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[dalthauser]

* This mornings walk Podcast:  Diane Rhem Show: Governor Sarah Palin & The Media.  Seems the McCain camp has whined enough to get the Palin/Media issue addressed on the DR Show.  Lots of good points brought up - and some lame ones.  It was interesting how some believe this issue is a win win for the republicans.  If the media keeps up with inquiry - they will be painted as the bad guys.  If they back off - then the republicans get what they want (an unexamined candiate who will be judged on gender/charisma and not on exprience and her stand on the issues). 

*  I left early to work to pick up chicken feed at the feed gettin' place.  I'm almost out, and who knows what will be open on Saturday.  Better safe than sorry.  Ike will be in our neighborhood soon; however, I don't think anyone expects us (San Antonio / New Braunfels) to suffer too badly - I say this because people are camping out on the sides of the road here and there's an article in the local newspaper saying to expects lots of evacuees. 

*  Today I have two anniversaries.  One mini - I quit smoking 1 year and 10 months ago.  It's also my 3 year anniversary at my job.  They gave me balloons and a sign (oh, and a pen).  I'm very ambivalent about my job.  On one hand it's excruciatingly monotonous & rigid - on the other hand the pay and benefits are decent (for what I do) and - with the economy the way it is I guess I should be grateful to have a full-time job with benefits. 

Comments

[walksbeauty.livejournal.com]

Oh wow.. Ike IS on the way towards you.. What preparation do you have to make? I hope all is well and safe there, battened down...

Congratulations.. both milestones! Your job sounds really prefect.. not TOO much of your personal energy needs to go there it seems but good paybacks... And I KNOW how the smoking goes.. good one to get over, eh?

[joebanks.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the not smoking, not easy i've been told!

I've never been given an anniversary anything or a birthday celebration either. I'm not saying i'm worse off, i'm not saying i'm better off. It's just work, that's why they pay you, since you wouldn't be there otherwise. I don't like where i am now but..what can you do?

[sahlah.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the anniversaries.

Stay safe in the Ike mess. That is a vicious big storm. Will the chickens freak out? What do they do in the rain?

[eats-veggies.livejournal.com]

They hide under bushes - I will probably take them inside if it gets too ugly out.

Thanks too :-)

[reyvin.livejournal.com]

Happy Anniversaries. :D

How close are you to the hurricane path?

[eats-veggies.livejournal.com]

Close enough for heavy thunderstorm, but from what I can see so far - we won't get it too bad. This could change, but I don't think it will.

[reyvin.livejournal.com]

Well, I hope you stay safe.

[kabuldur.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on your two anniversaries, especially the smoking one!

That is nice of your work to do that - they must value you.

I hope you only get nice rain. What, people are camping in your area? Won't they get drenched?

[eats-veggies.livejournal.com]

They are predicting minimal rain in our area. I'm typing this at 7am, all hell is breaking loose in Houston (about 2 hours away) - but it's dry as a bone here with no wind (though some rain and wind is expected soon).

[k2rider78.livejournal.com]

Congrats on your quiting smoking, my year anniversary for quitting is coming up in November.

[eats-veggies.livejournal.com]

Wow - we are a year apart. I quit November 12 2006. Maybe November is a good quit month - I wonder if's because so much attention is on quitting because of the smokeout. When I hit the one year mark I finally felt like maybe I'd beaten my addiction - but I'm still ever vigilant :-)