediumpurple1 cmyk(33%, 49%, 0%, 0%)	mediumpurple2 cmyk(33%, 49%, 0%, 7%)
mediumpurple(SVG) cmyk(33%, 49%, 0%, 14%)	mediumpurple3 cmyk(33%, 49%, 0%, 20%)	mediumpurple4 cmyk(33%, 49%, 0%, 45%)
purple cmyk(33%, 87%, 0%, 6%)	concord grape cmyk(33%, 99%, 0%, 40%)	purple6(Hex3) cmyk(33%, 100%, 0%, 0%)
lightblue cmyk(34%, 0%, 0%, 15%)	douglas fir cmyk(34%, 0%, 55%, 62%)	kakapo cmyk(34%, 0%, 69%, 56%)
lindsay eyes cmyk(34%, 6%, 0%, 40%)	greencopper cmyk(35%, 0%, 7%, 50%)	lampblack cmyk(35%, 0%, 17%, 72%)
green apple cmyk(35%, 0%, 67%, 41%)	sgilightblue cmyk(35%, 18%, 0%, 25%)	green visor cmyk(36%, 0%, 16%, 53%)
scotland pound cmyk(36%, 0%, 27%, 56%)	greenstamp cmyk(36%, 0%, 34%, 43%)	green moth cmyk(36%, 0%, 45%, 25%)
tree moss cmyk(36%, 0%, 68%, 38%)	darkgreencopper cmyk(37%, 0%, 7%, 54%)	shamrock cmyk(37%, 0%, 25%, 60%)
green soap cmyk(37%, 0%, 42%, 13%)	olive3b cmyk(37%, 0%, 54%, 63%)	limerind cmyk(37%, 0%, 71%, 69%)
old copper cmyk(37%, 3%, 0%, 28%)	lake huron cmyk(37%, 16%, 0%, 42%)	blue corn cmyk(37%, 21%, 0%, 68%)
palegreen(SVG) cmyk(39%, 0%, 39%, 2%)	lightgreen(SVG) cmyk(39%, 0%, 39%, 7%)	fenway monster cmyk(39%, 2%, 0%, 52%)
blue shark cmyk(39%, 13%, 0%, 32%)	blue cow cmyk(39%, 23%, 0%, 12%)	blue jeans cmyk(39%, 24%, 0%, 58%)

