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Friday, November 22, 2002
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The AmeriCorps pledge may be revised to include "so help me God" ... Yeah, that's gonna go over real well with volunteers, many of whom didn't even want to take the old, slightly less militaristic/religious oath of service.
"These are federal employees," said David Schnittger, a spokesman for the House Education and Workforce Committee, which included the change in the Citizens' Service Act. "If they're going to have an oath at all, it should be in line with that used by other federal employees."
Hey, Mr. Schnittger. S'pose we could get some sort of... I don't know... salary in line with that given to other federal employees?
11:52
Thursday, November 21, 2002
more office news
Since our new office suite is much larger than our old one, we can't just yell across the room when we want to talk to each other. We actually have to use the intercom system that's built into our desk phones. Trouble is, you have to know the person's phone extension. Since we haven't memorized them yet, our director has instituted a new plan. We will now refer to everyone by their extension number instead of their name. I'm 14. Or, as I like to be called, Agent 14.
17:51
tasty
The microwave at work has been broken for about a week. It makes a loud noise and begins to smell funny when we turn it on. But it's opening up a whole new world of foods that can be eaten cold: Rice and beans, mashed potatoes, vegetable stew... I'm considering warming my meals on the radiator, which is giving off too much heat anyway.
12:07
Wednesday, November 20, 2002
overheard by the elevator
The Good Stall in the women's bathroom on my office's floor was mysteriously (and inconveniently) locked yesterday, from the inside. An overheard conversation explains how it got unlocked.
A: Is the Good Stall still locked?
B: *shakes head, smiling*
A (with glee): Really??
B: *nods*
A: Did you... climb?
B: I was determined not to get on the floor.
A: You CLIMBED?
B: *nods* Up and over.
A: That's really impressive. I would've liked to have seen that one.
11:15
Tuesday, November 19, 2002
link
D.C. Metro Blog Map... You'll find me at Pentagon City. How cool is that.
11:09
Monday, November 18, 2002
quote
"PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE THIS WINDOW OPEN. Pidgeons HAVE flown into this hallway before (and they are rather difficult to catch)." -- sign taped to window in my office building
13:28
Sunday, November 17, 2002
to read
Yesterday, I was browsing through my file of favorite readings from classes. I found a beautiful speech that seems more relevant now than ever. A 1994 speech by Vaclav Havel in Philadelphia: "In today's multicultural world, the truly reliable path to coexistence, to peaceful coexistence and creative cooperation, must start from what is at the root of all cultures and what lies infinitely deeper in human hearts and minds than political opinion, convictions, antipathies or sympathies. It must be rooted in self-transcendence."
13:54
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