Yes. I know it’s been 6 weeks since I wrote anything here.
That does not mean that I haven’t been writing anything. I’ve been writing LOTS of stuff since my last entry, but most of it is in a form sort of like:
if ($TEAM_PLAYED == 999){
if($GAMERESULT){
$TOT_WIN1 = $TOT_WIN1+1;
}else{ //LOSS
$TOT_LOSS1=$TOT_LOSS1+1;
}
}else{
if($GAMERESULT){
$CONF_WIN1 = $CONF_WIN1+1;
$TOT_WIN1 = $TOT_WIN1+1;
}else{
$CONF_LOSS1=$CONF_LOSS1+1;
$TOT_LOSS1=$TOT_LOSS1+1;
}
}
Fascinating stuff, huh? That little bit updates the standings on my football page based on scores that I input in a form. I’ve also been writing a bunch of stuff dealing with a contest that I’m running on that website, completely rewriting the nabba site, trying to write a library system for the brass band (and if you want some amazingly convoluted and boring code to look at, ask me to send THAT to you)…and I’ve done a bit of coding for my actual jobby job, too.
In my spare time, I’ve spent most Friday nights and Saturday afternoons shooting high school and college football games, respectively; and I’ve done a lot of sleeping on Sundays.
It has gotten wonderfully cool in Atlanta, with temps in the 30s in the mornings and afternoon highs in the low 70s. I love sleeping during this time of year, but I hate getting up – it’s always pitch-dark in the mornings, and humans shouldn’t have to get out of bed before the sun comes up. It’s not natural.
My football team has fought back after dropping a couple of games and putting themselves on the brink of playoff elimination; but after knocking off the (then) #4 team in the country two weeks ago and then winning a defensive showdown with another very good team last week, they’ve got a chance to sneak into the playoffs – and even win the conference – if they can win the next two games. Things don’t get any easier for them, however: the #3 team in the country will be visiting the stadium this Saturday.
I don’t have a good feeling about that game; but if the guys do win it, I think they’re in really good shape the following week.
My renter lost his job today. It was not unexpected, and he seems pretty happy about it – he’s never liked the job. I don’t have a problem with it just as long as he continues to pay me rent, and he says he will. Time will tell. My last renter moved out within two weeks after losing her job; though, truth be told, I was pushing her to get out long before that happened.
“Occupy” groups have taken over most major cities since I last wrote anything here (putting that in for historic reference more than anything else), and I basically agree with their sentiments, though I wish they’d put some thought into actually expressing those sentiments rather than just wandering around aimlessly and making themselves more and more irrelevant. My “demands” if I were protesting with them would run along these lines:
- The big banks are too big. Break them up.
- The big banks that caused what can only be defined as a mild depression are still acting like morons after being bailed out. Put somebody in jail and send a message.
- Congress needs to stop acting like children and start getting something done. If that involves cutting some social services, so be it – and if it involves raising taxes, so be that, too.
- It’s not going to kill anybody making more than $50K a year to pony up an extra $1000 in taxes every year, and it’s not going to kill somebody making a million a year to come up with an extra $25K every year. If you like something, you pay for it. If you don’t want to pay for it, then don’t expect to use it.
- Companies – and I work for a pretty freaking big one – shouldn’t have the right to funnel God knows how much money into political campaigns, so overturn the “Citizens United” decision and put a $5 cap on ALL political contributions.
- Implement term limits on ALL politicians at any level. There are plenty of political jobs out there, and the same guy doesn’t have to stay in the same one for 50 years. Do your time and move on.
- Make it a crime to be a conservative.