purple1 cmyk(39%, 81%, 0%, 0%)	blueviolet(SVG) cmyk(39%, 81%, 0%, 11%)	purple3 cmyk(39%, 81%, 0%, 20%)
purple4 cmyk(39%, 81%, 0%, 45%)	purple2 cmyk(39%, 82%, 0%, 7%)	cadetblue cmyk(40%, 0%, 0%, 38%)
green agate cmyk(40%, 0%, 2%, 55%)	palegreen1 cmyk(40%, 0%, 40%, 0%)	palegreen3 cmyk(40%, 0%, 40%, 20%)
palegreen4 cmyk(40%, 0%, 40%, 45%)	night vision cmyk(40%, 0%, 45%, 20%)	terreverte cmyk(40%, 0%, 84%, 63%)
cadetblue1 cmyk(40%, 4%, 0%, 0%)	cadetblue2 cmyk(40%, 4%, 0%, 7%)	cadetblue3 cmyk(40%, 4%, 0%, 20%)
cadetblue4 cmyk(40%, 4%, 0%, 45%)	LCD dark cmyk(40%, 11%, 0%, 47%)	darkslategray1 cmyk(41%, 0%, 0%, 0%)
darkslategray2 cmyk(41%, 0%, 0%, 7%)	darkslategray3 cmyk(41%, 0%, 0%, 20%)	darkslategray4 cmyk(41%, 0%, 0%, 45%)
darkslategrey(SVG) cmyk(41%, 0%, 0%, 69%)	darkslategray(SVG) cmyk(41%, 0%, 0%, 69%)	mediumseagreen cmyk(41%, 0%, 41%, 56%)
darkgreen cmyk(41%, 0%, 41%, 69%)	cadetblue(SVG) cmyk(41%, 1%, 0%, 37%)	lake superior cmyk(41%, 22%, 0%, 47%)
nikko blue cmyk(41%, 36%, 0%, 13%)	cornflowerblue cmyk(41%, 41%, 0%, 56%)	midnightblue cmyk(41%, 41%, 0%, 69%)
green party cmyk(42%, 0%, 26%, 58%)	emerald cmyk(42%, 0%, 36%, 39%)	green algae cmyk(42%, 0%, 43%, 33%)
lake erie cmyk(42%, 21%, 0%, 35%)	seurat blue cmyk(42%, 22%, 0%, 23%)	indigo(SVG) cmyk(42%, 100%, 0%, 49%)
cool mint cmyk(43%, 0%, 1%, 0%)	sgichartreuse cmyk(43%, 0%, 43%, 22%)	circuit board cmyk(43%, 0%, 60%, 60%)
skyblue(SVG) cmyk(43%, 12%, 0%, 8%)	sgislate blue cmyk(43%, 43%, 0%, 22%)	presidential blue cmyk(43%, 49%, 0%, 67%)
green scrubs cmyk(44%, 0%, 8%, 44%)	blueberry cmyk(44%, 23%, 0%, 18%)	cooler cmyk(45%, 0%, 10%, 71%)
holly cmyk(45%, 0%, 85%, 49%)	malta blue cmyk(45%, 20%, 0%, 42%)	cat eye cmyk(45%, 24%, 0%, 13%)
indigo cmyk(45%, 90%, 0%, 67%)	packer green cmyk(46%, 0%, 21%, 76%)	cinnabargreen cmyk(46%, 0%, 77%, 30%)
lightskyblue(SVG) cmyk(46%, 18%, 0%, 2%)	green gables cmyk(47%, 0%, 8%, 54%)	mediterranean cmyk(47%, 0%, 8%, 54%)
neon green cmyk(47%, 0%, 82%, 4%)	blue sponge cmyk(47%, 18%, 0%, 31%)	skyblue1 cmyk(47%, 19%, 0%, 0%)
skyblue2 cmyk(47%, 19%, 0%, 7%)	skyblue3 cmyk(47%, 19%, 0%, 20%)	skyblue4 cmyk(47%, 19%, 0%, 45%)
blue whale cmyk(48%, 21%, 0%, 50%)	richblue cmyk(48%, 48%, 0%, 33%)	lightslateblue cmyk(48%, 56%, 0%, 0%)
mediumslateblue(SVG) cmyk(48%, 56%, 0%, 7%)	slateblue(SVG) cmyk(48%, 56%, 0%, 20%)	darkslateblue(SVG) cmyk(48%, 56%, 0%, 45%)
mediumturquoise cmyk(49%, 0%, 0%, 14%)	ooze cmyk(49%, 0%, 23%, 52%)	aquamarine cmyk(49%, 0%, 33%, 14%)
blue mist cmyk(49%, 18%, 0%, 1%)	darkturquoise cmyk(49%, 33%, 0%, 14%)	slateblue1 cmyk(49%, 56%, 0%, 0%)
slateblue2 cmyk(49%, 57%, 0%, 7%)	slateblue3 cmyk(49%, 57%, 0%, 20%)	slateblue4 cmyk(49%, 57%, 0%, 45%)
aqua(Safe Hex3) cmyk(50%, 0%, 0%, 20%)	aquamarine(SVG) cmyk(50%, 0%, 17%, 0%)	aquamarine2 cmyk(50%, 0%, 17%, 7%)
mediumaquamarine(SVG) cmyk(50%, 0%, 17%, 20%)	aquamarine4 cmyk(50%, 0%, 17%, 45%)	chartreuse(SVG) cmyk(50%, 0%, 100%, 0%)
chartreuse2 cmyk(50%, 0%, 100%, 7%)	chartreuse3 cmyk(50%, 0%, 100%, 20%)	chartreuse4 cmyk(50%, 0%, 100%, 45%)
blue stone cmyk(50%, 28%, 0%, 38%)	mediumslateblue2 cmyk(50%, 100%, 0%, 0%)	leaf cmyk(51%, 0%, 67%, 32%)
lawngreen(SVG) cmyk(51%, 0%, 100%, 1%)	pacific blue cmyk(51%, 19%, 0%, 58%)	aquamarine cmyk(51%, 25%, 0%, 37%)
forget me nots cmyk(51%, 29%, 0%, 0%)	curacao cmyk(51%, 52%, 0%, 27%)	dress blue cmyk(51%, 59%, 0%, 53%)
blue deep cmyk(52%, 97%, 0%, 55%)	cucumber cmyk(53%, 0%, 32%, 64%)	lake ontario cmyk(53%, 31%, 0%, 36%)
park bench cmyk(54%, 0%, 32%, 61%)	green pepper cmyk(54%, 0%, 98%, 51%)	blue ice cmyk(54%, 25%, 0%, 2%)
blue green algae cmyk(55%, 0%, 14%, 48%)	old money cmyk(55%, 0%, 37%, 56%)	pollock blue cmyk(55%, 35%, 0%, 33%)
neptune cmyk(55%, 36%, 0%, 5%)	green lantern cmyk(56%, 0%, 60%, 45%)	swimming pool cmyk(56%, 3%, 0%, 7%)
fresh green cmyk(57%, 0%, 28%, 15%)	viridianlight cmyk(57%, 0%, 56%, 0%)	carolina blue cmyk(57%, 19%, 0%, 24%)
liz eyes cmyk(57%, 21%, 0%, 55%)	blue bird cmyk(57%, 33%, 0%, 33%)	blue lagoon cmyk(58%, 0%, 10%, 28%)
cobaltgreen cmyk(58%, 0%, 56%, 43%)	cornflowerblue(SVG) cmyk(58%, 37%, 0%, 7%)	green M&M cmyk(59%, 0%, 58%, 28%)
grass cmyk(59%, 0%, 73%, 26%)	kelly cmyk(59%, 0%, 88%, 27%)	surf cmyk(59%, 14%, 0%, 4%)
lake michigan cmyk(59%, 14%, 0%, 24%)	blue grapes cmyk(59%, 49%, 0%, 44%)	green taxi cmyk(60%, 0%, 51%, 38%)
wasabi(Safe Hex3) cmyk(60%, 0%, 60%, 0%)	neon blue cmyk(60%, 22%, 0%, 0%)	tropical blue cmyk(60%, 28%, 0%, 4%)
cobalt(Safe Hex3) cmyk(60%, 60%, 0%, 0%)	blue safe(Safe Hex3) cmyk(60%, 100%, 0%, 0%)	sgiteal cmyk(61%, 0%, 0%, 44%)
clover cmyk(61%, 0%, 47%, 37%)	steelblue1 cmyk(61%, 28%, 0%, 0%)	steelblue2 cmyk(61%, 28%, 0%, 7%)
steelblue3 cmyk(61%, 28%, 0%, 20%)	steelblue(SVG) cmyk(61%, 28%, 0%, 29%)	steelblue4 cmyk(61%, 28%, 0%, 45%)
denim cmyk(61%, 33%, 0%, 33%)	chemical suit cmyk(61%, 36%, 0%, 10%)	blue train cmyk(61%, 41%, 0%, 42%)
la maison bleue cmyk(62%, 31%, 0%, 0%)	wales cmyk(63%, 0%, 64%, 21%)	sapgreen cmyk(63%, 0%, 84%, 50%)
green LED cmyk(63%, 0%, 96%, 1%)	greek roof cmyk(63%, 34%, 0%, 37%)	natural gas cmyk(63%, 41%, 0%, 4%)
masters jacket cmyk(64%, 0%, 13%, 75%)	octopus cmyk(64%, 0%, 36%, 43%)	cobalt cmyk(64%, 48%, 0%, 33%)
natural turquoise cmyk(65%, 0%, 6%, 24%)	huntergreen cmyk(65%, 0%, 65%, 63%)	blue spider cmyk(65%, 36%, 0%, 57%)
blue ridge mtns cmyk(65%, 37%, 0%, 19%)	big blue bus cmyk(65%, 39%, 0%, 35%)	mediumturquoise(SVG) cmyk(66%, 0%, 2%, 18%)
mediumseagreen(SVG) cmyk(66%, 0%, 37%, 30%)	green line cmyk(66%, 0%, 43%, 42%)	blue pill cmyk(66%, 39%, 0%, 7%)
seagreen(SVG) cmyk(67%, 0%, 37%, 45%)	seagreen1 cmyk(67%, 0%, 38%, 0%)	seagreen2 cmyk(67%, 0%, 38%, 7%)
seagreen3 cmyk(67%, 0%, 38%, 20%)	blue angels cmyk(67%, 39%, 0%, 49%)	Nerf green cmyk(68%, 0%, 94%, 11%)
electric turquoise cmyk(69%, 0%, 19%, 9%)	go cmyk(69%, 0%, 34%, 16%)	delft cmyk(69%, 55%, 0%, 58%)
atlantic green cmyk(70%, 0%, 8%, 44%)	blue bucket cmyk(70%, 36%, 0%, 4%)	neonblue cmyk(70%, 70%, 0%, 0%)
turquoise(SVG) cmyk(71%, 0%, 7%, 12%)	aquaman cmyk(71%, 0%, 48%, 26%)	mailbox cmyk(71%, 40%, 0%, 35%)
st louis blues cmyk(71%, 46%, 0%, 41%)	royalblue(SVG) cmyk(71%, 53%, 0%, 12%)	aquarium cmyk(72%, 0%, 12%, 33%)
nypd blue cmyk(72%, 11%, 0%, 20%)	royalblue1 cmyk(72%, 54%, 0%, 0%)	royalblue2 cmyk(72%, 54%, 0%, 7%)
royalblue3 cmyk(72%, 54%, 0%, 20%)	royalblue4 cmyk(72%, 54%, 0%, 45%)	pabst blue cmyk(72%, 60%, 0%, 44%)
6 ball cmyk(73%, 0%, 17%, 61%)	pool table cmyk(74%, 0%, 58%, 27%)	caribbean cmyk(74%, 24%, 0%, 2%)
pacific green cmyk(75%, 0%, 8%, 14%)	mediumaquamarine2 cmyk(75%, 0%, 25%, 20%)	seagreen cmyk(75%, 0%, 27%, 44%)
peacock cmyk(75%, 20%, 0%, 21%)	summersky cmyk(75%, 21%, 0%, 13%)	skyblue6 cmyk(75%, 25%, 0%, 20%)
steelblue cmyk(75%, 25%, 0%, 44%)	mediumblue cmyk(75%, 75%, 0%, 20%)	navyblue cmyk(75%, 75%, 0%, 44%)
indigo2 cmyk(76%, 0%, 24%, 47%)	mediumaquamarine3 cmyk(76%, 0%, 25%, 20%)	limegreen(SVG) cmyk(76%, 0%, 76%, 20%)

