Waiting for Spring

I cannot stand this weather. I used to like the snow, but it isn't fun driving when it snows. Today my back was killing me because of all the shoveling I did on Monday. It's amazing how the aging process manifests itself in all kinds of minor and major aches.

Spring is just around the corner (I hope) and listening to Susanne Abbuehl's interpretation of e.e. Cummings' "Skies may be blue" makes me happy.

Saturday - A Windy, Boring Day

I spent the entire afternoon washing sheets, socks, pants, etc. I tried to go out for a walk but it was too windy and cold. I'm trying to finish some forms to accompany a proposal for a new course. One thing about this institution and many others, the bureaucracy keeps on growing. It is so inefficient to have to fill out multiple forms for a simple task. Bureaucracy loves forms and endless meetings for just about anything.

Here is an awesome video for everyone to enjoy. We need to support all state employees who perform valuable services: public school teachers, public university professors, firemen and police unions, sanitation workers, communication workers... In short, anyone who works for a living and belongs to a union. That is what keeps our wages above the poverty level:

Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill Protest from Matt Wisniewski on Vimeo.

Born to Kvetch

Well, I have not posted my thoughts for quite some time. I have been extremely busy and stressed out. I wish I could make some time to just focus on my research which is languishing at the moment.

This past month I have not had a chance to read for fun. That is a problem because I enjoy reading novels and science fiction in general, but I have not been able to do that. I find myself multitasking all the time and this habit is cognitively debilitating. I wish I could find more time to finish all the little things that need to be done as part of my job for the department. I just don't know how others cope with so many demands.

Next week I will resume my work on SMS texting because I intend to go to the conference being held in Oslo, Norway, no matter what. I am not looking forward to my foot operation though. I cannot believe my luck, but even if I have to wear a boot, I'm going to Oslo.

This coming Sunday I plan to speak with my grandchild via Skype. I am afraid that he might forget me since we live on opposite coasts. He is talking a lot more now.