Insurance woes It just keeps getting better with our insurance situation. Background: We decided to switch to GISD’s benefits after mine expired thinking that it would be cheaper than COBRA. Well, as it turns out, it is cheaper, but the benefits are really, really bad. So, we decided to try and switch to COBRA so …
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Middlekauff Ford – dubious track record
Middlekauff Ford – dubious track record As I mentioned yesterday, we’ve been having some issues with the truck-formerly-driven-by-me (now christened “The Schlomobile” by Laureen–I have never felt a need to anthropomorphize a vehicle, but all of Laureen’s cars have had names. I’m currently driving “Scoupey”). Basically, the right rear wheel was wobbling wildly. We took …
Life after dog
There’s a big sense of calm around the house, but also a big sense of loss, still. I hear stories almost nightly about missing the jingling of his collar, or how he looked startled when the drugs hit his vein, or about how some things just remind us of him. (admission: I’m tearing up a …
Why reality shows suck, and also why they don’t suck
We get Time Magazine at home, and this particular week featured a short blurb on proposed Reality shows that are or are being considered for production. Proud admission of something many people would consider beneath themselves: I like reality shows–some of them. Basically, let’s run down the reality shows that have happened. I may forget …
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The war with Iraq: a continuing question
Two questions: Number one: Where’s Osama bin Laden? Remember him? The guy actually behind the 9-11 strikes? Number two: Is anyone else as skeptical as I am of the rush to label any drum of chemicals “possible weapons of mass destruction”? We’re not looking for smoking guns. We’re looking for justifications for what we’ve done. …
Turning Incompetence into a Business Opportunity
I’m in class a lot these days, and this week it happens to be Software Quality Engineering Institute classes (big fancy organization, huh). I’m still in Dallas, but I’m not at my desk. In the middle of one of our discussions, our instructor Rex Black states something about a particular experience he’d had with a …
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Talking about DISD and my wife’s job.
Fact: the Dallas ISD is the 8th largest in the nation, having recently been eclipsed by the Broward County, Florida, school system. Dallas ISD serves over 150,000 students. Fact: The Dallas ISD is divided into 8 regions, each with their own superintendent. Fact: The Dallas ISD is still operating under court-ordered integration lawsuits filed 25 …
I just LOVE this administration.
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RANT OF INDIGNATION: The Sonic on Centennial Blvd.
I have a lot of stuff to talk about today, so I’ll put it in separate entries. Some of it is backlog, but I have a chance to make up for lost time. There are times, most likely Thursday nights, where the need for Sonic and the want of Sonic intersect, thus causing an almost …
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The question of war with Iraq
This entry is primarily to get responses from people, so please use the comments link. I’m somewhat troubled by our rationale for going to war with Iraq. Perhaps it’s just that I don’t understand it. Are we fighting because they’ve violated U.N. security council resolutions? Are we fighting because they’re clever enough to be able …