forestgreen(SVG) cmyk(76%, 0%, 76%, 45%)	parrot cmyk(76%, 45%, 0%, 14%)	mediumblue cmyk(76%, 76%, 0%, 20%)
emeraldgreen2 cmyk(77%, 0%, 29%, 32%)	blue line cmyk(77%, 27%, 0%, 13%)	metallic mint cmyk(78%, 0%, 0%, 1%)
midnightblue(SVG) cmyk(78%, 78%, 0%, 56%)	parrotgreen(Safe Hex3) cmyk(80%, 0%, 80%, 0%)	royalblue(Safe Hex3) cmyk(80%, 80%, 0%, 0%)
cornflower(Safe Hex3) cmyk(80%, 100%, 0%, 0%)	alaska sky cmyk(81%, 55%, 0%, 45%)	lightseagreen(SVG) cmyk(82%, 0%, 4%, 30%)
bottle green cmyk(82%, 0%, 66%, 36%)	stained glass cmyk(82%, 78%, 0%, 0%)	emerald city cmyk(83%, 0%, 17%, 25%)
garden hose cmyk(87%, 0%, 26%, 44%)	ultramarine cmyk(87%, 93%, 0%, 44%)	malachite cmyk(88%, 0%, 13%, 50%)
dodgerblue3 cmyk(88%, 43%, 0%, 20%)	dodgerblue(SVG) cmyk(88%, 44%, 0%, 0%)	dodgerblue2 cmyk(88%, 44%, 0%, 7%)
dodgerblue4 cmyk(88%, 44%, 0%, 45%)	peafowl cmyk(88%, 49%, 0%, 5%)	banker's lamp cmyk(90%, 0%, 59%, 45%)
ulysses butterfly cmyk(92%, 59%, 0%, 4%)	turquoise cmyk(93%, 0%, 21%, 13%)	diamond blue cmyk(94%, 18%, 0%, 9%)
sea green cmyk(95%, 0%, 2%, 48%)	permanentgreen cmyk(95%, 0%, 79%, 21%)	police strobe cmyk(96%, 29%, 0%, 0%)
manganeseblue cmyk(98%, 0%, 6%, 34%)	teal LED cmyk(98%, 7%, 0%, 0%)	indiglo cmyk(98%, 9%, 0%, 0%)
cerulean cmyk(98%, 10%, 0%, 20%)	mouthwash cmyk(99%, 0%, 5%, 23%)	picasso blue cmyk(99%, 53%, 0%, 1%)
aqua(Safe 16 SVG Hex3) cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 0%)	cyan(Safe 16=aqua SVG Hex3) cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 0%)	cyan2(Hex3) cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 7%)
cyan3 cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 20%)	darkcyan(SVG) cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 45%)	teal(16 SVG) cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 50%)
light teal(Safe Hex3) cmyk(100%, 0%, 20%, 0%)	sign green cmyk(100%, 0%, 21%, 58%)	turquoiseblue cmyk(100%, 0%, 30%, 22%)
seagreen(Hex3) cmyk(100%, 0%, 33%, 0%)	mediumspringgreen(SVG) cmyk(100%, 0%, 38%, 2%)	springgreen(SVG) cmyk(100%, 0%, 50%, 0%)
springgreen2 cmyk(100%, 0%, 50%, 7%)	springgreen3 cmyk(100%, 0%, 50%, 20%)	springgreen4 cmyk(100%, 0%, 50%, 45%)
starbucks(Safe Hex3) cmyk(100%, 0%, 50%, 60%)	emeraldgreen cmyk(100%, 0%, 57%, 21%)	neonavocado(Safe Hex3) cmyk(100%, 0%, 60%, 0%)
truegreen cmyk(100%, 0%, 71%, 31%)	celtics cmyk(100%, 0%, 71%, 62%)	springgreen(Safe Hex3) cmyk(100%, 0%, 80%, 0%)
lime(Safe 16 SVG Hex3) cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 0%)	green2(Hex3) cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 7%)	green3 cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 20%)
irish flag(Safe Hex3) cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 40%)	green4 cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 45%)	green(16 SVG) cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 50%)
darkgreen(SVG) cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 61%)	dumpster cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 69%)	pinegreen(Safe Hex3) cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 80%)
darkturquoise(SVG) cmyk(100%, 1%, 0%, 18%)	turquoise1 cmyk(100%, 4%, 0%, 0%)	turquoise2 cmyk(100%, 4%, 0%, 7%)
turquoise3 cmyk(100%, 4%, 0%, 20%)	turquoise4 cmyk(100%, 4%, 0%, 45%)	deepskyblue(SVG) cmyk(100%, 25%, 0%, 0%)
deepskyblue2 cmyk(100%, 25%, 0%, 7%)	skyblue5(Safe Hex3) cmyk(100%, 25%, 0%, 20%)	deepskyblue3 cmyk(100%, 25%, 0%, 20%)
deepskyblue4 cmyk(100%, 25%, 0%, 45%)	topaz cmyk(100%, 32%, 0%, 12%)	slateblue cmyk(100%, 50%, 0%, 0%)
sign blue cmyk(100%, 53%, 0%, 47%)	ty nant cmyk(100%, 72%, 0%, 2%)	cichlid cmyk(100%, 76%, 0%, 0%)
blue(Safe 16 SVG Hex3) cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 0%)	blue2(Hex3) cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 7%)	mediumblue(SVG) cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 20%)
newmidnightblue cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 39%)	darkblue(SVG) cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 45%)	navy(16 SVG) cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 50%)
midnightblue(Safe Hex3) cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 80%)

