I've been following this year's Presidental election a little closer. I mean if I'm gonna get out there and speak out against what's going on, I ought to at least KNOW the issues. I can't stand it when people are so up against everything and are protesting, and they don't even have any knowledge of the situation. So, I'm going to be informed....

Howard Dean made a total ass out of himself at the Iowa Caucus....there's been countless people making parodies of his now infamous "Yeah!" concession speech the other night.

I found this web page- deangoesnuts.com that has some hilarious MP3 files of a lot of the song remixes/parodies of it...Enjoy!!!!!

Well, alot had been going on lately. I've started looking high and low for a new job, so that when my severance runs out in April, I should be all set. I've also had to get a car on the road, since the company vehicle is going away. I bought a used Saturn yesterday, and it's currently sitting in the parking lot of Danielle's condo until I can get insurance and registration all set. I'll probably be able to get it on the road by Tuesday or Wednesday at the the latest.

So that's one thing I've got down! I've got the car. Now to focus on the new Job......

Well after a week of installing and reinstalling software, and numerous calls to AT&T tech support, my DSL service mysteriously started working yesterday. I was supposed to have received a call back from them last Wednesday, and I was going to raise some hell with them on Friday, but I was diverted by Delilah that evening.

So the computer was automatically configured to log in to the DSL service, and usually that failed, but yesterday afternoon, it just started working. Now, I realize just how SLOW this computer is. I'm gonna attempt to add some memory to it, I think that will help. That's all I can really do for now, as with my current situation, buying a new PC isn't in the cards...

For the last few months, fears of layoffs have been looming on the horizon where I work. We were told that 2 out of 5 people at our office were going to be let go. I was one of the top 3 if you looked at seniority and experience. I knew that I wasn't 100 percent safe though.

We were told late last month that the layoffs were to be implemented by the first week of February. Well, yesterday the regional manager visited and informed the unlucky 2 of their impending doom. I unfortunately, was one of them. I will be employed until Feb 6th, and then after 6 weeks of severance, will be on my own.

So, Ive been doing 2 things....
1) Looking for a car- I had the luxury of having a company vehicle the last 5 years...something that I've grown very accustomed to.
2) Searching for a job. That just is obvious, isn't it???