Good Times in Arizona

July 28, 2010

This is the first draft of the message I'm working on today on behalf of our Corporate Security. Note that I have left out any talk of possible rioting that some of us are worried about. Our office is downtown, not near enough to any of those buildings for this to be a worry but still only a few blocks away.

I ride the Metro so it will be interesting to see who will be on the train with me in the morning. I hope and pray for a day of peace and if there really is sanity in this world, open minds and ears.

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We expect large crowds to gather tomorrow in downtown Phoenix and around the State Capitol complex when the anti-illegal immigration law, SB1070, goes into effect.

 

To prepare for possible demonstrations and existing scheduled events, the City of Phoenix Police Department, the Arizona Department of Public Safety and U.S. Marshals will close 17th Avenue in front of the Capitol from Adams to Jefferson for Operational needs only. This area of road will be closed from Thursday, July 29 through Sunday, August 1.

 

Please be aware there may also be demonstrations downtown at the Wells Fargo tower, Federal Court House and on N. Central near the ICE Detention Center.

We are making you aware of these possible events as the health and safety of our employees, contractors and visitors is our first priority.

 

Valley METRO is also expecting possible delays on the light rail as a result of SB1070 demonstrations this week and possibly through this weekend. They ask riders to please be patient and give yourself extra time to travel to your destination. METRO staff will work diligently to keep service open and as close to schedule as possible. If service disruptions do occur, information will be made available at http://www.valleymetro.org or via Customer Service at 602-253-5000.

 

EDIT: Judge has ordered an injunction on some parts of the law. Not sure how that impacts what will happen tomorrow. Still hoping for the best!

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Stubborn or Just OCD?

October 20, 2008

There have been times in my life where I become so obsessed with a situation that I will forgo all rational thought and reason and stay the course.

(Maybe I really would make a good politician…)

I become ragingly blind to any option that involves giving up and letting go. Like a snapping turtle that latches on tight and doesn't let go until its head is chopped off.

I was like this more when I was much younger, started to wane in my teen years and I've learned to relax in my older state.

But today, I'm back to a single-minded focus and building up all the stress that goes with having this 'failure is NOT an option' outlook.

All over a dress. A very special, very expensive, very unique, very meaningful dress. Many of you read about the purchase, how I spent more money than I ever had before and regretted not one penny of it. How I enjoyed wearing it for the first time.

I treated it like a crown jewel, babying it, making sure it would last forever.

Last night, as you can read from the previous post, was its second outing. Maybe its fatal outing.

Right now it's in the hands of a dry cleaner who has high reviews, as I found in my 3:00 a.m. internet research. I explained what happened and she said, "This is a gorgeous dress. Did you say she was your friend?"

Then she asked me if I cried all night over it. Oh, yes. Most certainly I did. I'm still crying over it.   

She thinks they have a 90% chance of saving it. The only concern is if all the beer made the color bleed. I won't know until Thursday, or she may call me before then.

I'm saying this right now. I will not accept any outcome other than it will be returned to me in perfect condition. If on Thursday I'm forced to accept otherwise, then I'm contacting the designer and seeing if I can get it re-dyed to the original color. Barring that, I will beg and plead for another one, even I have to pay full price all over again.

Giving up is not an option, even if I'll drive myself insane (or poor) in the process.

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In case you really weren’t sure –

October 23, 2007

– I am crazy.

Or, maybe I like to do things that sound crazy. Like joining a team to run a relay – 189 miles over a 24 hour period.

It didn't take too much arm twisting, believe it or not. I ran into some of my old workout/triathlon buddies and I was asked if I was still training and swimming. I said no and thanked them profusely for not being able to notice. Maybe they were just being nice, but I'll take what I can get.

One of the gals was recruiting for her team, "Running With Scissors", and it sounded too fun to pass up. She said that the team is all about having fun and no pressure, so if I wanted to be competitive I should find another team.

HA! to that, I say! HA!

I assured her I was all about being non-competitive these days. And between you and me, I could really use motivation to knock off those seven pounds I'd like to lose.

So it's all good. Of course, this could be yet another one of my (mis)adventures I will eventually chalk up as a good idea at the time.

Wish me luck!

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