So here's the skinny on what happened.

( Since I posted before the LTC, I should post after, too. )

Tags: ltc, pool
Current Location: upstairs
Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: Something by Massive Attack

Ok, it's been a few months since I blogged anything and an interested party has used the "nudge" feature on LiveJournal to get me to post something, so here's the skinny on this weekend.

( Pool Tournament Time! )

Tags: ltc, pool
Current Location: upstairs
Current Mood: energetic
Current Music: LCD Soundsystem - Sounds of Silver

My word for the first quarter of 2009 has been: suck. As bad as 2008 seemed, 2009 has sucked harder and more persistently. There has only been one other time in my life when I have been this completely frazzled. It’s where your legs are shaky and you don’t know if it’s because you’re so tired or because the ground isn’t as stable as you thought it was.

( Venting... )

Current Location: upstairs
Current Mood: tired

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090213/ARTICLES/902130295/1002?Title=522_Marion_County_teachers_lose_jobs_in_massive_round_of_budget_cuts

This boggles my mind. According to the radio, roughly 17% of the Marion county public school teachers have just been laid off for next year - purely on lack of seniority.

I don't blame Marion county for needing to work within its budget, but why does it sound like a good idea to reduce a large number of the lowest paid personnel rather than looking for ways to keep more personnel and reduce higher paid (and potentially lower rated) personnel. But I'll give them a break, times are hard for them.

Yes, the economy is in bad shape, but this is more an artifact of Governor Crist and the Florida legislature reducing the tax rolls well before it tanked. And, with their reduced income, reducing essential funding to education and emergency services. The anti-thesis of "tax and spend", this is "let's erode civilization".

This is on top of Crist removing financially responsible insurance companies from operating in Florida by setting maximum premiums, rather than allowing free market competition set the prices. So much for "less government".

I'd like to send out a big "thank you" to everyone who voted for Governor Crist. Really. I mean it.

Tags: crist
Current Location: work
Current Mood: pissed off
Current Music: Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker

If you've ever watched “Inside the Actors Studio,” you've seen James Lipton ask the same 10 questions to each actor at the end of the show. Now's your chance. Replace my answers with yours, then tag a bunch of your friends (including me). Enjoy!

1. What is your favorite word?
Yes

2. What is your least favorite word?
Poopy

3. What turns you on (creatively, spiritually or emotionally)?
Attention

4. What turns you off (creatively, spiritually or emotionally)?
Unnatural odors

5. What sound do you love?
Laughter

6. What sound do you hate?
Gears grinding

7. What is your favorite curse word? (clean it up with an * for Facebook, please!)
F*ck

8. What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
Musician

9. What profession would you not like to do?
Custodian

10. If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?
You were wrong, but we're going to let you in anyway.

Tags: meme
Current Location: upstairs
Current Mood: content

Well, twelve hours later, things went south quickly.
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Tags: princess pukes-a-lot
Current Location: upstairs
Current Mood: sick

Ok, this is in response to my friend Steph telling me Moe's might not have been a good idea for a 1-year old with stomach problems...
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Tags: princess pukes-a-lot
Current Location: upstairs
Current Mood: okay
Current Music: XTC - Mayor of Simpleton (demo)

I probably shouldn’t be staying up to blog about my progress considering I’ve got a nasty sore throat, but I’ll probably sleep better if I can check off this “to-do”.
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Tags: goals
Current Location: upstairs
Current Mood: sick

I think I did pretty good this week considering I’ve been fighting off a sinus infection, it’s been freezing in the mornings, and the wife and kids were away this weekend.
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Tags: goals
Current Location: upstairs
Current Mood: content

The first week of new years’ goals is always the easiest and I think I did a good job of tackling things.
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Tags: goals
Current Location: upstairs
Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: The Stranglers Greatest Hits