You have my sympathies, Math. I had a boss for a few years who had a very superficial understanding of the realities of what I did. It was a classic case of the Dunning Kruger effect. To make himself look good to his boss, he'd arbitrarily decide to set wildly unrealistic or downright impossible goals for people, including me. I would regularly have to explain to him why what he wanted was impossible, illegal, or dangerous. He'd pretend to understand, then a few weeks later, set the same goal again, as if reality had somehow changed. It was quite tiresome. His demise came about when he tried to get one of my peers terminated for refusing to agree to similarly impossible or ridiculous goals. She ultimately did leave, then complained to the board of directors about his behavior. They appointed someone to look into it, who interviewed me and others, and decided she was right. He didn't get sacked immediately, but when his contract was up, they didn't renew it, and he had to leave. Good luck weathering the storm. I'm so glad to be retired now.
Havoc, did they freeze the moles? I've had that done for a few areas that look suspicious. I've had two skin cancers removed in the last ten years, and it can be quite painful for a few days.
Pengiuns, your gardening efforts are inspiring. I've done exactly nothing so far, but in my defense, we're still getting overnight temps below freezing, so it's too early to put any plants out. That's supposed to change on Monday, when we get summer like temperatures arriving for the week.
DH has started volunteering with the Walkway Over the Hudson group I posted about last month. He's helping them with an IT project, switching vendors for IT services. DD's house buying process is proceeding, and they expect to close on the purchase in mid-May. DS is enjoying his new job and is spending most weekends with us at home.
Here's a picture of the view from the walkway. We'll have to get back up there for another visit now that the weather is nicer.