What I'm up to these days.

A short list:

I hunt for work. I worry about work that I was supposed to have but didn't. I get up REALLY early and go to bed before the sun (almost). I apply for several jobs but get no response. I wonder if ANYONE gets work off of Monster. Or Careerbuilder. Or Craigslist (although it has yielded the best results for me). I wonder if my money will run out before my luck. I wonder if I'm just banging my head against the wall. I train for a Marathon and get inspired by people in much more difficult situations than I who deal with life in a more graceful manner than I. I end statements with I. I get let down by childhood icons and pleasantly surprised by icons I barely ever knew. I fall in love with music again while falling out of love with TV. I wait for it to get hot. I hold it in until my brain hurts. I cough uncontrollably. I smile when I look at my sleeping wife. I make myself proud by doing things I've never done before, and disappoint myself by failing when I believe I should succeed. I wait my turn while noticing the line isn't getting any shorter. I read. I raise funds for something wonderful. I believe that people are basically good, despite a thousand examples to the contrary. I am doing OK, all things considered.

I end this blog.

I know, it's been a while...

But I will have some updates and thoughts to share VERY soon - I promise.

Is there anything better...

...than having a clean house with all your laundry put away?

I don't think so either.

Workflow Management Programs

Do they really work? I have a lot on my plate right now, and I would love to have a robot dole out my schedule in easy to digest pieces.

I suppose I could just create a punch list every day, but I'd love to enter a bunch of tasks, answer some key questions and have some sort of workflow distribution.

Does this even exist?

Help!

The Primary

I've started to get sick of the Democratic Primary.

While I still hold the opinion that the historic nature of this election, both in the "unorthodox" candidates and the extensive involvement of new media has re-energized the voting populus, I wish it was over already. In a campaign season where the dominant theme is "change," the race is being prolonged due to the run-of-the-mill smear campaigns that have become the norm.

And I can't stand it.

I want to like both Hillary and Barack. I want them to run a civil campaign in which the voters make thir decision based on the merit of one candidate over another rather than who screwed up less in the news cycles leading up to their state's caucus or primary.

If you can't win a fair fight, maybe you shouldn't be fighting in the first place.