Bienvenidos from Papillion!
Well, it's been a solid week since I got back to the big O, so I thought I'd update the ol' blog...
The job is going fine... it's mostly orientation, but I'm hopeful that I'll actually start becoming useful here pretty soon. Of course, it's great working with my old buddy Blake, and the other guy is pretty cool too - although, he's already planning on moving down to Florida in the next couple of months, so that kinda sucks.
Now, it's just a matter of waiting on my other house to sell (sound familiar??). Once it does, Suzanne and the boys will get packed up and make their way down.
We're talking about having one of the rotten boys come and stay with me, but that's not concrete as yet. I figure Chase is the easiest kid to handle as a single parent since he's really skinny and doesn't take up a lot of room.
Otherwise, this area is pretty nice, but not really much different from when I left. Of course, the new shopping center is fantastic, and there's plenty of coffee shops and restaurants that are cool. I'm really looking forward to hitting the Borders and the Best Buy this weekend and spending some loot.
Speaking of loot, I looked at a couple of 1 bedroom apartments today. The cheapest set ($525 a month) also has the longest damn lease (1 year). They're a little grungy, but not unbearable.
The second place I looked at is perfect, but a little pricey (about $700 a month). On the plus side, the shortest lease is only 5 months, so we can swing it for a while. I'm going to look at a couple more tomorrow over lunch. Hopefully, I'll find one kind of in between.
I don't think Chase will care where we stay as long as his computer works and he can play runescape and WoW (now that the Lich King is out).
That's about it for this installment - more as things develop.
Now for something completely different: Go buy my house!
Monday, November 24, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Holy Hell!
Hallelujah from Sidney!
I'm writing this post in a state of shock. I'm literally numb from it, so if this narrative goes a bit awry, please blame it on that, and not my extraordinary ability to put together some brilliant prose.
As you are absolutely no doubt aware, my candidate, Barack Obama, is the president elect of the United States.
I am so proud of my country right now, I can barely stand it. I really didn't think they had it in them, but they proved me wrong. (Granted, Bush did as much as anyone to ensure a victory for Barack.)
I can't even describe how excited and optimistic I am about the next 8 years. I sincerely believe that these are going to be the best years of our lives.
People have been asking me why I'm such an ardent Barack supporter. Here's why: Tonight, millions of black parents are going to tell their children before they go to bed that, in America, anyone can grow up to be president. The only difference is, tonight, they'll mean it. The amount of hope and joy in the world just went up about 200%.
I admit that the president is largely a figurehead, incapable of making much change, and certainly nowhere near the amount that was promised during the campaign. However, the fact that we, as a country, have elected this man will show the world that we aren't the same bastards that they've seen for the last 8 years. That even we can recognize when we've gone too far - and we'll do what needs to be done to fix it.
This is going to be a difficult time for a lot of Americans. But just like Jackie Robinson, this election was necessary for us as a people to grow and mature. Racism, as we know it, will have to become a thing of the past. It will probably always be there, but now that the seal has been broken on the most powerful position in the world, there's really no limit to what anyone can achieve - thus, the deep resentment that black people have been feeling for decades will start to fade - maybe just a little at first, but eventually, who knows. We might only ever hear about racism from reading about it in books.
So, here's to Barack Obama, black Americans, and really all Americans in general. I don't know if we deserved it, but we got it anyway.
I am so proud of us! Now, get out there and buy my house godammit! :-)
I'm writing this post in a state of shock. I'm literally numb from it, so if this narrative goes a bit awry, please blame it on that, and not my extraordinary ability to put together some brilliant prose.
As you are absolutely no doubt aware, my candidate, Barack Obama, is the president elect of the United States.
I am so proud of my country right now, I can barely stand it. I really didn't think they had it in them, but they proved me wrong. (Granted, Bush did as much as anyone to ensure a victory for Barack.)
I can't even describe how excited and optimistic I am about the next 8 years. I sincerely believe that these are going to be the best years of our lives.
