grin and bear it
The temperature fell last night. It must have sprained an ankle or something because it most certainly did not get back up over the course of today. But 20 degF is nothing compared to what Blacksburg must have experienced. Although, would-be students were also enjoying the warm social company that is college life… ::sigh:: Am I honestly already missing school?
And the answer is yes.
I completed another book this weekend. Ri has previously commented on my ability to be a universal reader, picking up good books from a variety of genres. I decided to not let her assessment down. I just finished Stupid White Men by the stupid white man, himself, Michael Moore. I figured that after some of the world’s greatest olde English collections and then a history of a vital food item that I would try something of the political and social persuasion. And, being transparent, I enjoyed it. It’s been a while that I’ve read a book with a clearly appropriated sense of sarcasm and wit. I don’t agree on Moore’s Robin Hood take-from-the-rich-and-give-to-the-poor ideals because they simply are more ruthless than the current system at hand. Yes, there are many corrupt seven-figure (or more) people in America, but an attempt at redistributing those individuals’ wealth would undeservably steal from those other [b]millionaires who honestly earned their status and who give back beneficially to society. Furthermore, while I don’t agree with Pres. Bush on quite a few issues and I clearly see his inconsistencies, I have no disrespect for the leader of the free (at least mostly free) world. Much of the blame of faulty government is actually found within Congress and its corrupt ways of funneling money back into their own pockets. The big, Big shots in the presidential administration get enough public scrutiny that they rarely dare to pull off elaborate schemes to further their (foreign) bank accounts. Nevertheless, I’m glad I read that long-time best-seller. Now on to O’Reilly.
To make the chilly-weather matters worse, it was 58 degF in the office today. The heating in my area decided to go on a ruthless strike and we could do nothing about it. I’m sure tomorrow will be more altruistic to us poor engineers.