Man, I haven't had a soft-boiled egg in forever. That sounds good.

Yay Matt's mom!

Yay for Matt's mom. Matt sent me the nicest e-mail back to my quicky "thinking of you" message. He puts many men to shame.

I have to give my DH a bit of credit. When I told him that I didn't mind driving over tomorrow and explained the economics of it - I didn't get an "I told you so" in return. He just boggled that I knew of a cheap parking lot in the city.

Years ago my father and I stayed at a B&B in Ashland, OR that was "known" for their soft boiled eggs at breakfast. The dining room had a shelf that circled the room with an amazing collection of egg cups. At the beginning of your stay, you chose your cup and it was at your place every morning, whether you liked soft boiled eggs or not. And they had those neat egg-top cutter thingies (technical term).

One of my peeves is the way the people out here bitch and moan over the $3 Bay Bridge toll. I think they should jack the price of the bridge up, esp. during commuter hours and use some of that cash to subsidize BART and other forms of public transportation so it is cheap and people will be encouraged to use it. There's a separation between the two, however, that cannot be breached. Bridge tolls may only be used to repair the bridge, blah, blah, blah. And BART fares just went up the 1st of the year.

Ahem. I saw your husband tonight on BART on my way to collecting Emmett and driving back and incurring the Bay Bridge toll. I am totally OVER the many many social engineering experiments that involve creating disincentives in public transit through high prices since I have to use ALL of the public and private transit options to make my life function. I have a Fast Pass, a FastTrack and I get a $45 BART card every month. I have been fucked up and down (in the unpleasant fashion) by all these many social engineering experiments including the pay-for-play BART parking lots.

But it was nice to see your husband tonight.

But tell us how you really feel, David.

Hec, in this, like so many other things, you are exceptional.

And my husband does take BART, rather than drive, not because it's cheaper (it isn't -- he can park for free), but because he believes in public transportation and global warming. And, I suspect, because it's easier to do the Sudoku puzzle on the train rather than in the driver's seat.

Ah, but it is very easy to make a perfectly cooked soft-boiled egg:

The problem being that, when you're done, you have a soft-boiled egg. Gag.

I only have to stagger about eight feet to start work, although eventually I have to work my way to the kitchen, where the coffee is.

Yay for -t's job, Robin's massage and Matt's mother.

And, I suspect, because it's easier to do the Sudoku puzzle on the train rather than in the driver's seat.

This, right here, is why I'm excited about commuting on the ferry. If only they had WiFi.

I love my FastTrack, too.

I really don't want to go into debt for what the ass't. director at my library calls "the most expensive union card you can buy " ( an MLS for those that don't know)

I've heard this a lot, and it drives me craxy. This may be true of some schools, but I learned so much at mine. It is certainly possible to learn much of what you need through on the job training, but I still think that grad school can be invaluable.

I've been working in libraries for something like 12 years. There are some skills I could learn that I haven't. ( cataloging) but some of the big issues that I don't know , aren't touched ( budgeting , grant writing,etc) at most of the schools. Most of the people I know that have gone to school, but were in libraries ( more than one is key) before they started were extremely fustrated by the academic vs. real world solutions to problems. Do I think it is a waste of time.. Not from a dollars perspective - out here I will break evn two years after getting a job as a librarian. And I am open to learning new stuff. I am fustrated - because at my old library I did so much. and now, I'm a body at the desk. I am valued - but there are places I can't go that I have been before - cause I don't have the degree. Even though my boss's boss thinks the degree is not nessacary. And my boss is tossing around the ide a that we don't need referenc librarians any more. ( ?!?!?!?!)There is a program I am interested in at Clarion - a special libraries program - mostly because it is 1) outside of my experience and has corse work that concentrates on different kinds of reference. But when can I afford it... who knows.

Ummm... that was a rant. or a brain spill. perhaps I should find food.

We're having breakfast for dinner. DH is frying his eggs. I gave the other one to the dog. None were soft boiled.