Big Red Taco

2009-08-10T20:18:00.000-07:00

Well I guess it's apparent that I'm serious about buying a new truck. It's legroom, a back seat, side curtain airbags, bed track liner system, and a rear view camera that won me over. Plus it's red, a manual 5-speed and a 2010. I'm more anxious every day that I'll have the money to pay for it. I don't think it's a problem, but I've got about a month of waiting before it arrives. I like the feeling of having something to work for. No kids, no mortgage (yet), not a lot of debt, and I already own a 2001 model, so I can save on insurance by making this one a recreational vehicle. I have to say that I didn't get a lot of encouragement initially from friends and family. That is until I reminded them that life is for the living and the points from two sentences back.

Crime and Motivation

2009-08-10T08:54:00.001-07:00

We elect politicians, who make laws and hire police to enforce them.

What is the motivation of the police, aside from a paycheck, to actually prevent crime? Sure, they can show up after the fact, clean up, take notes, and track the perpetrators. But by then there are victims and survivors and witnesses who all find their lives changed or ended and their attitudes toward the police diminished. Well, at least, that's what I've observed.

So what will it take to change the culture of the police. They are part of our community but we often view them as the last resort or kind of a buffer from those who would harm us. Moreover, they are a different class of citizen. We have high expectations of them but offer them relatively low pay and poor working conditions.

My first idea is to re-integrate the police into the whole community. In New Orleans, there are about 300,000 residents and close to 2,000 N.O.P.D. officers. That's one for every 1,500 residents. If we could streamline the amount of time they need to write reports through technology and other automation and move them from within cars to a more interactive role, then more of us would know more of them. Waiting until the crime has occurred is too late to build a trust bond between resident and officer of the law. Having a previous relationship is key in law enforcement. How many of us hesitate to involve police for not wanting to get involved and just hoping the prblem will go away. Having police officers that you trust with information that can save a life or protect property and prevent crime is a great resource for both the individual and our city.

Less laws, more enforcement of current laws, less division between police and residents, more individual involvement in reporting and witnessing and above all a District Attorney's office who will prosecute offenders instead of demoralizing police and communities by releasing criminals without trial. Make reporting easier for police, provide bonuses and pay increases for performance, and allow and require them to get to know the people they serve and protect.

Piffed Off and Po.

2009-08-08T19:26:00.000-07:00

One week's work = one week's pay. I work for a small business and sometimes money gets tight. The boss and payroll check writer is not communicative when we get into these places. Not getting paid on time is a real bummer. It causes stress, anger, anxiety, and generally makes me feel insecure about my job of fifteen years.
Don't get me wrong, I love where I work. My clients are some of the best people you will ever meet. The color, flavor, and diversity of their wishes are always refreshing. I am happy with them most of the time. It is our internal management that is unpredictable. It is seemingly impossible to plan very far into the future, both within the shop and consequently, in my personal life. Who would keep a job that left you without money for the weekend? I don't live check to check, but all of the pay I receive has been budgeted and any disruption brings my short term plans to a halt. It follows that upon returning to work after my "weekend", I have a hard time motivating to the point of excellence I expect of myself.
So, not being paid leads to a sort of depression. Even if my pay is provided three to five days late, it is demotivating. My time is all I have to sell and I feel like my time is being discounted. Feeling the need to search for a new job is a weird type in job insecurity. I don't want a different job, it's a knee-jerk reaction to this situation. I wish it would stop. The other employees ask me what they should do. We are all in it together and allowing the unknown to control your decisions is madness. And so the cycle continues until pay becomes regular again.
Sadness I define as love for something or someone that is not healthy for us or working out as promised. I consider pay the promise of work. Right now, this promise is being broken.

Of Genies and Bottles

2009-05-18T18:17:00.000-07:00

Cleverness is a two-edged blade. Those who are sneaky and clumsy are overcome by the simple consistent application of humor. Those who use points and barbs cannot get out of their own way to be productive. Those who keep high spirits and work steadily, cannot be bothered by meanness and cheaters. I do not care for cleverness and choose to be studious. I do not care for violence and overcome it with absence or block its way with reflections.

12 1/2 hours t' Wapner

2008-08-31T18:40:00.000-07:00

That's a big snowball pawpaw. The first quick squall moved through at about 7:15 pm. Maybe 1/3" rain and 25 mph gusts and a really dark rolling cloud that brought night with it. I don't regret the choice to stay and I appreciate everyone that left so that no mistaken identities will occur with regard to the protection of property. My neighbors across the street are staying. I wish I'd known when the stores were going to close as I would have bought some Cheerios to toast. The red dog is fine. He seems curious about the absence of usual activity. He won't be getting an evening walk for a while.

The Plan for Now.

2008-08-29T19:49:00.000-07:00

Closed on Sunday and Monday for general boredom and in respect of the fearful and maybe wisely evacuated masses. BBQs will go on as planned. Curfews which will hopefully be few will be observed. There will be peace once again in this city. The shame is that we can only have peace during a major violent storm and/or its aftermath. Neat would be finding a new home for the ignorant, the inconsiderate, radio blasting, murderous personified monkey devils that have re-infiltrated our tree lined city. Nice will be the stars if Entergy fails to get most of the power back on within a few days. Great will be the lack of respect our trigger happy politicians receive if Gustav doesn't decimate the remaining populous. Zen is not apologizing to one's self for having patience with the litany of fear zealots on parade today. It took much restraint not to post a censorship decree banishing non-technical discussions of the "Storm". The plan is to follow the plan, until a new plan is needed.

