Hasty Ruminations

Well, much has happened since I last wrote here.

My last client added up underemployed employees, and in honor of the recession, abruptly terminated all consulting contracts under the theory of making their own people produce. That left me at a very low financial point. I fortunately landed another contract quickly, where I started work on May 11. I will see my first paycheck here (in Wisconsin) on May 29. It’s tight, but we will survive!

Thank heavens for the trailer, and our mobility.

I also took time to use my previously purchased plane tickets and hotel room (B&B) to go to my daughter’s wedding in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was a quick trip, and I got to see all four of my youngsters together again. It was cold in Edinburgh, and I saved money at a B&B two blocks from the expensive hotel where others stayed. All in all, I am glad I went.

Lacy is doing great! She is a great companion and we get closer every day!

Oh, and Wisconsin (I am working north of Milwaukee in Germantown, and the trailer is parked at a RV camp in West Bend) is ALSO COLD. The month of May in the Midwest used to be a warm time! I guess it’s so cold (30’s at night, about 50 during the day) because of Al Gore’s Global Warming.

Ron Howard’s new movie Angels and Demons, a sequel to The DaVinci Code, has premiered in Rome with no reaction from the Vatican.

Except for a long yawn.

Ron, formerly “Opie” on TV, had counted on continuing religious controversy from “DaVinci” to propel “Angels” to box office dollars.

The Vatican, somewhat true to its reputation for intrigue so deftly exploited by Howard, has refused to play along this time. Messing up Howard’s marketing plans.

Hey, Opie, maybe Barney Fife wasn’t your best choice for marketing guru!

I’m sure that this is what Sandy had in mind in her recent post.

(Spelling – a subject worth studying, kids!)