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Week In Elgin 07.14.10
We came up to Elgin, Illinois this past Sunday for some training this week and next. Google says it was 674 miles, taking about 11hrs 14min. Probably the most exciting thing we saw on the way up here was the Bullrun Aston Martin while driving through Chicago. We’ve been staying in Elgin each night while [...]
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So Much For Security 06.18.10
Once upon a time, there was job security in a government job.
That’s no longer the case. The layoff ax has hit public sector payrolls with force as states wrestle with massive budget shortfalls. Since August 2008, some 231,000 state and local government jobs have disappeared — 22,000 last month alone, according to federal data.
The majority [...]
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Surprise! Clean House 03.01.10
Since Chase and I have had the house to ourselves this past week after coming home from Baltimore, we decided shortly after coming home that we’d spend the afternoons after work cleaning it up. Billy came up with the great idea of renting a Rug Doctor, and helped us shampoo all of the carpet in [...]
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Christmas Bonus 12.17.09
I’ve never gotten a Christmas bonus at work before, until this paycheck. I’ve never really been concerned about it, nor felt like I’m getting shorted, because a bonus is just that, a bonus, and something that shouldn’t be counted on or expected. So that’s one plus that we’re going to be getting now that we’ve [...]
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Social Security Meeting 12.02.09
Today I had to attend a meeting at the Social Security Administration to learn about the positives/negatives of opting into the Social Security system beginning January 2010. My work is in sort of a unique situation, and with the merger that previously happened, those that weren’t into Social Security would have the option to join [...]
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Transition Means Changes & Meetings 09.21.09
Since my work has merged with another one of what we previously were, we’re no longer a non-profit organization. Changes in benefits, retirement plans, positions, procedures, etc. are all forthcoming with the transition. If it were up to me, it’d take a long while to get to those changes. We’ve already had one staff retreat [...]
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West Hill Cemetery Tour Brochure 08.26.09
Today my brother and I attended the media event for the launch of the walking tour for the West Hill Cemetery in Dalton. We attended because we both played a part in creating the map as a project at our work that is used in the brochure, and was recognized, along with our work place, [...]
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Safe, For Now 07.22.09
Monday came and wasn’t nearly as bad as I had imagined it would be. The new Executive Director came in and talked with each of us telling us to relax that we all still have jobs. I think nearly everyone was nervous coming into the week because with merging the two places, there [...]
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Surviving The Merge 07.17.09
If you’ve ever watched Survivor, you’ll recognize the merge of the two tribes, and how that can be the turning point in the reality show for any certain single player. Someone you thought would make it to the end, could then have their easy shot taken from them by being on the tribe with [...]
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Dormers Add Spice 07.12.09
On Saturday, I went and helped put some shingles on my parents new place. This was the first time I’ve seen it in person since the roof was put on the porch and the dormers were set into place. They were a little bit hesitant at first on putting dormers on it, but I think [...]
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