Tired

Here is my "drafting" table, or the tilt-y table as I sometimes call it. In the time since I took this picture, the second row of paperwork has extended to the full length of the table.


As you can see, we seem to favor ordering the crazy, neon colored post it notes.

Once again, it was a very busy week. I worked for two solid days on a bid for a hospital (the file for which is big enough to take up two large expandable file thingies). After putting in some overtime this week, I decided to use some of those earned hours and leave work early on Friday. When I was discussing this with one of the reps, he told me that the door blocking assistant owed him hours. I was glad to hear that he was aware of this situation. He's such a nice guy that I worry he does not always see people taking liberties with his niceness.

This weekend brings the Italian Fest here in town. It has blossomed into a nice sort of gathering. There are big, bouncy, blow up things for the kids to jump in. There is food (natch), a baseball game, a basketball tourney, a race, tomato chucking (sort of like pumpkin chucking) and more of the usual fest type activities. Last year, part of the entertainment featured a group doing songs from Mamma Mia. Nothing like some Swedish flair at an Italian festival. We are a melting pot.

Is anyone else as tired as I am of all the crazy anger that seems to be coming out of every media pore? I am fully aware that there are insane people on both sides of the political spectrum (and that they all seem to have television shows). But, really...people are pissed that the President wants to talk to their kids about the importance of staying in school? What the f*ck?

Having the President talk to our country's youth is nothing new. Somehow I doubt that the President giving a short speech to the kids is going to "indoctrinate" them in any way. I don't have kids, but I have friends with kids, and seeing how much their own children do and don't listen to them ( and this is after years of being in the same household), I question that the message of staying in school will get through to them, let alone any secret agenda the right seems to think Obama has up his sleeve.

So, instead of teaching their child to at least be respectful to the office of the President, and perhaps using the opportunity to discuss the many sides to what the President says, they are going to be pissy and keep their kids at home. Again I say, really? The broadcast of the President's speech for some of the kids will probably have the same lure as a personal hygine film from health class. I'd wager several of the kids will be doodling on their notebooks, texting each other, staring out the window, etc. Pretty much behaving like they normally do when an adult is talking to them. Having said that, I'm sure for some kids this is going to be a cool moment; the President is talking to them. They don't have to share his views, but to actually be spoken to in a rational manner would be exciting.

I won't even start on all the mis-information being tossed about in regards to the health care debate...if you can even call it a debate. It all makes me tired.

I think this song is sort of fitting, though maybe not the video...try and ignore the half naked chick, unless that works for you of course.