Bloody foreigners.

2008-08-29T19:44:00.000-07:00

In honor of the arrival (or NOT) of an uninvited guest, Gustav, a badge of info of sorts, er... political or social action, umm... just a badge. Click for the spiel!!!

Making time biscuits

2008-07-25T18:56:00.000-07:00

I was burnt. Reduced to reacting and sloppy work habits, I took the week off. I must say I miss work a bit. The customers with their endless lists of problems to solve and the occasional educational challenge from the educationally challenged. With a wee bit of reflection and an overwhelming sense of re-dedication, I will be spending the next three days being free, playing with the dog, and cooking good food.

Think?

2008-07-03T21:42:00.000-07:00

I don't know why I slip away from Zen from time to time. I'm leaving the shop the other day and see a bar patron outside of the bar, on the cell, and with her drink glass on my truck. To elicit a response, I say, "Get your drink off my bar". She exits her call, turns, and becomes defensive. No sense of humor. I'm met with lots of, "Do you think I'm...". Oh, you want to know what I think. I think you wouldn't be amused if I showed up with my drink on your car. I think you have no respect for anything in the area, like everything around her is part of some alcohol playground. I think you're only here to be able to say where you are to people on the cell who aren't here. I think... crap... I say, "I think you're a pretentious bitch. I think you don't care and should go back to drinking". Not very nice and absent Zen.
LCDTV took a header biking out in Baton Rouge. Blown up wrist and cracked helmet and many impact abrasions. Man down! Warrior is out for a week starting a day before I get back from my second break of the year. I doubt I'll take anymore strings of days off until Winter. Phantom has his helmet cam back in action. I like the videos, very realistic. Red dog got a new collar.
Today a client comes in with her 50 lb. trike loaded down with 60+ lbs. of art type stuff. She has a flat and before exploring common occurrences like punctures, she is convinced that we installed the wrong size tube the last time we changed her tube. There is no vocal reply that would be effective, this is only resolved though demonstration. Funny when I show her the little piece of wire poking through the tire. No slight of hand, and a guarantee that she will be charged if we're not at fault, she is cornered and ought to pay extra for the immediate service. I feel that the flat occurred during a period which within some grace from the original repair and charge her only for the tube. If I had been thinking, I would have weighed the option for ending commerce with this person and saving future drama as is likely to happen with this client. Command performances with great explanation are tiring and unprofitable. The catch-22 of doing business in NOLA. xx% of the people here are poor. You can choose to price them out of your store or slide your scale to provide them with help they really could use. The downside is they open cans of worms on you and return too frequently and take time you could spend on people with money. If only those of little means could have little expectations or maybe some patience? I try to respect everyone as individuals. Reality is different in a business. Most clients are appreciative and respectful. It's hard not to toss out the fringe clients when they abandon their bikes, steal your time without ever intending to buy something, and otherwise assume we're the reason their bikes don't work or that we're rich. I think that everyone is prejudiced about everyone else and in some way, play out their position regardless of reality. Well almost everyone. I guess this is my prejudice. It's just a supposition.

More = less.

2008-06-27T19:42:00.000-07:00

We're nice and busy between summer showers. Today, two bikes than were built before 11:00 were sold before noon. The Warrior and I are both plotting some time off, and Phantom has been taking care of family. An accounting of presence and interest has turned up little. The focus has shifted from maintenance to damage control. The fewer number of hands will try their hands at harder tasks and the dust will thicken. We just need to tighten the standards and checks and add time to all estimates. My hands hurt.

My dear Wednesday,

2008-06-25T06:35:00.000-07:00

If has been over seven years now that we generally close on Wednesdays. Only the front door is closed most of the day. It has been a day of cleaning, stocking, special projects, mountain biking, and a respite from the never ending calls of customer duty. I'm not sure how we ran the store 7 days a week for so long. It was a long time ago. I'm off to see her now.

The Victims

2008-06-23T19:59:00.000-07:00

We get some characters. One guy FG, smelled like urine on the stove and was checking out a bag, saying, "I know what some of these pockets are for, but this is must be where you put your crack pipe". I agreed with him. There is a group who MO is to spend your time asking baited questions until you either lose time with no sale or ignore them or kick them out. One guy pulled the infinite questions while on his cell phone and due to his odor was overheard saying, "I can't believe this guy is spraying me with lysol", to the person he was on the phone with as I am kicking him out.
Our typical customer varies from the "INNERTUBE!" guy, that's his greeting, to those pulling out bikes from the past to find out how close to the price of a replacement bicycle a full repair cost will get. Others are browsing for a gift, the second most popular purchase is a lock. Rental customers have many categories. Follow this - Go to a different city, walk in to a bike shop, ask to rent a bike, and then ask them if there are any nice places to ride around here. Kind of like renting a car and asking if there are any nice places to drive or going to a pharmacy, buy some condoms and asking the cashier if they know of anyone who might like to have sex. My favorite customers are trained that we won't wantonly take advantage of them and generally trust us to spend their money wisely. I don't mind skepticism, but negativity and cynicism get old really quickly.
So who are the victims. Well some victims come in and want as much as they can get for nothing. Others want a realy nice, light, fast bike that costs less than $300. Wow, me too. The best victims are the ones with a bike that's on life support who want some minor repair affected and it can't be performed without some liability issue. Catch-22. No work, no money, or lots of work, still bad bike, still no money. The lesser experienced are sometimes taken in by what seems like an easy job. If we could screen out those with less than $10 on them when thay came in... You don't have to buy anything, just have the $10.
More than 85% of our customers are fun, freindly people who know how business works and easily do commerce. But it sometimes seems that 85% of our time is spent on the 15% pain in the butt, no money having, stinky bums and otherwise uncivilized children and adult children.
A few of them can be fun and I even like some of them. I always hope that one day, they'll wake up and begin contributing something to the community, like commerce or polite behavior.

Back to the front

2008-06-21T18:46:00.000-07:00

It's easy to lose track of what's important when you're tired. We have a special kind of bicycle shop. We want the clientèle to believe in us and trust our advice. We go to great lengths to choose products we feel are high quality and great value. Well, most of the products at least. We extensively assemble each bicycle from the least expensive to the full custom, top of the line, dream machines. We often do a little lagniappe on the bikes we take in for repair. You know, something extra at no charge. You wouldn't get it if you asked for it, but extra love for good customers and those we would like to impress as well as a few just plain charitable acts for someone down on their luck are the norm. It's not something written into our corporate charter, but a natural offering in the spirit of generosity.
It has become more difficult to be generous lately as time constraints often has us tearing through repairs and moving along sales. As the staff diminishes, I think we will retract some of our instantaneous promises and look to provide a stable line of jobs that we can do our best on. Each bike presents a unique set of problems that keep you from truly knowing how long the repair will take. Especially if you aren't going to do the work.
It would be nice to divide the day into segments where from x:xx to y:yy we do this and so forth. Cleaning, repairs, organization, and more cleaning. It never works out the way I plan it no matter how hard I try. So, my goal will be starting from the front, where the money walks in, returning to the attitudes which make the shop a great place to shop and get your bike worked on.

