I am glad the budget issue got resolved and we will get our paychecks this Friday, because last night was a bit of a splurge! E had taken me to Pachamama’s for Lincoln’s day, so I had to think of something good for my turn on President’s day. I immediately thought back to my surprise [...]
So apparently, Kansas State Republican legislators have decided that instead of making sure our state makes payroll this week, they are going to grandstand and try to force the governor into passing a hastily thrown together budget without review. Meaning that me and the other 40,000 state employees might not get our paychecks this week. [...]
E and I opt to celebrate President’s Day, instead of the usual, for a number of reasons: 1) VD is a dumb holiday 2) everywhere is totally booked anyways on the 14th, and it’s best just to avoid the craziness 3) nothing says “I love you” like a commemorative bronze plate with the founding fathers [...]
– make chicken stock from potluck victims’ corpses – finish reading my Lincoln’s Day present from E – cut fabric, assemble pieces for cat sofa – write song about painting elephants – figure out something to do with that weird broccoli I found at the store yesterday – recreate the dumplings from The 13 1/2 [...]
