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Okay so it is official...weather-people suck big ass! I know I have said that before but now I have even more evidence. All week they've said rain Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sun. Well it did rain last night but now it is beautiful out. I checked weather on 3 different websites.....just yesterday they all said rain all day Friday. Well now they all say nice and only partly cloudy today. So if they cannot accurately tell what the weather will be like a day in advance, how the hell do they know that it is going to be a terrible hurricane season? Here's a little secret: they don't know. They build it up just like every other year in hopes of securing more research $$$. Except now their argument is more powerful because ignorant people are scared that another Katrina can happen!!! You know what? It will happen eventually. I personally don't agree with all the money pouring in to rebuild New Orleans. It will happen again. That city falls more and more inches below sea level every 10 years or so. That means it takes more and more effort to keep the water out. Oh and we all know how well Mayor Nagin and Gov Blanco spend the money they're given on improving the city's pumping system and levys. Audits revealed that less than 50% of government funding for these purposes was spent on it! Oh yeah I forgot....it is the Presiden't fault that an elected mayor and governor are absolutely worthless and the voters too stupid to acknowledge it. Wow I got off on some tangent!!!

On a lighter note....I have decided that I will only wear Nautica shirts and ties at work from here on out. I have a varitable cornucopia of different brand name shirts and ties: Calvin Klein, Van Heusen, DKNY, Kenneth Cole, etc. That's it.....my Nautica shirts never need to be ironed after I wash them and they always stay very nice. The other ones I have to run an iron over 10 times and they still look like ass! Screw that.....who needs it. Plus Nautica has the best colors anyway!

Who ever heard of scheduling a meeting from 3-4pm on a Friday?!?! Yeah well I have one today. No I didn't schedule it. It is a teleconference with my company's HQ located in Alexandria, VA. I firmly believe that since most of those folks commute via the beltway, they're in no rush to leave. They figure, "Ahhh, we'll have the teleconference while the traffic dies down a bit." #1 rule of management: don't do stupid things. This is stupid.

I have recently learned how to access the PA system here at work so now I spend half the day making funny and bogus announcements like, "Will Sven Hogsnards please dial extension 1234" or "Will Seymour Heine please call extension 9876". Dude, it is hilarious. I actually have people come to my office saying, "Vinny do another one do another one!" Gotta love productivity. Is it a wonder that I wake up every morning and look forward so much to going to work?!?!

Funny work story: last week my boss and I were in a meeting with the big boss. So this summer the Colonel in charge of the depot is changing command. My boss asks the big boss, "Mike do you know who the new Colonel will be or do you have a bio on him yet?" I meant to say it quitely so only my boss heard it but I blurted out, "Why? You looking to start kissing his ass already?" and the whole damn room heard it and started dying! My boss and the big boss were pissing their pants laughing. Whew! I gotta say it was pretty damn funny.

Jeez, that's enough writing for now....I really gotta get a life! Have a wonderful weekend! I will. "C'mon ride the train it's a choo choo train..." TOODLES!