Aeschylus and Charybdis

2008-06-21T17:42:00.000-07:00

The fade on the flesh by time makes hard the collection of truth. This is what I remember. A rainy day with occasional bursts of customers. LCDTV was learning the joys of the QBP catalog. Warrior kept his hands in motion and most of us helped the rental clients and sold a couple of bikes. One customer wanted a particular bike for his girlfriend's birthday and had waited until it was mostly too late to do his shopping. This bike didn't really exist but it could with moderate customization. I built the wheel and install the luggage rack and otherwise modified the frame to suit the upgrade from a single-speed to a four-speed. A rather lengthy stretch of time without customers had proceeded this sale and I took time to assemble the trailer I had ordered six weeks ago. Never mind that I come to work and begin each day at least an hour before opening and spend extra time on days off and spend personal monies on work related items regularly. The boss came down and expressed displeasure with the lack of shop related activities. Excuse all the advice and remember the absence.
The end of the day came with a parade of bikes after tarps were removed and folded nicely. One problem, after looking for the red dog for a minute or so and feeling slightly panicked, I discovered he was trapped up front with all the bikes block his exit and mine. A simple solution: open the front door and let him out that way. No such luck. The key became jammed in the ancient lock and the normal amount of jiggling didn't produce any result. Frustration sets in as I am hot in more than one way and the jiggling bursts the upper door frame. The boss says, "I'll get him", referring to the red dog. I don't really hear that or much else. The dog is my Achilles and I don't react well to seeing him hoisted in an uncomfortable manner through the mass of pointed metal by someone I really respect. The door frame will have to wait as there is no energy or motivation left in me to fix it tonight. Without a word, save a broken bottle, I left choosing to not say the not nice things on my tongue.
We all have things we hold dear, I hurt no thing with breath physically. Feelings fade and hast aside, the door frame exposed its weakness at the wrong time. I don't really know what the boss was feeling as I left to spare myself the embarrassment my unfriendly words would have brought. Injury (perceived) was added to insult (unintended). The door frame will get repaired in the morning. It needed to be realigned anyway. Being stuck watching a friend forcefully extract your beloved companion provides undefinable emotion. I don't know how that sequence of events lined up and I wish it to not happen again. There is a lesson.

Future Noir

2008-06-20T19:30:00.001-07:00

It's seems like everyone is dizzy with the price of petrol. Gas passes the lips regularly in our daily discussions. Reality of cheap fuel has left us for the moment and panic rushes into our patriotically vacant souls. The price of anything that must be moved long distances or involves petroleum in its manufacture is going up. Period. Once offsets in wages catch up, another price hike will have already hit, leaving those without wage increases with even less. Fuel and the time to burn it increase in cost and those who make a buck speculating take that buck, we're in for an inflation ride for a good while. Even if politics turns your head, you're affected. The robber barons are back with a vengeance. 2009 has already seen the biggest price spike in memory and we're not even there yet. The global economy has us tethered to our creditors in a death grip and we so tangled, even if we eked back to our previous manufacturing glory, it wouldn't find a market.
So what now, a service oriented economy, with pharmaceuticals and education as our major exports? We'll teach you how to sell and use drugs, the right ones. Big thoughts for a lowly mechanic who's main goal is to be a homeowner before his untimely death by lack of health insurance and malpractice. What else is there but buying a space to slowly die in so when you can no longer work, at least you don't have to worry about rent while you're sitting in the dark. Maybe someone to share the misery, I mean, memories with. The future may be black, but so what. We need answers that solve the simple problems like radio spectrum allocation and honey bee colony collapse. Without solid science, we're blissfully ignorant. Pass the bliss when you're done with it.

Keeping up appearances.

2008-06-20T18:54:00.000-07:00

Everyone has a different way they prefer to be approached. The boss, with his nearly infinite patience, thinks that information overload and overwhelming logic along with being just plain loud will overcome any question of expertise and therefore is a great sales approach. Make them feel that most choices should be limited and choosing otherwise will void general reason. Well if that's what you really want... Saying that you don't negate personal taste and actually not doing it are quite separate. I don't like to be pigeonholed or generalized. I don't mind being recognized, but when I shop, bugging me too much will send me out the door very quickly. The staff has a habit of not coming out from behind the counter to meet the customers. This leads to congestion at our bottleneck, the entry and exit from the mechanic's area and back stock to the retail space and showroom area. Often there are bikes leaning on other bikes and boxes lining the perimeter. Things that have fallen as they were brushed on by people trying to get in and out and behind this and that in an almost futile attempt at self service. Truth is that for all the merchandise littering the showroom, most of it it unreachable without some effort. Move this, wedge yourself, get a ladder or step stool, hold apart while extracting that thing find a place to put the three things in way of the thing I just want to look at for a minute. So much effort goes into cramming the shop full of barbels and trinkets, then an equal or greater effort goes into retrieving them.
We rent bikes and during a short portion of the year (less than 2%), we rent over 150 bikes per day. Without space or thought of the future we stack these vehicles vertically, hang them by any part which accepts a hook and otherwise compress them into otherwise viable space. This leads us to line the alleyway along the shop with bikes during business hours, rain or shine, and march them in and out of the shop at opening and closing. The idea is to demoralize the staff and make them ready to be subservient at opening and reluctant to do anything significant in the last hour of the day. With a half an hour of drudgery awaiting you at both ends of the day, aren't you excited to begin a career as a bicycle dodger and customer whipping boy?
It's not as bad as it seems, but it always occurs right when summer is beginning to do its worst. 99˚ and 99% humidity with frequent rain that steams the concrete and demoralizes the work ethic. But it really is a great place to work and I love my job no matter how much talent is pedaled into the dirt by unnecessary tasks and endless rearrangements.

The airport at rush hour.

