Something about Summer and Lemonade Stands

There’s something about summer and lemonade stands. I was on my way to the beach on one of my various trips and  walked by a stand with 3 kids. They had their signs out and once they saw me they made their sales pitch. “Would you like to buy some lemonade? It’s $1 a glass” (they did give quite a bit) Saying no really isn’t an option. Perfect weather for it too. In Portland, OR one 7 year old girl wasn’t so lucky. She didn’t have a $120 license to sell her lemonade- booo hooo. Welcome to America where you’ll soon need a license to breath. After all, we are emitting carbon dioxide in the air and heating up the world therefore causing global warming. Places around the globe do seem to be getting an increase in heat. Except for Argentina…

How many things can you do and ride a bike at the same time? I’ve spent some time practicing that one. I ride a bike 1.5-2 miles to work every morning and 2-3 miles in the afternoon. Needless to say, I’m feeling pretty fit now. In the mornings I usually make my phone calls - so far there isn’t a rule against riding bikes and talking on ones cell. I’m sure that will change soon if it hasn’t already. It’s only a problem when you almost fall off your bike crossing the street. I visited a Starbucks (surprise surprise) and didn’t have a chance to finish my coffee. I had to be at work in 15 minutes so I just rode the bike with the Starbucks cup in my left hand. I did get honked at… I think people were just jealous of my coffee.

There is a particular shoe that seems to be popular in southern ca right now. They’re Vans and they are so cute! They come in many diff colors and I’m headed out to get myself a pair this morning. Wish me luck.  Pink might be fun… I saw a girl with red, another with light blue, and another with yellow. Hmmm.

I’ve been working in a Finance dept. for almost a month now. I haven’t graduated beyond scanning and shredding papers… but I am learning a lot. Never assume you know everything that’s going on… cause you are most likely wrong. It pays to realize that people may be nice and still have a relatively low moral ethic. Before taking any action think of the consequences; look at all the angles and think things through. It’s a pretty good idea to do every single task 110% cause you don’t know what opportunity that might bring you. Understand that there is always going to be office politics. Hahaha. And there’s my wisdom for the day.

And that’s Emily reporting to you live from HB, California

In one of my last posts I mentioned the zombie car crash in Portland, Oregon. Now the lemonade stand… I bet we all want to live in Portland now.

The French Parliament and Copy Machines

The French Parliament is approving a ban on face covers; burqa veils included. On the surface, you can come  up with a couple good reasons to do so. According to Yahoo News, “the niqab and burqa are also seen here as a gateway to extremism and an attack on secularism, a central value of France for more than a century.” So because France is proud of their secularism they are going to impart their views on the few that actually wear burqas. I don’t really care what one’s view on Muslimism is, I think it is irrelevant in this situation.

Let’s look at it from another angle. Say that in the US you are banned from wearing hats because the US Supreme Court rules in favor of the “wearing of hats as a disrespectful act towards Mother Nature.” I would consider that an infringement on my rights. How is that so different than the French Parliament approving the burqa ban? Of course it is titled something else… but that is essentially what it is doing.

I  like the freedom of opening my closet and choosing what to wear without thinking, “Oh, I can’t wear that scarf…. It’s orange. That’s illegal.” It seems that the direction we are headed for globally is repressive.

I have a volunteer job and I put in my first day yesterday. I spent 4 hours using a copy machine to copy proposals and store files on the computer. It was interesting. It’s in the Finance department so I have great hope that once the 3 filing cabinets are done, I’ll be doing something more finance like. However, it will look smashing on my resume. Can “shred paper” “make photocopy’s” etc… I did learn all about Ledger paper though. You never think about the different types of paper until you are spending time changing the copy setting every 5 minutes before you can slide the paper through.

Be careful what you twitter if you are in Venezuela. Apparently their laws are pretty tough….

And that’s Emily reporting to you live from HB, California.