• First meal out with the critter, first glass of wine in a year for ; – success! #
• diapers. mostly just dealing with diapers. #
• holding the critter, looking at dog photos. #

Ball, originally uploaded by ReidCarlberg.

Ball, originally uploaded by ReidCarlberg.

Ball, originally uploaded by ReidCarlberg.

Ball, originally uploaded by ReidCarlberg.

so in their story what job woes mean to you, under the heading “less money in workers pockets”, is this gem:

A recent survey by human resources consulting firm Mercer found that 6% of U.S. employers are already trimming their compensation budgets and another 10% are considering cuts.

really?  6%?  OMG good thing they alerted the media.

is it just me or is it likely that at any given time 6% of businesses could be doing just about anything?

not that i’m mr econ, or that i want to suggest there’s nothing going on.

but 6% is hardly sufficient evidence to back up their claim.  there’s plenty of other interesting info in that section.  open with that.

the critter, for those of you still with me, is snoring in an unbelievably cute way right now.

lemming, who’s another one of those probably smarter than me, got me so riled i’ve been typing one handed for the last 3o minutes.

it’s not just the war.  but since we’re talking about the war, the issue is supported or spoke out against since he wasn’t in a position to vote.

but you can also differentiate them on their approach to politics.

obama’s fundraising style is more to my liking (ie lobbyist free).

obama has no dynasty factor.  even if you love bill, remember how you feel about W.  the other 1/2 of the country will feel exactly that, be exactly that angry.

obama seeks the reduction of partisan politics, HRC seek victory through partisan politics (great article in the new yorker about this a couple of months back but the only thing harder than typing one handed is flipping through the back issues i can’t find anyway — blame The Critter)

i’ll skip the distaste i have for HRC’s exaggerating storytelling style and lack of unencumbered personal transparency but if those kind of things concern you think about bosnia, her personal taxes, etc.

and then oh yeah there’s what to do about this war.  that’s still going on.  that HRC voted for.  that obama has been against even before it mattered to his presidential campaign.

added: yeah, obama is still a politician, with the incumbant imperfections, but he’s a better choice right now.