2008-06-19T20:58:00.000-07:00

It's 4:53 p.m., do you know where the boss is? The flight information says his plane is delayed one hour, seventeen minutes. We spend a bit assembling Zoltan's wife's bike and fielding sales reps phone calls. A friend had referred one of his dad's friends to me. Apparently he came down to the shop on Wednesday when we're closed and had a hard time parking as he said that several times on the phone. He called to eliminate the need to come back and nothing I could have said would have been right. I was polite, but about five minutes into the call, I wanted my five minutes back. He could not state a price range he wanted to stay in nor avail me of his size or any preferences other than that he wanted a hybrid commuter fast bike. I really dislike when people call with preconceived notions and self-fulfilling prophecies. I liken it to asking someone if they're stupid and if they say no, saying, "well if you are stupid then you wouldn't know you are stupid". Save me stripping down my existence and motivation for you and get on with it. I guess some people can only tell you what they don't want. My only point is we have bikes for sale but nobody's going to ram them down your throat. People buy our bikes for many reasons: price, quality, color, fit, service, reputation, and guarantee. This guy didn't want to buy a bike, he wanted to find a reason not to come back to the Marigny and at some point in the conversation, he found it. Congrads A.H.!
So off to the airport. 30 minutes of Metairie and park on the third floor. The flight does not appear on the list of arrivals. In the amount of time it takes to look up the airline on the phone internet, the boss shows up. A nice ride back with a slight tease about wanting a raise, hey I want to buy a house, and we've back. Zoltan found (liberated) some wheels for the new bike and we almost polished it off. Maybe tomorrow, aside from chip y salsa, the cleaning will happen. I'm sure nothing will possibly distract from that end.

There is no whip.

2008-06-19T20:21:00.000-07:00

I am self motivating. I have a deep curiosity about the nature of things. Sometimes my hands hurt. These points are a general guide to my work ethic. I often say no first, and then do it anyway. I don't like feeling as if I'm being taken advantage of, but I like seeing the surprise of someone when they find something they wanted done - done. I don't know exactly what motivates others to perform, probably money or a sense of satisfaction. We all need money to pay for life. I want to do stuff I like to do, interesting stuff. Money is a bonus and it's taken me a long time to realize my worth in this department. I like finding ways to convince others that they want to do something or challenge themselves and their comfort level.
It is a challenge to me to both earn my keep as an employee and provide support for the staff. The Wizard shot an arrow at me today and I get the feeling he doesn't approve of some of my style of mechanics. He seeks an absolute solution and sees little room for shades of gray. I have very high standards of mechanics and aesthetics when I work an a bicycle. I don't like inelegant solutions, but I'm willing to arrive at a conclusion that my not be the best, but the better. Some work requires lowering standards to come to a cost effective completion. The gold dipped turd still stinks so save some money and don't shine shit. I've read repair tags that stated how many hours he spent on a bike and thought, "Was that necessary?".
We can all work smarter. As a simple start, we must strive to communicate with the clients and each other to make the most truthful, efficient path to the end goal. We can minimize mistakes and waste by not getting in over our heads and using the tremendous talent of the combined group to our advantage. There is no reason to be a soothsayer because being forthright and obvious will bring a better end. If someone doesn't like our honest suggestion, it is better we not serve them. It always comes back to bite us on the ass. On the other side, there is a natural progression we can follow to help the client arrive at a conclusion as we do. Being condescending doesn't work as well and being authoritative. Present the facts and don't be afraid to say, "I don't know".
I am not disappointed with the staff, quite the contrary. I am only disappointed that we are too busy to spend much time learning new things. It's not hard to learn to fix a bike, but it is hard to learn to fix all bicycles. The great thing about our demographic is the wide diversity of vehicles they provide to learn about. Our charge is actually service these bikes expertly. "To ask together" is at the heart of the word competition. By learning constancy, we have no competition.

Missing man formation

2008-06-18T11:14:00.000-07:00

So as is it to pass that the gypsy, the bird and Zoltan will be absent for some time. The bird is out in a week, gypsy left last month, and Zoltan starts a new job in the fall. This week the boss is out as is the Phantom. The Phantom is the best man for the jobs he takes. Bringing order and good retail sense to an otherwise cluttered hobby den. He has done more to increase profitability and does it with some permanence. He discounts his role to some extent, but we know when he's been somewhere.
With all the missing souls, how do we run a bike shop? I can't see us not burning out a bit before we recover some staff members or hire (and get up to speed) some fresh meat. We always thought it would get easier with more employees and maybe that can be true, though so far that is not the case. This doesn't mean it was easier before, just more controlled and paced for reality. We have no idea how much or how little we can schedule in a day without disappointing someone at the beginning or end of a sale. This shows our inability to effectively communicate our current workload with each other. Instead of knowing ahead of time who has time for what, we drop our pants in front of the customer while we hash out reality and allow undue influence by the money bringers. Thus by inference, we care both too little and too much. And for now, there are less of us to do either.

The Clan of the Cave Shop.

2008-06-17T20:56:00.000-07:00

A short piece on an employee who has become as permanent as he would like. Warrior is consistent and constant, a well paced worker with a penchant for the lady folk. He has a bit of a persecution complex but that's a minor detail. It's refreshing to have someone with an left twisted sense of humor occupy that space next to you and a small perch on your ear. I can't guess the next question from their lips, but I'll bet it's an eyebrow raiser. I can't find his politics or allegiances, but no matter, he's ready for most anything and if I picked a co-pilot for a game of bike shop, it would be him.
I like everyone I work with because they all bring something usual and unusual to the show. The Wizard snaps wild eyed humor between bouts of optimistic frustration. The boss or Emperor has unequaled patience and business sense and a demeanor which makes you happy to accept any challenge. Zoltan is chock full of information and zeal as well as being a keen observer and steady worker. The bird moves quickly and in his haste manages to surpass his education level regularly. He's quite educated and gains practical knowledge quickly. LCDTV constantly surprises me with the amount of customer abuse he can take before biting back. We will work on his mechanic's skills in the next few months. Hardy is a tough cookie, as in difficult to find the right approach. I think I can communicate what I'm looking for and encrypt it as to not upset his apple cart. I truly respect his accomplishments and appreciate his contribution to the group. He is going to be mixing in some regular work with the assemblies he is currently doing. It's nice to have a separate area to call your own, but that's a temporary luxury in this shop. Lastly is the Phantom, a menace to clutter and disorganization. From inventory to certain janitorial functions, nothing is below him, though he'd rather do what he was hired to do, not that I really forgot was that was, but it's not important now.
I don't know how we end up with such great people, but then again I don't really ask that question, I answer it. The past two and a half years have been rough. I need to find a balance point and create some division of labor. I hope everyone will gravitate to what suits their abilities and interests as well as taking on some responsibilities they might otherwise ignore. For a few months, our staff will be tight with some of the guys riding on the wings of desire. The fall looks to be a time of growth. Those without humor need not apply. Where the hell is the damn gypsy?

