13. The ideal home office will have a stationary bicycle, and/or a treadmill, an elliptical or other exercise device, and maybe some 5-10 pound one-handed barbells.
[image: Inline image 1] 14. The ideal home office would have a good pair of noise-cancelling head phones. On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 9:25 AM, Richard Williams <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: [image: Inline image 1] > > Example of an ideal home office, above; below a description of a poor home > office: > > There's a nerd guy I know that lives down the street who does almost all > of his homework sitting on a twin bed with his dog - the bed is a mattress > on the floor, no frame. He has an old army sleeping bag which also doubles > as a pillow when not in use for sleeping or on really hot days. > > This guy has a large box fan sitting on the floor, usually set to high. > The guy has an old laptop computer with a 14 inch display, but no internet; > a 21 inch cathode ray TV set with rabbit ears sitting on a TV tray. There > is a game box with two controllers and several game discs on the floor next > to a cardboard box. There's an Emerson microwave on the counter next to a > small sink in the corner of the room. > > His place is located out back behind the main house next to the alley. Two > large dogs roam the back yard which is mostly dirt and rocks with a few > sprouts of Johnson grass. There is no water hose but there is a spigot at > the side of the main hose. He parks his car on the street at the curb in > front of the house. There is a sidewalk made of square flat concrete slabs > that he got at Home Depot garden center. His door has a combination padlock > on the outside of the door with a chain for security. Inside the door has a > sliding bolt assembly he bought at Ace Hardware. > > This nerd guy has an old Lazy Boy recliner for his chair that he found at > the curb from a house down the street that he found during free curb-side > trash pick up. His main light is a cord hanging from the center of the > ceiling with an aluminum shield on it that he got at the Family Dollar. He > has a radiant electric heater on the floor near the foot of the bed. There > is a window in the back of the room covered with aluminum foil and it > opens, but has no screen. > > This nerd has a styro-foam cooler for keeping beer cooled, which doubles > as a table for an ash tray, which is large coffee can filled with sand. > There is a bathroom in this guys home office, but it contains no tissue of > any kind and no soap. Go figure. > > Suggestions for an Ideal Home Office: > > A ideal home office should be designed for getting things done. The ideal > home home office will have a desk; a chair; a table light; and some writing > paper and a box of pencils. The ideal home office would be a separate room > with a door and window to allow natural light to enter the room. In > addition to the above an ideal office will have its own bathroom for easy > convenience. > > The ideal home office will have a long counter (with drawers or cabinets > or both); a sink (double or single, ceramic or aluminum); a refrigerator > (double or single door with a freezer) and a stove (gas or electric) to > food cook on. The ideal office will have a coffee pot (drip, automatic; and > a glass water kettle for boiling water. The ideal home office will have a > coffee bean grinder. > > The desk should be stable, constructed of wood or metal, and at a suitable > position for maximum utility. The chair should be comfortable and > supporting. The table light should provide ample lighting for doing work. > The ideal home office would be located in a place free of unwanted > distractions. > > In addition, the ideal home office would be equipped with a telephone > (land line or cell); a computer (desktop or laptop) preferably with two or > more large flat-screen monitors and a sound system; a file cabinet (metal > or wood); a printer (inkjet or laser); and a fax machine (or computer fax > software) and a flat-bed scanner. The bathroom should include a roll of > tissue; a box of tissues; and soap (bar or bottle). > > In the ideal home office will have a computer connected to the internet > (high speed local network or wireless) and will be equipped with personal > productivity tools such as a web browser, a text editor, a calculating > program and imaging software > > Additional recommendations: > > 1. The room should be large with plenty of room for working on projects. > The floor should be constructed of hardwood, highly polished, with a large > oriental carpet in the center of the room with a pillow for sitting on to > meditate and get inspiration. > > 2. The room should be equipped with a hot and cold central HVAC system, > such as a Trane, if needed. The ideal home office would be designed with a > fireplace (wood or gas). > > 3. The room should be secure, with a dead bolt lock on the door. The ideal > home office would be equipped with security cameras and motion sensors > connected to a security agency such Brinks. > > 4. The desk should be large and sturdy with plenty of room for writing, > drawing, computing, collating or for completing projects. The ideal desk > would have some drawers for storing the paper and pencils. > > 5. The chair should be adjustable for height; be able to swivel 360 > degrees, have a high back; and padded arms; wheels for rolling around the > room, for quick access to items when needed; the chair should be covered > either in leather or vinyl or cloth. > > 6. The table light should be easily adjustable for optimum positioning; > provide a switch for light intensity (bright, medium, or dim). > > 7. The window should be positioned so that it provides natural light for > reading and for letting in fresh air and/or a sliding double door type door > for easy access to a garden or a patio; the window should have curtains or > blinds and be equipped with screens. > > 8. There should be a couch or a sofa (cloth or leather) in the ideal home > office with a blanket, and a few pillows for taking naps or day dreaming; > or for having meetings. > > 9. The ideal home office would be located near the family den for TV > watching; for taking breaks from work; for drinking, and/or partying and > listening to recorded music or for playing a guitar, drums or sax real > loud. > > 10. The ideal home office would have a large refrigerator stocked with > beer, wine and bottled water and food for overnight or week long projects. > The cupboards should contain an ample supply of food stuffs (canned beans, > canned chili, or various Chef-Boy-R- Dees). The really ideal home office > cupboard would have a good supply of canned Vienna sausages and corm chips > and good salsa sauce. > > 11. The ideal home office would have a garage or at least a carport for a > company van to be used for obtaining supplies, for hauling band equipment > or pets to the vet or to a dog park. > > 12. The ideal home office would be reserved for work or for completing > projects - slackers should not be permitted in the home office for casual > conversation or yakking - these types should be referred to the den or > kitchen where the party is going on. > > Now let's get to work! >
