Beyond sickening

Beyond Conviction: Where victims' families get to meet with the criminal who slayed their family member. This would be a real show if the families got to in with weapons drawn. This showed some really disturbing people, for sure.

One woman hugged the scum who killed her neice. I missed the beginning, but I suspect it was a rape-killing. The child called his name, so he said, as her last words, so it implies that the victim knew the perp. I just can't believe there are people who would hug their child's killer. The woman appeared, nearly to be arroused by the guy. "Gosh, that killer of my neice, after he raped her, sure is cute in his DOC clothes."

I'd feel some relief if I got a chance to be "talk" with that kind of person.

"No; no; I understand. You just want to reconcile you want closure. The funny thing is that I plan on helping you with that 'closure issue', closing this chapter of your life. I'll close the casket on your still living, though dismembered body."

I will hug the flowers that I take to my family's grave, after I urinate on yours.

Turn Up My Headphones!

Dave Chappelle hot hot comedy, "it's raw", "it's new", "it's fresh" say the interviewed

What I hope I never hear again

The hotel played music on the sound system continually, unshockingly. It was Yani or Kenny G versions of songs that you didn't immediately recognize. I had not thought that Beach Boys could be played on clarinet, but I head it today. I didn't know that the flute and pan flute could be used to play Kenny Loggins, "I'm Alright", but I know now. I tell you, it was terrible.

One guy -- nut in black seemed either anxious or queer when lightly tapping to one song. I think he was just tired of waiting, and not really enjoying the version we were all hearing. I'll accept that, not that he liked that song on trombone.

Waiting for the Railroad

I went in for a group then very short individual interview for the railroad today. It started early with a personality profile 206 questions. The guy next to me, nice enough, took a very long while to finish his. I was one of the last people in the room and the second one to finish the test. Oi!
The speaker talked about the job -- the insane hours (12 hour shifts sometimes) and the flat rate pay of $100 daily, during training. He then mentioned that there was random drug testing and so, if you test positive, you're fired. After the first break, 1/3 left gracefully, not needing to explain themselves. They then administered a basic skills test -- 15 mintues. Not everyone finished this test. He then spoke again and gave everyone 90 minutes for lunch/brunch.

I walked around the hotel and found that it was simply huge! I returned at the right time, but the speakers / interviewers weren't ready on time. The group of us waited yet longer and got in around 12:40. At this time, they had selected a smaller number from those who remained. I expected to be cut, but was chosen in this second group. Sadly, the people cut had been there since 8:00 and spent half a day there for a quick dismissal with no explanations.

I waited yet longer and asked the quick, brief and typical interview questions. I don't think I made a great impression on them and won't be surprised if they don't call me. They did note that were they to offer the training to me, that they would call in 48 hours. Well, then that's something, isn't it.

I overheard a few of the people applying there, "worked at Allen County Jail for a year", "served in Marines" and other short stories. I'm not sure why the one guy wanted the job, for he got paid well at his present job and got 4 weeks vacation annually. I just don't get that.

In wandering, for there weren't enough seats in the lobby, where we waited, I saw a beer can on a table. "If you bring a beer to an interview, you might be ..." The guy closest to the beer can that, "might have been left there", left me the impression that he might have been drinking his lunch. Anyway ... long periods of waiting. Another labor job -- manufacturing at Zollners, had a more difficult washout testing program. I couldn't believe at the number of doofi applying. "Follow directions. Wait until the audio completes and then do as instructed." During the audio, many people, despite the stern warnings of the proctors, did every command of the audio, until the end. At the end of the audio, the insturctions were about three steps only, the other steps were to be summarily dismissed.

The reading "test" as it was called was odd. I mean odd in that it asked for a word, giving you a description. You were to mark the letter that started the word; you were given a selection of 6 or so letters. Its example question was "a time off of work for holidays" b, c, l, m, p, v
(v) was correct for vacation

The other element was, "what number comes next in the series". The simplistic math was elementary level and not worthy of discussing. The what number comes next is logic, not math or reading, but can be deceptive, depending on initial values.

Way to go!

Better sure than unsure and better clear than unclear. New process for better determining if cells are cancerous. Bravo! Indiana University find a way of identifying "cells of interest".

Reese's pieces

I didn't make it too dirty. Reese Witherspoon -- ah, where to start ...

navel, kneee, elbow, eye

difficult analogy

I would like to thank everyone I know and who knows me. I would liken myself to general aging. Year after year, you put up with an ass that gets bigger.

Throughout the years I have grown to be a bigger ass, yet people around me still accept me. I suppose that I could make a small leap to my course way of making noise and general unappealing smell as well.

So, again,

THANKS

for putting up with a getting-bigger-every-year ass mostly full of **it and wind, known as me.

Charity, what I'm lacking

I understand that a few months ago TS's folks had some difficulty with getting a house. TS & MS bought them a house close to them. That is charity. I suppose if I'm going to admit jealousy and envy, here is a case for it. That is what I would like to be able to do. That's ability to offer and give charity and then doing it.

If I had other options and money, my goal would be to find and make jobs for more people. After a long experience of looking for a job and being disheartened and having years of underpayment, I'd like to give to people what I was lacking -- a job to keep you afloat, paying you about what is due.