So much for the redesign
I was down for a bit because I was determined to wrap my head around a more sophisticated method for transmitting my thoughts into the ether of the Internet, namely through the use of actual blogging software. I have abandoned this idea for the time being because I simply don't have time for such a redesign. So my two or three loyal visitors will have to put up with static HTML and no comments or trackbacks for a few more months, at least.
Let me get my anti-Daniels vitriol out of the way first:
- Indiana natives will get a kick out of this. Steve Hildenbrandt, the man primarily responsible for the fiasco over at Conseco is the current CEO of Haverstick Consulting. Haverstick is the firm that won the bid to redesign Indiana's unemployment insurance system (the computerized infrastructure part of it, anyway). So...that's a good idea.
- I was bitten by the administration's War on Meth™ this week when I tried to purchase cold medication at the Kroger store in Carmel. Regardless of what the law says, they require a driver's license (yes, specifically a DL - I asked) for identification in order to cure your runny nose. Even my state-issued employee identification (two pieces, both with photographs and traceable identification numbers) were not sufficient. If my dad hadn't been there, I would have been sniffling myself to sleep that night. Anyone who thinks this law is going to have a serious impact on the supposedly methamphetamine problem in Indiana is an idiot. There are already meth alternatives showing up on the street that don't require the ingredients the Daniels administration has attempted to make less accessible. They say that meth crime is on the decline in Indiana. Great, what are the stats for alternative drugs, jackass? Not dipping, I'll guarantee - even if they are bothering to watch. It's another case of attacking the wrong side of a problem. Because 1% of the people who buy OTC cold medication in Indiana are abusing it, we have to make it substantially more difficult to obtain for 100% of that demographic. Because, you know. Punishing the people who misuse it instead would make too much damned sense.
I just want to know what Kroger wants people who don't drive to do when they get a head cold o_O
- The construction company responsible for the mess with the new public library in Indianapolis is the same general contractor who won the bid to build the new stadium. It's an out-of-state company, too. So the nice folks at Hurst are going to lose their business for a good reason then.
Okay, that's out of the way. What else is up? Not a lot, really. Life is moving along at its own pace. We're gearing up for a Halloween party next weekend. The house is all decked out with decorations. Maybe I'll snap a few pictures tonight.
There are a few new games coming out that I'd love to get. Civilization IV, Call of Duty 2 and Age of Empires III are at the top of the list. But with new computer games starting at $50.00, they'll have to wait a while.
That's more or less it at the moment. With the site redesign put aside for the time being, I'm going to try and post a bit more often than I have the last two months. But we'll see how that goes.
-Sam
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