It's been a hoot, so much so I'm calling in sick. I suppose only four day after a vaca, but I have an excuse. I'm starting a part time thing with the Bills on Game Days. Gonna usher (No security, no sir) to make some extra scratch and meet some folks. Might actually be fun.

Actually started getting into my new position in earnest this week. It felt good to actually contribute a little. I feel like I;ve been in a bit of professional limbo as toward the end of July my marketing projects wound down. I've been slowly adding things back to my new repetoire but it's a little weird to be intellectually the new kid. The folks showing me stuff sometimes get a little daunted. I try to tell them not to worry, I'm about the learning. It's a lot to digest, but I could be writing the Time Warner Intranet page one moment, taking your bill the next, a veritable jerk of all trades

(e:joshua)'s most recent post got me thinking about the state of the electorate. Things are so polarized that a moderate has no place to look. Joe Lieberman is a decent guy who sticks to his principals so that makes him unworthy in the eyes of his own party. The party has no chance making a dent against Republicans for either congress or the white house when it's busy eating itself. Just once I'd like a candidate to tell me what he's going to do, why he or she should be elected, not party affiliation or why the other guy is bad. Straight party votes of all kinds have lead to this kind of campaigning and as a result few voters think for themselves. Blind faith in anything will kill you and it drives me nuts (as a long term, leftist, democrat and a long time human) that people don't realize that there are smart republicans and dumb democrats. Despite this, I do however remain convinced that Rumsfield and Cheney eats puppies for lunch and drink the life out of children who aren't of their faith.

My new work hours blow - sucked my Thursday at the Square energy right out of me.

Met a nice woman about my age tuesday and we talked about life the universe and everything over a drink outside the suburban Le Metro. We're both busy with work and kids and whatnot, but she wants to be seen again. Score one for this old fart.

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My ex has fleas. That shouldn't be funny, but it is. She dogsat the past two nights and the living room got swept up in them. My daughter told me tonight that I should see Mom scratch her ear with her foot. She's twelve and pretty clever, but now we are both in trouble.

Got the sprint version of the razor phone off ebay the other night so I should join the mobile estrippers as soon as I get it charged up and the code number registered with the sprint poobahs.

Thinkin of making the jaunt to the Transit drive in this weekend.

How was your week??