It is very rare that I try to forge friendships at work. Especially working security, where actions and consequences can compromise said friendship and ruin them. As such, I tend to keep a stoic demeanor and professional distance. Today though was different. Someone who I have worked with for a few years has recently had me opening up a bit more ( Read more... )

District 40 Special Election
What gets me is in the article the Calhoun County Republican Chairman Gene Howard mentions "..there is a lot of interest on both sides.". Guess they were so busy slinging mud with their Democratic opponents that they didn't notice Carol Hagan. Hagan is running as an independent, and she might turn out to be a spoiler in ( Read more... )

A day or so ago, I tweaked my Facebook settings a bit. Opened it up a bit more. Yesterday, I started messing around with Google Buzz.  This got me to thinking that maybe it is easier than before to make our lives more open than before.
Going back to 1996, when I first got internet access via 56k dial up, two things are apparent. First, There were ( Read more... )

When State Representative Lea Fite died on October 26th, 2009, a special election was obviously going to have to be held. The interesting part is that on February 16th, there will be not only the usual Democrat candidate (Ricky Whaley) and Republican (K.L. Brown) but also a third independent candidate (Carol Hagan). It is going to be interesting to ( Read more... )

   Earlier today, when a co-worker was coming into work, I asked them if they would be offended if I befriended them on Facebook. There was no problem with it, which is what I wanted to be sure of. While people I went to high school with and familiar friends in real and virtual life are an easy choice, people on a professional level are different. ( Read more... )

Back when the 2009 Oscars were ramping up, it seemed that "Waltz with Bashir" would be getting the Oscar for best Foreign Language Film. Instead, it went to "Departures", which surprised me a little. Having seen "Waltz with Bashir", I wanted to wait until "Departures" was available on DVD before saying anything about it.
Anyone familiar with ( Read more... )

First, welcome aboard Matt Smith to the Doctor Who universe. I for one cannot wait for spring 2010 to get here and enjoy your time at the TARDIS controls. With that out of the way, I was waiting until part two of "The End of Time" aired before posting my thoughts on a wonderful ride I have been through.

My history with Doctor Who starts in 1975, ( Read more... )

Tonight is the second part of the Doctor Who special "The End of Time" and marks the end of David Tennant's tenure as the Tenth Doctor, regenerating into Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor. This will mark the eighth time I have been present for The Doctor's regeneration. Starting back when Jon Pertwee (my favorite Doctor) regenerated into Tom Baker ( Read more... )

So, for some time now, it was looking like I would be moving from night shift to morning shift. Things had been put in place, and I was making the changes needed to be ready for it. Then, due to circumstances beyond my control, my days off changed up and I'm still on night shift. Eh, bit frustrated yes, but it would be a waste of energy and time to ( Read more... )

At UAB Hospital, currently in the Starbucks having a coffee. Mrs. Monshogaku is having jaw surgery, but looks to be coming through with flying colors.