How'd it get to be November?

Halloween 2010! I got to be Ranger Smith out with BooBoo and Yogi as they made an excursion from Jellystone Park. Chris came along for the ride, that 70's swinger.

Chaz's job kickoff should be this upcoming Monday in Lansing - there was some eligibility questions that came up and had us on pins & needles this week, but it looks like that's all resolved now.

My work's going pretty good.. behind on one project, ahead on another. Hopefully when we know for sure Chaz is off to work, I can spend a few evenings to get ahead of the curve. The down side of him going back to work will be me having to take care of this little dog that needs a 3 mile walk 3 times a week. I can work it in.

In the election fallout, it looks like the bazillionaires bought themselves enough ads to get their people seated. And it looks already to have been an excellent investment.  A few hundred million in ads for many more hundred millions in tax cut extensions. The long game is important.

Another nit that has me pissed is something that came in the mail last month. With health care reform, starting in 2011 HSA funds (tax deferred health savings accounts) can't be used to buy over the counter medications without a prescription. It's just a little thing that I'm sure either the doctor's lobby or the banking lobby slipped in the bill when it was passed this year. The banks would have incentive to keep the money in the account where they can use it. The docs have an incentive to get more warm bodies through the door to get a scrip for ibuprofen. Craziness. So I'll get a list of things I want together and go visit the doc in 2011. Small price for me to pay all told, but seriously, for people to argue that business didn't get anything out of reform is nuts.  I wonder how many more of those small things will hit people in other circumstances.

We've had a fun few weeks with Halloween parties and we got to see the UT football team against Baylor last Saturday.  I was supposed to go to New York next week to meet the Germans, but that's been delayed to March. Looks like they'll come visit about time for south by southwest.