1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before ( Read more... )

Sophia is growing so fast. I am already becoming the stereotypical parent, saying that I want to write things down so I remember but yet time is going to fast to leave me time to think about milestones, etc ( Read more... )

After 8 long years of GWB.... finally, finally, finally. It was every bit as much an electoral landslide as predicted. Still, I was nervous. And now to know without any doubt, by 11 pm eastern, that we have a new leader in President Elect Obama... how wonderful. And to know that we won't wake up tomorrow to see that the entire thing has changed a ( Read more... )

My goodness, today was a fun day. The it that I referred to yesterday.. the feeling of impending busy-ness... it was back with a vengeance today. Granted, it didn't last all day, and it didn't even result in any big sales. But from 10-4 I was in constant demand. More often than not there were 2 or 3 people waiting to be helped. The department was ( Read more... )

On the way to work, I saw six pumpkins lined up in front of someone's house. They spelled O-B-A-M-A and the sixth one had the Obama logo. What a cool idea.

Work was quite busy today. And I felt.... it. The precursor to true busy-ness. The feeling in the air that people are starting to - or about to start - spending money. That's a great feeling. ( Read more... )

Just a couple of random thoughts from the day today.

*I'm ready for next Tuesday to be here and gone. Not that I haven't loved watching polling data change and comparing statistics from 2004 and 2008 (and one day looking all the way back to the 1868 election for some real historical perspective... and yes, I've loved FiveThirtyEight.com ... BUT we ( Read more... )

Far too much drama today. It's quickly gotten late so no story time. I had on the tour today for every person to take one SD card and get 5-6 pictures around the store for use in our display digital picture frames. There were 5 frames needing pictures, 5 people working. Each person filled one frame. Very simple task ( Read more... )

News on the work front. As of January 4th, I will be going back to Corvallis. Jose will be going to South Salem. Bendina is staying at SS until January 4th, and then coming to CV with me. Although I've been apprehensive about the idea of going back to Corvallis --- I know that it's an uphill battle and one in which I will not have a particularly ( Read more... )

Driving home today, having just gotten on to Philomath Blvd, 2 police cars came screaming down the street behind me. Both of them were sirens blazing, all lights on, moving fast to wherever they were going. I think they were actually state troopers, but it was dark and they were going fast.. I didn't catch it. The funny part is that Meredith Brooks ( Read more... )

Let the record show... I do not much care for MNF games between the Broncos and the Patriots. It's true that over the past 10+ years, the Broncos have owned the Patriots in regular games. Something like 8-3 under Mike Shanahan against the Patriots. One of those three losses came five years ago in a Monday night heartbreaker. And then there's ( Read more... )