Paula Deen webinar about to start. I am watching mostly in case there is a disaster.

Timelies all!

Trying to set up child care is turning out to be more difficult than expected. We're on the waiting list for the NIH child care centers, but who knows how long that will take. Also investigating nanny agencies.(The problem there is that the adoption agency requires CPS clearances, which the nanny agencies don't seem to do.) I may have to take off more time than I planned.

Trying to set up child care is turning out to be more difficult than expected.

A hard truth of parenthood, I'm afraid.

In San Francisco, the City itself lists all the daycare providers in a master list, so you may have a resource like that in your area as well.

Also, check with your work. Companies often have "concierge services" that people rarely take advantage of, but there might be some such set up with your workplace. You'd check with HR, or just look at the HR website.

Just doing some Buff-diving while waiting on exceptionally slow page loads and came across this timely-once-again blast from the past - hilarious, with bonus ita:

Nora: Is today Take This Job And Shove It day for shrift?

vw bug: That should be a national holiday!

shrift: OH THANK GOD IT'S OVER.

Dana: I think it was a little unfair that I had to miss shrift day, but I was out doing various things and shopping, and I got a very nice pair of pants for $8.50.

shrift: Okay. That was weird. A coworker told me to have a great weekend, and then told me to be careful. Twice.

Is there a hit out on me that I don't know about? WTF?

DXMachina: You know how in the movies, the cop who's three days away from retirement always takes it in the chest?

Probably nothing to worry about...

shrift: *STRAPS ON KEVLAR*

ita: Dana, with your shopma you're well set to stock up for the retaliatory rampage you'll go on while shrift is touch and go in the ICU.

Dana: I get to be the cop that doesn't play by the rules? Awesome.

ita: You'll do whatever it takes to see justice is done. Or more.

Of course, since I'm black, I'll yell at you, wave a cigar, and demand your badge, but deep inside I totally understand what you're doing, and once you're out of the office I'll put my job on the line to protect you from the higher-ups.

Dana: Sure, you understand my pain, what with all of the institutional prejudice you had to deal with while you rose through the ranks.

ita: And, you know, I envy you your relative freedom to operate as you see fit.

Dana: I know. If the world were a different place, you'd be right by my side, but you've played the game this long, and you're not going to jeopardize your position. I respect that, even if I'm never going to tell you to your face. But it's not going to stop me from blowing up half of the city on my quest for vengeance.

ita: If only you'd listen when I tell you there might be another way! I'm afraid you'll go too far, upset as you are, and I won't be able to help you anymore.

Man, I wish I remembered what it felt like to wear my gun in the field...or maybe I wish I didn't remember.

Dana: Look, man, I know you want to help, but this is something I've got to do on my own.

shrift: If it becomes necessary, Dana, I will txt for vengeance.

Dana: I'll prepare my epic "NOOOOOOOO!!!!" of loss and fury.

I love us.

Oh man, that was awesome. Sigh.

Good luck with the childcare thing, eek!

No excitement to report from Paula Deen.

Aw, the vengeance. It's a classic for a reason.

Thanks Epic, I needed that

Ah yes, child care decisions. One of the earlier of a long list of decisions to suffer over. I hope something opens up in the NIH system for you.

Just doing some Buff-diving

Oh that was just delightful to read.

I want that Buff Dive re-enacted by Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher.