Musings of a Punk Rock Father

Oh my, I still have a blog?

I was pretty much forced to end my blogging when my employer decided to block this website. I tried to transfer my blog to blogspot, and they blocked that too. And the last thing I ever wanted to do when I got home was look at a computer.

I now have a little more time for these things, though, since I have been laid off. Ah, the joys of "structural expense reviews." Let's just say that Des Moines, Ann Arbor and Mumbai, India are all cheaper than Chicago. The best part is that my branch was actually number one in the country for our last full month.

So I am once again writing resumes and cover letters, and practicing the answers to questions like, "What would you say is your biggest weakness?" I also was able to enjoy the ambiance of the local unemployment office.

I have been able to spend some extra time with my wife, 2 1/2 year old son and 7 month old daughter. We went to Brookfield Zoo on July 3rd, and that ruled. The zoo is so much cooler when you go with a 2 year old. He was chilling in his stroller as we walked past an okapi (yeah, I'd never heard of it either) and he has the zoo map open in front of him and yells, "There's an okapi on my map!" Everything is so much more exciting when seen through his eyes.

The thing I am missing most right now from my job is the CD club that I started with 2 of my co-workers. We would pick a theme (90's songs, songs about war, songs over 10 minutes long/under 2 minutes long) and make comps for each other. In a few months the biggest thing I will miss wll be the paycheck, but for now it is the comps.

I don't know how regularly I will be able to write. I suppose it will depend on what job I get next.