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My Mom was laid off yesterday… She has a great attitude and has some opportunities, but it still sucks.  There is no such thing as job security anymore… Or any kind of confidence that when you lose your job you’ll be able to find another one.   At some point things have to turn around… Right?

Hung out with the kids yesterday which is always fun.  They’ll be back this weekend for the holiday, so I’m looking forward to spending some more time with them very soon!  I took Lucy to buy some books yesterday while we were out… She finished the ones I had previously purchased her and that was our deal… Her reading skills are advancing pretty quickly and I don’t want the summer break to slow her progress.  Bing also thinks he can read… But he more or less gives you his interpretation of the illustrations, which are usually pretty close to the real text.

I need to get on Wipeout… I might not win, but I will surely look like a dork!

I’ve been really enjoying the podcast lately… 3 years, 0ver 800 shows deep and we’re still going, who would have thought it would have lasted this long?

Daryl Hannah hates your nanny!  Not as surprised as we were!  I missed another chase... and I drive right through where this one started every morning at 1:30a.  Speaking of lay offs.   Drunks now have to blow. kids love beer.  Quit killing this!  Off to the dead letter office.   Gross!

Rock On, Jack

2010!  It’s just days from July, we’ve already used up half of this year!  Time flies when 10% of the U.S. is unemployed, over 17% is under employed, oil is spilling into the ocean, Gary Coleman is being pushed down a flight of stairs and Lost comes to an end.  For me personally this year has been alright, but I know so many people still out of work or recently laid-off…  Kind of sucks!

The kids and I had a fun weekend… As you saw in the photos from the previous post, we went to the Malibu segment of Hands Across The Sand with Angela Channel…. Lucy was really into it, she’s into anything ocean related, Bing just wanted to play in the sand.  After we attended Line 6‘s Summer Picnic ( The company my sister works for)… Which is always fun.  As I’ve mentioned before, I think it’s so cool that they put in the effort (and expense) to show their employees that they appreciate them, that’s rare now-a-days.

I’m excited for the three day weekend… Although, it makes things a little harder at work, everyone is already out of town so it’s hard to find guests to book!   We have a couple parties to go to, but no solid plans on the actual 4th yet… We’ll most likely stay close to home, getting anywhere near the beach this weekend is a nightmare.

I have found another reason “awesometown” is less than awesome… They screw you on fix it tickets.  When I received a ticket for burnt out brake lights in North Hollywood it cost about $50 for inspection and processing fees… Santa Clarita charges $160.00 – Not awesome, in fact it just seems like you’re trying to screw people out of their money!

Speaking of tickets, this is sad, that’s three this month!  Now I know I’m old… This doesn’t sound fun. Who doesn’t disagree with that stupid statement!!! Really?  This is the part of this whole scandal your upset about?  Especially if you’re Stench!  This is crazy!

Rock On, Jack