| A whirlwind week in my world and a million things to talk about without time to do them justice.
I have two folks from the School Board answering some of my questions about the referendum and hope to report the whole thing back to you all next week. They are confident that I will be swayed and become an active supporter of the levy increase. The City Council has a bit of an easier job in that the budget is decided upon by the group (decidedly not easy) but once decided it is voted on by the council, the school board has to put the levy portion in front of voters which is no easy task. I salute all who serve and have served on the Board.
War - what is it good for? I take my stand here before you all and demand a withdrawl of all troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. Too many lives, time and money have been thrown down both holes. They both made sense to me at the time and were the right choice. Now considering the costs of staying and achieving an acceptable stability vs. leaving and each time it comes down to our best interest to leave. The gain is not that great, the loss we face each day is. Bring the boys home Barrack. We face a mounting fiscal crisis and have no effective defense against those who may wish to do us harm.
Council gives back water rate increase - thanks!
Great line about accountants from Alain de Bolton in "The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work:
In the wider view of the public, accountancy may be synonymous with bureaucratic tedium, but from close up, this particular conglomeration of numerical talents presents the observer with a case-study of the discrete charms of offices, with their intriguing blend of camaraderie, intelligence and futility.
Yep, thats about the long and short of beancounting.
For all the doubters of the Marketing Steering Committee, stay tuned - I'll have an update for you that I think will leave you pleasantly surprised.
I am off to Chicago for the weekend for a fantasy football draft and a Cubs game - should be a hoot and half.
And now something shiny for you.
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