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Just tired. Long day at work. Semi productive though. Normally lately I'm so swamped with taking customer calls I have no time for actual manager crap-er, work. Yeah, that's it. Work ( Read more... ) -
In case you wanted to review candidate stances
I give you.... WIKIPEDIA! A side by side comparison on issues.
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Knitting Question
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Who Knew the Coolness of the Pioneer Valley?
Red Cross seeks military call center volunteers ( Read more... ) -
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Apparently WEBS has an annual tent sale Saturday & Sunday, May 17th & 18th, 10:00am-5:30pm. -
It's Daylight Savings Time Folks
Fall back, Spring Forward. Onward!
And in the famous words of Tim dunn, "Make it work!" -
Responses from Congress re: Credit Card Practices
So a few more have come in. Kudos to the interns for Elizabeth Dole for pasting a response vaguely relating what I wrote about. Unfortunately, her letter indicates she has absolutely no plans on changing the industry's actual practices. Ed Perlmutter didn't actually say anything. Dan Boren's response is the most amusing to date. So far, they ( Read more... ) -
Congressional Responses - This one's interesting.
Response letter from Albio Sires:
"Thank you for your recent correspondence to my Jersey City Distric office. However, you currently reside within Congressional District 1 of the state of MA, under the congressional representation of the Honorable John Olver. Therefore in an effort to have your inquiry reviewed, I have taken the liberty of ( Read more... ) -
Political Responses from Congress
So to date I've received 2 more responses from Washington in response to my letter requesting something be done with credit card companies and their activities.
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One was from Senator Tim Johnson who was "sorry to hear of [my] concerns" and "Since you are a resident of Massachusetts, I have respectfully referred your letter to Senators Edward ( Read more... ) -
Thinking about thought and Buddhism
I'm reading the Dalai Lama's book "Kindness, Clarity, and Insight" off and on - I'm about 1/5th of the way in. It's a collection of his lectures and speeches explaining the outlines of Buddhism and how to understand the concepts within it. I have a lot of respect for the Dalai Lama. There are very few people in the world who have had such an ( Read more... )