So I just got an email from the batallion stating that Bush has decided that troops should stay longer on their tours of duty. Three months longer. So tours are now 15 months long as opposed to 12 months long. The peeps in the batallion are not sure how that will impact their people directly, since I assume that they only brought enough gear to ( Read more... )

This article really hits home in regards to the busy bee world that we live in that we can't stop to enjoy the world as it is. We are so engulfed with the concept of our own agendas that we can't bask in the beautiful things of life It's a good read and something to think about. Leave a comment

So for some odd reason the phone lines for the crisis centers aren't transfering over right. I put in a call to my director to talk with the other county director and they can't fix the problem, not until later at least. Sooooo I'm pulling a double shift tonight. Woo! So I'm staying up until 8 am. It should be interesting to see how freaking loopy ( Read more... )

Tonight i finished out my advanced policy midterm. In social work school, you need to be well versed in regards to quite a few things. It's one of the strengths and weaknesses that social workers have. I can say pretty solidly that I have a pretty good analytical mind and I break down people pretty well when I'm working. The problem that analytical ( Read more... )

My kid bro is home on leave before deployment to Iraq! He drove two days from Texas to leave his car here for my sister to use while he's away. Not sure as to how long he can stay. I would think that he would have to fly back down on wednesday or something, but it's good to have him get some home cookin while he's stateside. Skies bless him so that ( Read more... )

I like this article. Men have parental rights too dammit. We're not all models of perfection but hey we all have our strengths.

Woo it's snowing! I wonder if I can get out of working at my office tonight and work from home ( Read more... )

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Went to Jinenkan class on Sunday. It was 2 hours long and holy crap I am disturbingly sore. It's such a Japanese style of martial art. One basic stance to start and movement comes from that stance. Imagine a horse stance, now turn one foot 90 degrees outward, then turn the other foot about 45 degrees outwards as well. Look over the shoulder of the ( Read more... )

It's and aggravating thing to find out that your own mom can't handle being upset with your sister. Every time some kid of negative news comes up about my sis and school, my mom flips out. It's not even really very founded since everything that comes up has already been discussed beforehand by my sister, or was already discussed with by the vice ( Read more... )