I've been very interested in a series of stories on race relations in milwaukee produced by www.wuwm.com. They have interviewed a lot of community members and there's a lot of very healthy discussion, particularly about the city's segregation. Check it out.

Just because you are in charge does not mean you have power. And when you make assumptions about your own power, you find yourself digging a deep hole of impotence. It makes me wonder how miserable life is going to be in our region for the next 2 years or so.

Why are people such knobs

I don't understand why people think murder solves anything. I certainly don't understand why one would choose to murder in a church, a historical place of refuge from violence.

It's been too long since I've posted

At least that's what I've been told.

So, I'm posting pictures of my 3 new pairs of shoes. Please note that the black sandals in real life are cork soled with pink and green and black leather for the braids.

I think I want to be a writer. Like wake up tomorrow with an excess of talent that hasn't previously been discovered and be able to sit at a computer and express myself for hours on end.

I now own a spoonula.

I love my job

I really do. I love getting to catch the bad guys. I love investigating and teaching. I don't really like some of the trainings that they make us do, but they're not the most horrible thing anyone has ever asked me to do. and the one I went to today was actually pretty good. It was all about the difference between the generations in the workforce and what shaped them as they grew up. Learning about these differences should help us communicate with other generations.

I learned that I am considered Gen Y or millenial. There has been debate in the past at where that line is and I've seen the line between Gen X and Y be 1976 - 1983. This class put the line at 1978. There was a lot I identified with - and a bit that I didn't agree with at all. For instance, I agree that we need to be explained why something needs to be done before we do it. However, I did not grow up receiving trophies just because I showed up to the games in softball, and I don't need to be told how wonderful I am every day.

Vacation Pictures

From visiting New York

This solidifies it

I have to go to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame

The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band

Interesting.

I am in love with the new Dana Buchman line at Kohl's.

Well, I got a Sharp Acquos from the Circuit City going out of business sale. I'll be reading a manual and setting it up tomorrow. Probably after I clean my dirty and messy house.

Cute 5th Grader!

I love that they gave this 5th grader press credentials!

This American Life's Inauguration Show is very interesting. Particularly the first half about conservatives that are okay with Obama winning.

How do you pick a TV?

There are so many options.....

I've decided that it's either the Sony Bravia, Sharp Aquos or Vizio. I'm thinking 1080p at 32". That said, I can't decide which brand, or if I should pick Best Buy because of the service plan. Any thoughts?

Mucinex is a wonder drug.

Oh Jordan!

Do I Know You?

With a rare day off, one must take advantage of the opportunity to run errands. My usual grocery store closed for the holiday, so I took a trip to the local not-Pick n Save grocery store. It has a warehouse feel, but lacks the membership fees that typically accompany that atmosphere. I took my list and methodically selected the groceries from the shelves, only finding one impulse item. I had parked at the small entrance, and so I passed all the registers on the large side. There were three open registers by the small entrance, and I chose the smallest line. The cashier pulled my cart to the register. I handed my bags to the bag boy and turned to greet the cashier. The cashier kept her head down. She looked up to type on her register. She looked familiar.... I glanced at her name tag "Susie"**. That name.... Suddenly I remembered an associate that I'd terminated for theft. I took my receipt and my purchases, and hurried towards the door.

**Name changed because I signed the confidentiality part of the ethical standards at work.

Happy New Year!

I'm not making resolutions though.

Love Story

If I were going to write a love story, I don't think I would choose a romantic love. I don't even think I would choose a parental love. I think it would be a friendship love. I suppose having a theme is a good place to start. But I'm going to wait for a few more pieces to fall in place before I actually write my story down. I read the Tortilla Curtain once, and it felt so forced because the author only really worked a theme.