So… as a result of paying Uncle Sam too much in taxes this year, I received an artificial windfall this month (see, it’s artificial because it was my money all along, and if I’d figured my taxes more precisely, I could have stuck the same amount in the bank and earned interest myself instead of donating it to government pork; whether I actually would have done so is a topic we will leave for another day). Anyway, we got some extra money, and I’d been wanting to get one of these little Eee PCs for months. So Mrs. Sweet relented, and I ordered it.
With the exception of the funky right shift key, I am extremely pleased with this ultra-portable little wonder. It’s just the right size to pull out and use on the short bus ride to work (the ride is short, not the bus). Does that mean I will be posting more frequently, since now I can type up my posts while I pontificate on the bus? Well, theoretically it does. Even with the annoying right shift key, it’s certainly easier to use than the Blackberry. Of course, even the two or three regular readers I had seem to have dropped off as my blogging became very irregular. So I don’t know that anybody will read this. But I’m fairly certain I still have some things to say. In any case, I know that I still struggle with gender issues, so my “journey” is not over yet. So here we go…
My older brother has one of those, and he loves it. My parents even bought one for when they go on their mission this summer.
Hey buddy, long time no see. Have you started the new job yet? How’s everything else (and are certain topics still not for public discussion)?
I started the job, and things are going well. But I would be much happier if I didn’t have to deal with people. I wonder sometimes why I’m supposed to be a prosecutor. The officers I work with have been pretty good, with one exception. But the victim’s advocates are flat out annoying. They’ve allowed themselves to get so caught up in their job that they’ve completely lost their objectivity and common sense, and they get mad when things don’t go their way, especially when I dismiss a case because there’s no evidence. They really freak out then. Some guy who got a plea in abeyance (deferred adjudication) months before I started just knocked his wife’s teeth out with a baseball bat, and they think that if he had been convicted he wouldn’t have done that to his wife. But the abeyance was for a first offense, and had he been convicted, the judge would have given him probation anyway. But the advocates fail to recognize that there is no difference between probation and an abeyance period. He would have been on probation and would have knocked his wife’s teeth out. But the advocates think that somehow we can force people to be good.
And if you’re referring to the baby on the way, our son started spilling the beans to everyone. Everything with the pregnancy is going very well.
Howdy Sweet – I thought I would check in on you, since I haven’t heard from you for quite awhile. Congrats on the new little laptop – ooooh, I’m coveting the whole blogging-on-the-bus idea! Hope all is well – MoSop
I’m ashamed to say that I’ve been wholly neglecting the entire blogosphere. We started a new group over at North Star for gender identity issues (both for those with them and those who are friends/supporters/want to know more, etc). It’s been great. We now number 4 or 5 plus a faithful father whose son is becoming a daughter and a couple of other “support” people. So I’ve been spending almost all of my internet time on that. But yeah, I need to get back to the blogs. There’s a lot to say still, and I think some of what I’ve been saying over on the group would be relevant here.
I have been checking Mormon Soprano regularly (if silently), though. So I haven’t forgotten about you. Your posts are definitely still a pick-me-up.