Busy Week Past

This week has flown by in some kind of confusing flash... It wasn't a bad week just a busy one.

I have a big decision to make (I think) about work. A while back I took a temporary position in a job and held it for about 15 months. I had decided to stay permanently and then under-performed in the job interview because I thought I had it "in the bag." You can guess what happened.

Now, six months later I've interviewed for that job again after six months spent back on the job I've held since 2001. Its been a happy time, but frustrating with respect to some things in the organization with which I disagree strongly. At the same time, I probably have more future opportunity where I am, organizational warts and all. If I'm offered the second job, I'm not sure what I should/will do.

Decisions, decisions...

B.

Possible Outcomes of Madagascar 2

I recently saw Madagascar 2. I was pleased it was as funny and witty as the first (although some jokes are now fully over). Here's where I think things are going from here:

1) Mellman and Gloria struggle through years of a "physically" uncertain but ultimately happy relationship.

2) Giving in to the real reason for the tension between them, Marty and Alex struggle through years of a "physically" uncertain but ultimately happy relationship.

3) King Jullian thrives in Africa and Lemurs become the dominant species on the continent (through a weird Jullian-Penguin-Chimp Alliance). Stranded New Yorkers thrive and in time become number 2.

4) There will be a Madagascar 3...

B.

Two Clans of Seven Year-Old Girls

Ordinarily I'm not one for categories with people. Individual differences always trump any groupings inn which we humans attempt to fit ourselves. Aside from gender, they all break down in the end.

That said, there are two categories of seven year-old girls. As a parent I have not come to this conclusion easily or without thought. Enough equivocation. The tow types are 1) Hannah Montana Fans, and 2) Sponge Bob Square Pants Fans.1) Hannah Montana Fans: Much more than being fans of Ms. Cyrus and her work, they are much more likely to have pierced ears, makeup, and large blond wigs. High black boots and matching clothes are common. They assume that everyone likes Hannah Montana just as much as they do, to the point of giving Hannah Montana wigs to other little girls as birthday presents (irrespective of which of the two types the recipient may be).2) Sponge Bob Fans: Much less likely to hold on to a con-temporized little girl look: clothes don't match as much, fewer pierced ears, far, far fewer dresses and skirts. They wear pretty brown and blues.

As you might have guessed, we have a Sponge Bob fan. She is happy and well-adjusted and doesn't like Hannah Montana, whom she thinks is silly. She likes the Beatles, the White Stripes, and once came to breakfast signing Paradise City by Guns 'n Roses.

Culture is a funny thing.

B.