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Back on the Bench

Here I sit in my lovely home office, killing time on a conference call. I think conference calls are almost worse than an in-person status meeting, especially in terms of the frequency with which they are abused/over-used. My own theory is that such meetings/calls are generally held for the benefit of just one person. In my own experience it's often true that the one person in question is holding the meeting or call simply because they are too lazy to do the leg work necessary to gather the information they need. Come on people! We're all busy these days. We're all working for companies that have laid off half the work force and expect the rest of us to absorb the additional work load. Don't ask me to join a call unless you need me to - how hard is that? I could be playing Mafia Wars or Rock Band or something. Hopefully, this time on the bench will be short-lived. There has been talk of projects in New Jersey, Alaska, Montreal, and Cincinnati. Hopefully one of...

Why Kentucky Senate President David L. Williams should NOT be re-elected

Check out this article from the town of Corydon, Indiana. Senator Williams decided to puff himself up real big and take a big stand against gambling, and the Indiana casinos couldn't be happier. Everyone knows that all this does is 1) delay the inevitable and (more significantly) 2) hurt the horse industry, Kentucky's biggest revenue generator. Way to go Senator Williams. I hope your fountain pen explodes in your pocket.