TGIF........Finally!

I am so glad it is Friday and so glad the weekend is almost here.

It has been a very interesting week to say the least. I have really focused this week on getting things done around the house. Our vacuum cleaner bit the dust months ago, so we have been using a push broom (that does not do well on the carpet) and trying to clean the house that way. Tuesday evening, I finally went to Wal-Mart and bought an upright, bag-less, vacuum cleaner. There was no way I was going to buy another vacuum cleaner that required bags. Our main problem in the house is hair, namely dog hair. Our dogs shed really bad. I needed a vacuum cleaner that could vacuum the hair up and one with attachments for hard-to-reach corners. I have not had the chance to put the vacuum cleaner together yet, but I hope to use it tonight.

Last evening, Gayla and I were both home, so we went to Boomerangs for dinner and then came home to work on the house. She had an online form she needed to complete in order to see about getting more scholarship monies for school, so I helped her fill it out. I also did some major cleaning in my office and put more stuff in storage. I disconnected our old desktop computer and put it in the garage for storage. It was real slow anyway and not serving a purpose, so I just replaced it with our old laptop that has the broken lid. So now, the laptop is sitting on the desk and I am going to try to hook up an external keyboard to it tonight. I sent a text to Stephen to see if he could find us a good price on a new printer at Target. We need a new printer badly, so I am hoping to get one tonight, or tomorrow. I am just happy I got the office in good shape now.

Today has been a slow day and I am enjoying it. The rain has kept our phone calls down, allowing me to get stuff done at my desk. We have two dispatchers off today, but it isn’t even noticeable because it is so slow. I have a meeting this afternoon with our superintendent. For the past 15 years, the employees in my office have been allowed to wear nice shorts to work. During the Spring and Summer, it gets very warm in our office and no matter how much we adjust the air-conditioning, it stays hot. Because of that, many of us have worn shorts and there has never been a problem. Just recently, we were told we could no longer wear shorts in our office. Many of us are not happy with this, so I have become the spokesman for our office and will be discussing this issue with our superintendent this afternoon. Where we are, nobody comes back to our office, so we have little to no visibility to the public. I have a feeling they have made their final decision, but I am going to try to reason with him anyway.

Well, it looks as if our City Council members are making some enemies. You see, about a week ago, one of the councilmen was arrested for the second time for driving under the influence. The first time he was arrested, it was back in 2009 and it was just a misdemeanor. Since this is his second offense, it will be a felony now. According to the City Charter, any council member convicted of a felony, must vacate their seat. Here is the worst part. The other council members are supporting this other councilman and feel that he should continue to be a councilman. I think the man has made a fool out of himself and has embarrassed not only himself, but the citizens of Oklahoma City. He is a disgrace and should not be in any kind of leadership position. He needs to resign, but he refuses to. So, we have a bunch of bleeding heart council members on our council and a drunken councilman who is still in office.

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