Day O'Crap

Work is stressful.  The city's budget goes to council tomorrow and if they pass it, IT will lose 9 people - not positions - actual people.  There are about 100 plus positions cut city-wide, but many of them are vacant, only about 40 are filled.  And we have 9 of them.  Two reasons for this, IT had very few vacant positions and there are several safe departments, topping the list with Police and Fire.  Another is Community and Economic Development.  Also hard hit (as usual) is Parks and Rec and the Library.  They will lose the Bookmobile!  I have such fond memories of the Bookmobile growing up in the midwest.  Each week, I couldn't wait to wander the big bus full of books. 

Work stress started my day, but it gets better.  About 4 pm stonebender  came me the "wonderful" news that his attendant, S, was in the hospital again.  This time they think it's a blockage in her liver.  She went to a different (and I think a much, much better) hospital this time, so I hope she can get the help she needs.  I think the week she spent in the hospital last month in pain might have been the same thing; they might have misdiagnosed her.  Anyway, besides worrying about her too, it means a very early morning for me and stonebender  because I will have to get him up and ready for the day before I leave for work at 7:45 am. 

This is one of those days where I really want a do-over.  Of course, a do-over won't help if I don't have the super power to change things, so never mind.  I'd better get to bed, 5:30 am is only 5 hours away.  Crap, Crap, Crap.

P.S. Once the crap stops, I actually have other stuff to write about - really I do.