I've started and deleted quite a few posts now, to post to my own as well as a couple different communities. I get it all spelled out and suddenly remember that wading back into it all really doesn't do any good ( Read more... )

So i had a good long post about the murder of the doctor by the anti-abortionchoice terrorist, but i decided that was just too draining to go into at length.

Work: I am cautiously optimistic. I was productive today, got a lot done, and had a pretty decent discussion with our department's deputy commissioner about how to proceed forward as far as ( Read more... )

Hey, remember me?

Like at least a few others i'm aware of, i seem to be neglecting LJ more and more in favor of facebook. This, however does have a couple advantages: One, easier to post longer entries. Two, less blur between friends online and off ( Read more... )

Okay, so let's talk about the state of the nation, this "economic crisis". Everyone else is...I feel i'd be remiss if i didn't chime something in ( Read more... )

So..i'm in a bargaining team meeting today. First of two days. not only do i learn more and more about our contract and the administration of it, but i also get more used to the compressed little netbook keyboard ( Read more... )

In the 1970's, CBC Radio's This Country in the Morning held a competition whose goal was to compose the conclusion to the phrase: "As Canadian as..." The winning entry read: "....possible, under the circumstances."

This is both good and bad...i've got only 3 days of work this week, but it's monday thursday friday. HATE when it's broken up like that. i'm much happier when bargaining's thursday & friday. Well..it's less work, at least ( Read more... )

So..I registered Sage today.
Did i mention i named the jeep Sage?

Anyway, yeah. I was able to do a transfer and get a partial credit from the registration on the old car. Rather than paying $190 today for a year, i paid 65 and they'll expire in July. Seemed decent.

Then, as an added bonus, just short of two hours waiting in motor vehicles. On ( Read more... )

"Proud and self-reliant characters prefer hatred to such sickening artificial love. Not because of any reward does a free spirit take his stand for a great truth, nor has such a one ever been deterred because of fear of punishment."

Update on the Jeep upgrade: pics uploaded.