Dead Horses

Harry is right. My life is boring. I'll take that over the alternative, anyway. I just read a blurb that boring is not a bad thing, that it is in 'boredom' that we do a lot of thinking and figuring out of things.

It was very nice to sit on the deck and enjoy dinner with Paul last night. Even Sean was home. Starting in June we've always spent the summer eating outside, but it seems this year we have not because the weather had not been conducive to such, or nobody is home. And so this meal outside with all of us home was the first time this year and we are already looking at the end of July.

We had a conversation about privacy rights and corporate responsibilities. Paul thinks that since it is now prevalent for employers to check employee candidate's credit report/history, that we should take that knowledge and make our credit the best we can and use it as a tool to make us the best possible candidate and increase our potential for being hired. I say it is unfair and a violation of my privacy. And what about the newly divorced single mother who finds that the divorce damaged her credit, but needs that position more than ever? Is she incapable of doing a great job for the company? Where is the fairness and logic in that? Paul says that if I owned a company and had a tool to help choose the best employees I could to protect my company, wouldn't I? And since it is what it is, why go on about it? What possibly can we do about it? And I say thats exactly the point. It is getting scary. What CAN we do about it??? Next we won't get chosen for jobs because we drive an SUV, or foreign car?? Where is the line? Paul says if you want the job, play by the rules.

Thanks for everyone's input on my little rightous rant. I feel compelled to say, I have an excellent credit rating and good history. But I don't want that to be the impetus that gets me a position. Especially since I married, and Paul has been the one who actually monitors and maintains MY credit, being sort of lazy and irresponsible in that area. I sign for a credit card based on his recommendation. He uses it and pays the bills for it. So I get chosen for a position over the single mom who struggled through her divorce and couldn't make the car payment on time for a few months??

Am I still ranting?

That was not the only thing that spun me up yesterday. H came in to work at 8:25 and gave me a short list of things I could help her with. Not that I mind helping, not at all. But jeez, if she had come in on time she could have had that stuff done. And oh yeah, if she had only taken the half hour lunch that she is supposed to because she leaves a half hour early, well, she could have done even more. So, help me here...WHY is she backed up???? Could it be she only worked 6 and a half hours?

Enough already. I just keep kicking that dead horse, don't I?

And I was not the only one spun up yesterday. Poor H. Some doozies sure come down the pike for him. Join a karate class and whoosh, you're now in a social club. Did you see that coming?

The sunflowers that the owners of Buttonwoods plant for the Make a Wish Foundation are in bloom. The rising sun hit the blooms on the hill this morning lighting them up like they were on fire. It was truly stunning against the blue of the sky. Maybe tomorrow I'll stop and take pictures.

Peace