I just got a call from the agency asking if I was open for a one-day job tomorrow ( Read more... )

Helper was a thorn in my side as per usual, with the usual footnotes [read: I recognize the need for cross-training, even when it's at a hinderance to myself, because that's just how it works]. I think what gets me the most is her paranoia on my behalf--we had 270 checks today [medium-large load], but even when it's 100 checks, I get this horrified ( Read more... )

I've had this rant [purely as record] in the queue, but I don't feel like finishing it now, for various reasons. Doonesbury beat me to it, anyway, and did it much better than I could have,* though if you want, you can also read some related material on the subject [religious, yes, but a good read that I recommend].

*Actually, it's a very poorly- ( Read more... )

I'm at the point now where my slack paranoia has worn off, if my co-workers are flagrantly watching YouTube while there's nothing immediate to do, so now that I've run out of immediate browsing material, I might as well drone off on some trivial things that were on my mind.

Yahoo! came up with a Top Ten Work-from-Home Jobs list:8: Desktop ( Read more... )

The truth is I am clearly a liberal--I am so accepting of the notion of change that I really don't protest it unless I see a clear reason that something's a bad idea, like buying a very large and expensive toy when already in massive debt or things to that effect. In practice, I'm centrist, because I don't exactly go around enforcing change myself ( Read more... )

I have regularly [I hesitate to say "always"] refrained from ever speaking in terms of political or social oneness, predominantly because I know now more than ever that forcing people to think similarly will only bring dischord and resentment. In particular, I gave up trying to rule the world, not only because once upon a time I made the mistake of ( Read more... )