Personally, I've been driven by distraction by computer problems enough that, were I having one in his area, groping techie wouldn't seem like a bad deal.(and my last techie was very cute...till I found he voted Bush then the attraction? Poof. Over.) Nilly, thanks for the RH card...I'm so meshugenah I could plotz. September seems like a new year for me too, because of my birthday being in it.

This is not good:

H.R. 6094, Community Protection Act

The third part of the bill, the “Alien Gang Removal Act,” also gives the government broad, unchecked powers. It gives the Attorney General the ability to designate any group as a “gang,” and then punish an individual for belonging to that group—regardless of whether the individual committed a crime. Under current law, members of gangs who commit “aggravated felonies” (very broadly defined under immigration law) are deportable. What the House wants to do is to give the government the ability to declare someone guilty by their association with a group the government says is a gang, not merely their actual criminal conduct.

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So Freedom of Association was next on the list? Who had that in the pool?

So Freedom of Association was next on the list? Who had that in the pool?

Not me. I had Freedom Riders, because some joker told me that was in the Bill of Rights.

Uncomfortable conversation over. Unfortunately, having an adrenaline dump.

And the ventilation system sounds like an aircraft powering down. This is unnerving.

Timelies all!

Happy Birthday Sophia!

I need to go pack, as I am flying up tomorrow to spend Rosh Hashanah with my parents.(and G, and G's mom, who I am picking up at her house en route to the airport)

Hey! I just got a 5% raise. That's good, right? After taxes, It's like my cable/broadband access is paid for each month. Whoot!

That's good, right?

That's about 2% above the national average, I think.

Man's Lost Gnome Attends Steelers Game

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Timelies,

Skipped close to 600 posts.

So after a couple more scheduling changes, the last one suggested by yours truly and surprisingly approved, I'm now working 11:00am to 8:30pm, which really isn't all that bad. Unfortunately, my days off are Wednesday and Sunday (this part was not suggested by me). So I get to use up the rest of my personal time for the year attending my nephew's birthday party this Saturday and my girlfriend's birthday party next Saturday. There is something very wrong about having to use up vacation time on a Saturday.

Still it's a whole lot better than the thoroughly ridiculous 3am to 12:30pm schedule they were originally going to put me on or the 2pm to 11:30pm (also with Wed and Sun off) schedule they started this week with me on. So, things could be better, but I'm no longer in a state of outrage. Not that that's stopping from looking for what's out there. HR still won't give us an answer on shift differentials and no one has any idea how holidays are going to be handled yet.

I'm becoming convinced that I never should have quit my soul-sucking job to move to Chicago, because apparently, no one wants to hire me here.

Sorry you're still having a crappy time of it, shrift. My company's hiring, but I wouldn't in good conscience recommend anyone to intentionally get themselves involved in our current mess. Pre-CIO and re-org, I would have highly recommended this place, though. Current BS aside, I still work with some good people.

What type of position are you looking for? I've got friends keeping an eye out for me and I've passed on a couple due to location and/or lack of qualifications. If I hear about anything in or near the city, I'd be happy to pass it on.