Nothing new to tell on the news front. I applied at a temp agency today that was suggested by a friend this weekend so I'm crossing my fingers to get a job worth working! My interview at Northwest was awful! I liked the principal at Blackburn though and I'm again in a waiting status.
I had a few friends over for a little too much wine and some grilling on the patio. I also am currently begging forgiveness from one friend. I didn't invite him and I was being childish to say the least.
Other than that I'm looking forward to the 4th of July weekend. It's great to see all my old friends that come into town and spend the day at the lake. I am also going to see the Better than Ezra concert which should be fun and it's free which makes it even better!
Other than that my life isn't too exciting. It's been interesting to discuss the smoking ban that Omaha's City Council just voted on. As a smoker (who is going to have to quit soon) I prefer to have a right to do as I choose with my own body at the bar, and I'm curious to see if this filters more business into Council Bluffs. I believe it is going to affect the older smokers more than my generation. I think we have become complacent about allowing the government to make our decisions for us and most of us just go along with it. We are the generation that has grown up with seat belt laws, helmet laws, and even a law against kids riding motorized scooters. What happened to survival of the fittest? The government seems to feel the need to "take care of us" - even as a pretty liberal person- this doesn't sit too well with me.
On another note to discuss government funding and education. I have to say I'm sick of the whining. While I interviewed at NW they cried about lack of funding and the inconsistent at OPS that segregate minorities. This was after they explained that they had one of 4 schools in the countries that had cox communications and internet in each room, two new computer labs, and a new tv and dvd for each classroom. I understand this school needs to be bigger to house all the students and eliminate some problems, but it seems to me that they have most of what they need to foster a positive learning environment that will assist students to being successful adults. There are schools in this country that don't even have current textbooks, so are the inequities perceived or reality? I also noticed that these schools had 4-5 deans of students that is at least $300,000 out of the school budget. I question this middle management as a necessity...I can't verify this because I have yet to work in one of these schools, but I have worked at schools that do not have a dean at all and they seem to function pretty well. Schools have become too much like a business - they see a need for too many supervisors and not enough worker bees.