Nice pets.

2008-06-17T20:25:00.000-07:00

I like to say that the hair traps the dirt and dust so it's easy to sweep up. We, or I have a dog who works at the shop. Works for the occasional lunch scrap that is. The red dog doesn't have much responsibility and mostly naps in various places. Now and again, he capably shuns and unwanted visitor before they get into the shop. Mostly underprivileged children who have no money and often no bike. "Get dat dog??!", is uttered by the frighten heathen as they try to hide outside the door. It never ceases to amaze how poorly trained and educated these little humans are in all areas of public conduct, math, reading, science, money, business, and culture. They are set free by their female guardians into the streets and I see why. The little question machines go from business to business sucking up air conditioning and hunting, gathering, and obtaining anything they can weasel or pilfer. Not all of them are bad, but all of them are poor. The red dog can usually sort out the miscreants among them and keep them at bay until a staff member entertains them or moves them along.
Maybe some of the upper crust white bread rich folks would like a disadvantaged kid for a pet. For some privilege and a shot at a better life, the pet child would learn how to be an upstanding citizen and what it feels like to have something, be responsible, and what consequences are. That will never happen because rich folks want to enjoy their life without really considering the reality of poor folks. Herein lies the classic dichotomy of America and the bike shop as well.
We have the widest range of customers of any business I can think of. The homeless, working poor, service industry, clerical, professional, sales, medical, politicians, lawyers, police, firemen, factory workers, and globe trotters all regularly frequent our establishment. (No meter maids as far as I know. ) We get 'em all. The bicycle is simply the most efficient way to propel a human under his own power available. The motorcar is not for all, but the bicycle is for most. The red dog is a great judge of character and characters is what we've got.

Space, the final square inch.

2008-06-17T07:26:00.000-07:00

It's a small space or at least it used to be small. Now it's cavernous. The number of bicycles far exceeds the usable space, so every morning the staff moves 50+ bikes out into our shared alleyway. I call it marching up and down the square. Most of the business philosophy is based loosely on Monty Python skits anyway. The daily kick-out is a chore we wouldn't miss if by some mistaken chance we gained a warehouse space. Zeus would be proud that almost useless tasks were still being handed out in the 21st Century.
The boss has been on an under appreciated search for more space as in a warehouse and/or a second location. I, for one, have the least amount of skepticism about the mission. I want more room, but for the life of me, I can't understand the complexity of the boss's thinking process on the subjects. I wish it we as simple as find an affordable space, secure it, and begin using it ASAP. Teaching without words and work without effort are understood by very few.

Crushing the Intertron

2008-06-16T20:40:00.000-07:00

The staff is in love with the internet. Pandora. Youtube. Gmail. Vimeo. (ad nauseum) Great, but not great. Pandora pigeonholes the music to usually non-retail jams, i.e. death metal, ganga-rap, and other guitar gymnastic noise. Youtube is worse as it occupies the eyes and silences the hands. The hands of work. I'm all about finding moments to screw-off now and again, but customers suffer and our reputation will not be far behind. It is as easy to lose a customer as it is hard to win one.
So the limits have been set for now to only allow certain MAC addresses to access the internet. I could have just stated it plainly, oh that's right I have, but I took it unto my self to make the change today. The bird (no names) kept wondering why the laptop suddenly failed to recognize the network and it took nearly 35 min to restart the box to no avail. I angled that they might consider the pile of work waiting for action. Sneaky bastard management style won't last, but it's all I have when the boss is away and I need to not be there. I wish I could get my area cleaner so I could better enforce cleanliness in other areas of the shop. Well, a clean cyberspace is a good start.

No space for elitists

2008-06-15T18:48:00.000-07:00

We have a small shop. 75' x 23' at the biggest point with 16' ceilings where it is not divided by the upstairs loft. We stuff as much product into our space as a store three times its size. Our mechanics in the main space have about 10 sq ft. in which to turn out profitable labor. Usually there are three wrenches on the floor, an assemble guy upstairs, and on weekdays, our head mechanic has his shop behind the main space. His room is 13' x 13' with a half loft. It's a really neat space with most everything you could want but more room. I really look up to him as he has taught me more than he could possibly think he knows.
Our main complaint you can see is space. It is at a premium. Without additional room, the only solution is consolidation and clearing out junk. Well junk isn't junk, it's stuff we are storing for one reason or another. The main violators are the boss (whose stuff will mostly be ignored) and customers who think we can hold on to their bits and pieces indefinitely. They fall into one category, elitists. A week, a month, no... months and even some years. Some know it is here and feign picking it up regularly and some have no idea it is still here. The time is coming and the stuff will hit the can.

The power of purpose

2008-06-15T18:27:00.000-07:00

I love my boss. Otherwise my job would cease to be meaningful. He has a special place of business with some of the greatest people in the world as employees, friends, and clients. I work at a bicycle store. We service a great many cyclists in the New Orleans area. Stories abound of jobs where the pay is good but the toll on the soul leads to unhappiness. Not that I'm always happy, yet it is more often then not, our days are joyous and filled with humor.
I started working here about fifteen years ago. My employment history was mostly service oriented. I worked as a gardener, in a credit and catalog dept., as a busboy and bartender, and did some odd jobs for cash here and there. I am fiercely loyal and had been shopping at this store for 5 or 6 years before I approached them about work. The shop has had its struggles and schisms along the way and I think we've made it through the worst. Being nearly bankrupt in the mid 90's , we battled for over three years just to get back to even. Our best year ever was interrupted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and still we returned to banner sales.
The philosophy is simple: treat people with genuine interest and serve them as guests in your home. We've all been to a business where we were ignored, pestered, or treated like crap. We don't want that to be how we are viewed and quite the opposite, we want our clients to feel our honesty and devotion to our craft. We make some of the finest bicycles in the world and are willing to fix just about anything. I goes to say that some folks will try to take advantage of the easy-going nature of the shop and we'll put up with it for a while. I won't pretend I've never asked someone to leave, met young children at door to explain why they're unwelcome without their parents, or spraying Lysol® on extremely unhygienic bums and gutter punks. What I will say is we're quite tolerant of the wide range of beliefs and practices of our customers and consider everyone's individual preferences when they pay us a visit.