Notes on life 2008

  For Obama to realize the Hope he was elected on, he needs to skip the "Bi-Partisan" bullshit and SPEND some money.  George Bush, the worst President in our history, inheirited a 300 billion dollar surplus and squaundered ALL of it and a Trillion dollars more.  The Repub...

Here it is, the last night of 2008.  We watched a couple of movies - "Wanted" with Angelina Jolie, and "Tremors", an older film but fun to watch...and the scenary doesn't look too different than those we've explored around here.   Just barely after 11 pm here, now, a...

I left Portland at 1 pm and drove out of the state 8 hours later on I - 5.  I drove twelve hours and then slept for three hours or so and got back on the road at 3:45 this morning.  I called Jhni every so often to let her know I was on my…

  OK.  I'm leaving for SoCal in an hour or so.  I talked to Monacita about caring for my cat- gave her the keys yesterday.  I called Jhni last night and asked if she was ready.  She's got her bosses big ol' Dodge 4x4, and will be in charge of the Big Bear drivin'.Talked t...

  The snow is being rained away.  So is the slush. I still have chains on my stepvan... I think I'll take 'em off at some point this morning.  It's pretty wet out there... and very windy.  The city says it's done plowing - wait for the rain to melt the snow, I guess. The…

Well, it's really not that bad now, slushiness-wise, anyway.  Some things to be thankful for: The papers are in bundles of tens this weekend.  Let's see.  Safeway gets 75 papers today, and that's seven bundles and five loose.  Plaid at 21st gets ten - one bundle, & ect.&nb...

  I drive a bus for a school district.  Classes don't start again until January fifth.  It's raining like hell right now; the snow will melt away fairly quickly.  My cousin gives me the idea: Why not meet on New Years Day? Why not. Just got to get a hold of Jhni in Big Bear&he...

  They brought in the National Guard to help out in the Gresham/Fairview area.  Fire trucks and ambulances are having real difficulties getting around.  I-84 is still closed.  Hundreds of semi trucks are stuck waiting for that road to open, and the highway dept. has been busy ...

The presses were supposed to start at 10:30 pm in light of the weather expected.  I was supposed to get our papers by 11ish.  Even at 20 miles an hour, I'd have been done the earilest ever. None of that happened. The Press bldg woke me up at 12:50 am: "Are you going to come…

  When I went to sleep last night, the weather geeks were saying that the REAL snowfall wouldn't start until the afternoon today.  I woke up at 7:10 to find myself in a white world. Since the boss had texted me last night about loading times this morning, and since I hadn't looked at sa...