People have been asking me why I'm such an ardent Barack supporter. Here's why: Tonight, millions of black parents are going to tell their children before they go to bed that, in America, anyone can grow up to be president. The only difference is, tonight, they'll mean it. The amount of hope and joy in the world just went up about 200%.
I admit that the president is largely a figurehead, incapable of making much change, and certainly nowhere near the amount that was promised during the campaign. However, the fact that we, as a country, have elected this man will show the world that we aren't the same bastards that they've seen for the last 8 years. That even we can recognize when we've gone too far - and we'll do what needs to be done to fix it.
This is going to be a difficult time for a lot of Americans. But just like Jackie Robinson, this election was necessary for us as a people to grow and mature. Racism, as we know it, will have to become a thing of the past. It will probably always be there, but now that the seal has been broken on the most powerful position in the world, there's really no limit to what anyone can achieve - thus, the deep resentment that black people have been feeling for decades will start to fade - maybe just a little at first, but eventually, who knows. We might only ever hear about racism from reading about it in books.
So, here's to Barack Obama, black Americans, and really all Americans in general. I don't know if we deserved it, but we got it anyway.
I am so proud of us! Now, get out there and buy my house godammit! :-)
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Two Weeks notice!
Arrivaderci from Sidney!
Well, I just gave the boss my two weeks notice, so that's it for me here in loverly downtown Sidney. It was an interesting, sometimes stressful, couple of years, but it looks as if we've come through it relatively unscathed.
I've accepted a position at Lockheed Martin back in the Omaha area, working with/for my old buddy Blake. For two years, I've been begging him for a job - he must have gotten tired of hearing it, because he finally relented and hooked me up.
So, two weeks from now, I'll be making my lonely way back home... I say lonely, because the wife and kids are going to stay here for a while waiting for the house to sell. We'll give it a couple of months before we give up and just try to rent it out. Since there is a serious dearth of decent rental properties in the area, we should be able to get it rented in no time. In fact, we've already got people asking about renting it...
While I'm back there, I'll be bach-ing it up, probably living in a little one bedroom apartment. Obviously, money is going to be an issue, so we can't even look at buying out there until we get rid of this place. Yes, we learned our lesson from the last time.
So, I'm pretty excited and looking forward to this new adventure. My friends and co-workers are really jealous, especially considering that there is probably another layoff coming in January - nobody feels safe.
We officially listed the house yesterday, so there's a nice, pretty Remax realty sign out in the front yard. So, I have to end this like I've ended so many posts in my long and storied career: Get out there and buy my house!
Love and kisses, Anthony.
Well, I just gave the boss my two weeks notice, so that's it for me here in loverly downtown Sidney. It was an interesting, sometimes stressful, couple of years, but it looks as if we've come through it relatively unscathed.
I've accepted a position at Lockheed Martin back in the Omaha area, working with/for my old buddy Blake. For two years, I've been begging him for a job - he must have gotten tired of hearing it, because he finally relented and hooked me up.
So, two weeks from now, I'll be making my lonely way back home... I say lonely, because the wife and kids are going to stay here for a while waiting for the house to sell. We'll give it a couple of months before we give up and just try to rent it out. Since there is a serious dearth of decent rental properties in the area, we should be able to get it rented in no time. In fact, we've already got people asking about renting it...
While I'm back there, I'll be bach-ing it up, probably living in a little one bedroom apartment. Obviously, money is going to be an issue, so we can't even look at buying out there until we get rid of this place. Yes, we learned our lesson from the last time.
So, I'm pretty excited and looking forward to this new adventure. My friends and co-workers are really jealous, especially considering that there is probably another layoff coming in January - nobody feels safe.
We officially listed the house yesterday, so there's a nice, pretty Remax realty sign out in the front yard. So, I have to end this like I've ended so many posts in my long and storied career: Get out there and buy my house!
Love and kisses, Anthony.
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