From Twitter 02-04-2009

• 19:05:48: Getting spare keys and a lockbox with a combo just jumped in the priority list.
  


• 10:05:23: I can't share this video enough. http://tinyurl.com/cfxcl8
  


• 09:05:11: A friend of mine, Cindy, was admitted to the hospital (via the ER)yesterday. Totally sucks.
  

From Twitter 02-03-2009

• 19:43:27 LoudTwitter doesn't play with blogger. Suckage. I did it in Perl in less than 2 hours. I'm going to create a competitor.
  


• 13:03:43 Since no one likes to go from twitter to blogger, will Jeff's Perl script to upload his tweets to his blog work tonight? Stay tuned...
  


• 09:22:45 And the sun is out for the 2nd day in a row, a new record or something.
  


• 08:12:22 Sen. Richard Shelby (R. AL) on CNBC this morning - FAIL.
  

too much stuff

I have a lot going through my head, too much for facebook.

I like Obama. Really I do. I'm glad to see some of his first priorities is to reestablish the respect of American by closing Guantanamo and ending torture. That all said, his economic team is an epic fail. I'll make this really simple. You don't fix too much debt by issuing more debt. You don't fix too much credit by issuing more credit. We got into this mess because we spent too much money, you can't get out of the mess by spending more. Basically, you don't give an addict more drugs. (I'm not necessarily agreeing with House Republicans. They are playing the political card. I'm sure they'd vote for a stimulus if a Rep. was President. Oh wait, they did in 2001 or so.)

In fact, as a liberal, I'm kind of upset and how rank-and-file the Dems have been toward the stimulus package. It's not that I'm a fiscal conservative, it's that we're missing the mark in fixing the problem. The dam has a bazillion cracks and we're using putty, scotch tape, and chewing gum to patch it. We are just making the problem worse. I think we should embrace the problem that is inevitable. Hopefully I can find some good articles that detail this more and post them.

This winter has been WAY more dreary than last winter. I'm anxiously awaiting the return of the sun on a regular basis.

That's all for now.

the divorce is final

For those of you that are unfamiliar with the drama/saga at my job, please read the entries dating back the last 2.5 months.

Bo & Luke finalized their divorce a week ago. On Sunday night. Bo was going out of town and if there was no agreement Luke was going to start taking things over again.

I was 'fired' yesterday. I now start working for Luke in our new venture. This is pretty exciting because I'm in a real startup environment - only 2 of us - but we already have an existing product we can use to start with. And I can continue working at home which is the best.

So I have been fired. Yay me. The only kicker is that my unused vacation time will be paid out over the next 3 months. So I'm still financially tied to the old company. I definitely don't understand that but...at least there is closure.

We have some options to get funding or partner with new companies which is good in the current environment. Details as they arrive because they will mean some job security.

As for the lab, they have less overhead with one person gone (my boss never really had a salary so I'm not sure how that counts financially). Another lab employee quit. Everyone got their full paychck for October, but backpay is still owed to most.

where do people listen to new music?

I need help. I've been a fairly dedicated XM Radio subscriber since the service was unleashed in late 2001. I new the potential and for years XM reached the potential. A wide variety of new music and old music was available, with variety being the key word. With FM radio turning into "programming by focus group" and having limited playlists I welcomed the ability to be turned on to new stuff and old stuff.

Last week XM fired all my favorite programmers, DJs, and broadcasters. This includes Rick Lambert, who programmed and did stuff for the classic alternative stuff, and Billy Zero and Tobi, who ran the college/modern alternative rock station.

I guess for now it's Pandora radio for a while. 96 Rock doesn't count. How do you listen to new music? Because I'm probably cancelling my subscription.

for those of you wondering what is going on

The Great Lab In The Sky did indeed make an offer. The offer was basically to cover most but not all of the outstanding debt of the company. If the company is insolvent, you can't be expected to have a high valuation of your company. I'm not sure what story to believe after Great Lab In The Sky made an offer. One story I hear is that the Great Lab In The Sky withdrew its offer after Bo delayed in responding to the offer. The other story I hear is that Bo was going to turn down the offer anyway.

And unfortunately both make sense. Bo has shown that he is delayed in responding and pretty passive aggressive when it comes to this kind of thing. And that doesn't help matters.

Meanwhile I got half a paycheck for September. I'm buying everyone a bean burrito at Taco Bell*.

Now, at the same time the offer was being considered, Luke sent Bo yet another round of terms for a buyout. The terms were sent on Thursday and he was asked to respond on Monday. Unfortunately Bo had to leave town for a family emergency for the weekend. So Tuesday comes. Nothing. Wednesday - nothing. Wednesday at 11am is when Great Lab In The Sky withdrew their offer. And Bo had not gotten back to Luke, although "his lawyers were working on a response."

So Luke did the smart thing. He started exerting control over his company. He sent a note to Lucifer saying he was fired. Why? Bo never told the lab if Lucifer had been fired or not. No one knew if he was still an employee or not. Will he be rehired one day if Luke leaves? I don't know. Luke also asked for/demanded the QuickBooks file for the lab and current state of the finances. He called an all company meeting Thursday and gave the latest update.

I think Bo got the message. If he wasn't going to respond to Luke or be active in managing his company that was increasingly insolvent, Luke was going to throw his weight around. Luke claims the counteroffer that was given by Bo was not close to the offer he proposed. This was Wednesday night/Thursday morning.

So lawyers for Bo and Luke sat down and hammered out details. Because meetings in person are good and meetings by people that should know what they are doing are good.

And that is the cliffhanger I will leave my dear readers with for now. We will pick back up in a week or two. If you want more up-to-date information, please contact me personally. I may or may not be able to share information.

*Not really.

so, check this out

Health insurance premiums haven't been paid for October. I have been told they have until the 23rd of the month.

Meanwhile, we may have a step towards resolution today. Maybe.