dental appointment

it was a notable day in more ways than one, as i was back in the office after having friday off. and as usual, it was a busy day so there was little time to catch my breath, had to dive right in. i am pleased that i got the payoff report early, it was waiting for me. makes it easier to submit by the given time. though i still had to hand off one page to my colleague, as i needed to make it to a dental appointment. it was midday, and 30 more minutes i would have finished it myself. but it would be wrong to turn down an offer for help.
   i had a different assistant this time, was told the previous one 'moved on'. i liked talking with this one more, maybe since we talked about more than just family. it was also about traveling, she told me about touring pearl harbor, never been there. i'm helping myself out on the next appointment by having it on a different day of the week, as monday isn't good if i have to wait a while to have beer after they put varnish on my teeth.
    while i like the sense of community at the comedy club, there weren't too many people i knew there tonight. there may be a competing open-mic event somewhere. but i wasn't just laughing at jokes, sometimes i said 'yep' as i was agreeing with it. so comedy doesn't always have to be funny for me to like it, it can also be true. though 'sad but true' isn't as good as funny. it can remind me too much of watching 'nightline', where i'm agreeing with what i hear, and it's sad but true. i think it's a metallica song title as well.
  i'm ordering a shirt in support of emerson hough school, it will be sold at the parade on july 5 but i am unable to attend due to a scheduling conflict. since i have to work that day, and have a ticket for the saints game on july 4, it is best to stay here. and i've made 2 visits to newton in as many months, usually it's much longer between visits. i'm pretty well involved already, and pleased that 2 of my letters were published. now it means working on the one for the des moines paper. there was a guest columnist who wrote about it as part of a larger article, well written except for saying 'there's not much hope'. it's not over yet! the appeal to the state is pending, and i think the voters are angry enough to get the board members who voted for closure voted out. sounds like some of the e.h. supporters will run for the board seats, as alexis de tocqueville observed in 'democracy in america' there is the tyranny of the majority.