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Yes, every year it seems to start earlier. My manager just came back from a trip in Europe and contracted the flu on the flight home. Lesson learned; don’t fly in airplanes? No, get vaccinated before traveling in the fall! Aha! You can’t.

It seems the vaccines aren’t readily available until after people begin spreading the virus. Is it because there are specific vaccines for specific strains of the flu? I’m not an immunologist ( although I play one on TV ) but perhaps someone out there is better informed.

I contacted my PCP (Primary Care Physician) and the recorded message says the will begin administering flu shots starting in October, but there is a co-pay required. I don’t remember having to pay for a flu shot in a dr. office; however I haven’t gotten one in some time.

Now when I start looking at “seasons” flu doesn’t come by itself. It’s usually paired with “cold.” Yet, if you have a cold you can’t get the flu vaccine. So be careful not to speak to anyone in person within a 6 foot radius, until you get the shot. Another lesson learned: Don’t interact with others. Another plus for social networking software!

So, as I take down the Hurricane Season shields, I await the cold and flu seaon, the holiday season, duck season, rabbit season! Duck Season! Rabbit season!

- lenny

I’ve decided to open this blog up to some of my closest friends, so that you can get more then one perspective on issues. I’ve asked a couple of you to participate in this blog experiment, and if I haven’t please contact me and we’ll get you access as well. Plus, I get to add you to my character collection.

I want to hear from you; and I’d love to get some intelligent discussions going.

The first person that has agreed to join my blog, is my buddy CodeZealot (I call him “codes alot” because he’s a dedicated programmer.) I’ll let him share as little or as much about himself as he likes. He is my closest friend, and greatest support system for over 8 years now.

Thanks,
-Lenny

From time to time as I wander through the day, in the sea of cubicles so common to today’s office environment, I long for an OpTA. Some time cut out of the day, to sit on the floor leaning up against a wall or a locker, and just release, relax and create.  ( Now for the non-Murrrow-alumns reading this, OpTA was a free period. Depending on the day, you’d have 7 to 8 periods to fill your curriculum. Those advanced students could take more classes if they so chose, others would leave blocks for Optional Time Activities -OpTA.)

We used to hang out so much in school that cutting out of school was pointless, all the people you wanted to be with were there.  If there were some way to recreate that sensation of community at work, people would be more inclined to be there. Perhaps that’s why the Google campus has all the perks it does. They know that happy people at work, produce more and will work longer more dedicated hours if they perfer not to go home.

I can’t say my workplace is that free, but I do enjoy the people I work with; and my cube, although it’s not a High School hallway, seems to still be the place to hang out and shoot the breeze during the day. Sadly there’s no Adam Chaykin there to compliment me on “Oh, What A Night.” No Michelle Horowitz to accompany me on “Fire and Rain” and no Gideon Evans to provide the soulful bass on “Amazing Grace.” 

Oh, I long for those days.Â

– Lenny

P.S. : Some background on my High School. Edward R. Murrow high school was, and probably still is, a great school.  It was your atypical high school. It was a communications school that focused on education, business, arts, and drama. There weren’t any “Jocks” or “Cheerleaders” because there were no inter-scholastic athletics, unless you consider Mock Trial and Chess Teams athletic.

“The good old days, weren’t always good, and tomorrow’s not as bad as it seems.” - Billy Joel

The scare tactics to frighten the American people seemed to not have worked as effectively as planned. 228 members of the house turned down President Bush’s latest whim. Thank You.

I don’t know if it’s the “Lame Duck” President factor, or if perhaps some members of the house actually found the courage to say, “Let’s take a closer look at this before we blindly pass another Bushism.”

I find it odd that the industry we are “bailing out” has executives that made multi-million dollar paychecks and bonuses. From what I understood about today’s failed legislation is there was nothing in there to stop them from doing it again. I’m certain, as a CEO, when you make it that high in the ranks you deserve some reward. One day I hope to aspire to that wealth; but I doubt I ever will, because I have this problem, it’s called a conscience. Thank you Jiminy Cricket!

Sadly, I am one of those “evil people” the republicans would have you believe tried to profit off of a booming market, and now I’m pending foreclosure. That is not the case. We purchased a new home at the wrong time. We paid way too much for it, due to the booming market, and when we tried to sell our Old home, the market tanked. So now I’m living in a home that is way over valued, and I can’t sell a home that is no longer worth what it was 2 years ago.  Yes, 2 years, I covered 2 mortgages, now I’ve managed to bury myself further in debt. Except mine won’t cost the taxpayers $700 Billion dollars to bail me out.

Based on preliminary estimates; it equates to roughly $2,300 per US citizen (based on 302 million people living in the USA) As a family of four, our share is $9,200 of my tax money could be going to rescue the people who are taking my home from me. Perhaps, if the government gave me back that money, I’d be able to pay my bills and this financial crisis would subside.

I believe there is more that the president has not told us.  Perhaps the financial institutions that control all the 401k’s are holding the government hostage? Imagine if these financial institutions held the senator’s and governor’s pensions and retirement accounts hostage. I’m no conspiracy theory, but I doubt I’m far from the truth on that one. 

The best action as a nation is to take action. Call your elected officials and tell them to continue to investigate further!

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