I’ve been waiting for about 5 years. Half a decade is quite a long time to wait and I’m starting to get tired. But I’m not ready to give up just yet. Am I fooling myself or do I just need to try harder?

It is long past Thanksgiving but I’m working on being more thankful and remembering all the good things that happen each day. Maybe this could be my 2007 resolution…

Today I’m thankful for the same thing as yesterday and the day before — the fact that I still have all my parts. I had surgery wednesday and was very worried I would lose an organ. Combine one world class worrier with a doctor who did a great job of explaining all the potential risks and I was convinced I’d be missing something post-surgery. Well technically I am missing something, but it was a really ugly nasty cyst that didn’t belong.

On the way to work at the intersection of Great Falls and Rt 123, right across from the police station, an older gentleman was sitting behind sheet of plyboard that read “Ann Coulter - Witch!” I wish I’d snapped a picture.

But Jason Kottke has a point - Please stop. It really isn’t productive to waste my time hating her, so I’ll try my best to ignore.

In 10 days we’ll be passing by Montserrat as we head to our jamming vacation. During our last Caribbean vacation the Soufriere Hills volcano caused a bit of chaos. I hope it slumbers through this trip.

We’re losing 3 folks this week, which brings the count to 8 for the first quarter of 2006 and 26 since I started counting.

So long and thanks for all the fish
so sad that it should come to this
we tried to warn you all but oh dear
you may not share our intellect
which might explain your disrespect
for all the natural wonders that grow around you
So long, so long and thanks for all the fish

Over the past 15 months we’ve lost 23, soon to be 24, folks from my department. We’ve gained about 6 or so folks, leaving us with about 68. You’d think HR or someone would notice that there is a problem.

Growing up in Durham, North Carolina I learned that March is special month. I was a fierce “ABC” - “Anyone But Carolina” during my formative years. Then I ended up going to UNC-Chapel Hill and learned that Carolina wasn’t all that bad. Now I cheer with pride for Carolina and Duke and sometimes even Wake Forest. So for our office pool I entered two brackets for the NCAAB Championship — one with Carolina winning and one with Duke winning.