Pawprints From Space

Okay so last week and even yesterday we had really nice weather and today we actually had sleet. This is typical Ohio spring confusion and it is beyond annoying. Especially since the spring festivals and events are starting and no one wants to freeze their fanny off no matter what the good cause might be. So, is it May yet? Another "fun" sign of spring is primary season. Oh yes, the airwaves are resplendent with political ads as the primary date approaches. Never mind that most people do not vote in the primaries and I don't think this one will be any exception. The usual suspects are out there: state officials slugging it out to be the next governor - despite the fact that it is a scandal ridden administration so who would want to vote any of these nuts into a higher office. But as I've said people don't vote in the primary. State legislative races are just as messed up thanks to term limits, Republicans with bunches of money and Democrats who can't figure ou...

Oh joy. We will be moving to a regional format at work soon and that means the office I go to everyday will be closing. So. I will be working from home, tele-commuting, a road warrior.... never able to escape the flippin' job because it is in my house (and they don't have exterminators for that kind of pest). Not sure what to think about that. On the one hand there's the whole set-your-own-hours-have-more-flexibility argument and the tax-deductions-here-I-come argument on the other hand there is the fact that there will be no way to physically step away from the job. It will be here in the house lurking in the next room. This is a recovering workaholic's nightmare! It has to rank right up there with asking a recovering alcoholic tend bar! You are putting an addict's source of addiction into what is supposed to be the safe zone: home. Part of me loves this idea. Get more done without the distractions of playing receptionist and answering phones, or having people drop...