The kids went today out to Mike and Joan’s church and participated in some Easter festivities. Erich did very well with the “egg toss”. He made 6 out of 8. Not too shabby. They also got to make door hangers, received a bit of candy, and had a great time to hear Amaya’s non-stop yapping.

Em is out shopping for summer clothes. The kids have virtually none. We went from cold to warm/hot very quickly and we weren’t prepared. Actually, Em thought ahead and bought summer clothes for this year last fall when they were on sale, but Erich’s too big and Amaya’s too small. Oh well, Emily said she’s found a dress for Amaya already and some shorts for Erich.

While Emily, Erich, and Amaya were Easter-ing I managed to get most of the yard mowed and the tree-barf cleaned up. There are a few spots to clean up in the back yard, but I ran out of gas and the kids got home. Now I’m listening to the Card’s game. 6-1 Cards in the 5th. Woot.

More Like Great Friday. The weather all week has been awesome, including today. Unfortunately I was stuck at work. Pffffttthhhttt.

Perhaps today wasn’t a total loss. I did squeeze in a haircut to look pretty for the Alltel people coming in on Monday. Talk about making people nervous. I’m not freaked out, but I am a bit worried about the future. However, change can be good.

I’m thinking of running for city council. I don’t know that I’ll make it, but you never know if you don’t try. Plus, I’ll be able to say I tried to do something about the problems I complain about. It’s more than I can say for most.

The kids had a fun day with Grandma. They can’t stop talking about it. Probably all the candy and pop they had today. Granny spoils them. Erich even had a belly ache for a bit. Haven’t we all had that at one time as kids?

Google launched their calendar application today. It is very nice, especially for a freebie. You can have RSS feeds and iCal sync with it. The user interface is pretty easy, and you can make it all or partially public. Not to mention you can put links on your site for visitors to click and automatically add your event to their calendar. This is more of a launch befitting Google.

Now for my paranoia: Google is the host for too much knowledge. For example: Gmail, Personalized search, Desktop Search, Gchat, Google Mobile, Blogger, and now Google Calendar. That is waaaaaaaaaaay too much information for one company to have about any one person. Unfortunately, there are a LOT of people who are blindly drawn to the convenience of having all their services so conveniently thrown together. Like I said, just my paranoid mind running overtime.

Last night at the weekly meeting, I had to deliver the bad news that there will be no Jaycees’ Radio Show. We were able to come up with 0 sponsors. That’s pretty sad. Not one single business in the county would purchase ad space to support us.

On the plus side, we did come up with some great plans for future endeavors. On-tap there is a casino night, grilling in front of Kroger, concessions at AFFL games, and the “Rock the Holiday” event at the Holiday Inn. Things are bleak now, but look to be improving.

The kids have been on spring break all week and keep asking when they can go back to school. Weirdos. In about 5 years they’ll be begging not to go I bet. For now, it’s nice to know they enjoy it.

Check out the Mount Vernon Jaycees’ website. I did that.

Tonight I listed my Utilikilt on eBay. It was painful, but had to be done. Other than that, generally stayed at the house. I took the kids to the local park this afternoon and we played for about an hour. I think they had a blast playing with one of the local kids that happened to be there.

Tomorrow starts a new week. Maybe something life-changing will happen. Never know. Hopefully I will get a job overseas. I appreciate this country, but more and more I am becoming very unhappy with the government. AT&T and the NSA in cahoots? W handing out wiretaps like it’s going out of style? The governor of Illinois wants to increase the FOID fee to an exorbinate amount? The RIAA successfully extorting money out of people who have likely done nothing illegal? The MPAA and movie studios enacting DRM that effectively eliminate Fair Use? The DMCA? WTF?

I joined the EFF. Not that I or they may solve the world’s problems, but it’s something. Maybe I can help make a difference in some small way.